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lostnfound

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4. When Sinclair was allowed to buy up so many stations, Democrats tried to stop it -- we knew

Reply to RickHworth (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:52 PM

Sep 25

Sinclair has been shaping the cult and the dumbing down of the citizenry for years.
Those of us old enough to remember radio in the 1970s, it was local, decentralized and independent.
Now you got 3 kinds - right wing talkers, ‘Christian’, and vapid sports that won’t stray.
In major cities maybe you’ve got an NPR or a university station, that’s it.

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About this Jimmy Kimmel show cancellation that I think is being missed. [View all] RickHworth Sep 25 OP

one reads the block only occurred in the smallest markets nt msongs Sep 25 #1

No , your concerns are not valid Fiendish Thingy Sep 25 #2

"your concerns are not valid" ??? Jack Valentino Sep 25 #9

I am definitely irritated that I'm paying a cable bill and not getting that programming. badhair77 Sep 25 #3

When Sinclair was allowed to buy up so many stations, Democrats tried to stop it -- we knew lostnfound Sep 25 #4

Sinclair owns a bunch of stations, but a large portion of them are in small markets Wiz Imp Sep 25 #7

What other programming on ABC would concern you if it were blocked in certain markets? Wiz Imp Sep 25 #5

My cable... Chemical Bill Sep 25 #6

I don't know, I haven't watched local TV since Sinclair bought everything. Initech Sep 25 #8