Stations told to air anti-Kerry film

Whats all this BS about "FORCING" their stations to air the film? THEY OWN THE FRIGGIN STATIONS.
I gaurentee you that IF Michale Moore owned theaters He would have "FORCED" them to show the film in exactly the same way. If you OWN the station, you have the RIGHT to air what you want within the bounds of decency as set by the FCC....Now the FEC might have a valid issue, but the FCC has no right to say anything.

And umm if F 9/11 airs the night before the election on cable TV...no one has to put in any more effort to see it than those watching Sinclair stations.

On top of all that....

A. There is an off button on the tv.
B. There are other channels.
C. At this point there are no really undecided people on this issue...oh maybe one or two here and there, but not enough to matter either way AND IF by this time they havn't made up their minds one way or the other...Im thinkin they should sit this one out as their indecision would indicate they have bigger worries intheir life at the moment.

Just my thoughts on the issue.

Edit: Even the title of this thread is misleading and wrong....ALL stations are told what to air by their owners.....this title makes it sound like something unusual is happening.


[ 10-14-2004, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

[Cerek]

Damn dude...You just said the same thing I did, only in about 1/4 of the space. I gotta work on shortening my longwinded replies.

Good job, Magik Man. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[Timber Loftis]

MagiK and Cerek, just to correct a fallacy:

Sinclair owns 60-something stations in 39 markets, covering 25% of US households. Their stations include NBC, UPN, CBS, and FOX affiliates. It *is* unusual for a conglomerate broadcast owner to tell *all* of those stations, no matter what network they are on, to air one show. I'm not saying you don't have valid points, just don't try to take the magnitude away from this. It is VERY unusual.

TL Tell that to Viacom

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: MagiK and Cerek, just to correct a fallacy: Sinclair owns 60-something stations in 39 markets, covering 25% of US households. Their stations include NBC, UPN, CBS, and FOX affiliates. It *is* unusual for a conglomerate broadcast owner to tell *all* of those stations, no matter what network they are on, to air one show. I'm not saying you don't have valid points, just don't try to take the magnitude away from this. It is VERY unusual.

Unusual or even VERY unusual is not wrong, it's just differant/strange/not usual/Unpresedented(sp?) even, unlike airing a show based on let's say forged papers. Sent out over the airwaves to afiliates that are under contract to air the show.

I still think that people should remember that they can just turn the TV off...a crazy notion I know...however it is an option. I actually highly reccomend turning it off when F 9/11 is forced on to the national affiliates (since we are going to dub programming as being forced).


Funny how Kerry supporters are all for free speach for Michael Moore but not for the Swift Boat vets, Free Speach for George Sorros but not for Sinclair....

[ 10-14-2004, 12:30 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

[Chewbacca]

Enough of the mis-information ( can there actually be enough mis-information during the election season?) that F-9/11 will be shown for free on cable. That is incorrect.

F-9/11 may air on election-eve as part of a PAY-PER-VEIW package that includes other M. Moore material. No final deal has been announced on this yet.

Comparing the Sinclair initiative to broadcast the Kerry film on OUR FREE airwaves to a pay-per-view event on private cable is like comparing watermelons and string beans.

What airwaves you been smoking Chewie??? They AINT free and haven't been since the FCC was formed.

I speak as one who has an idea what bandwidth actually costs to license...having worked in telecom before.

Edit: and see my comments about the easy to use On and Off button for the Television


[ 10-14-2004, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

By Airing the show without commercial interruption Sinclair is basicly giving people the chance to vote with their money...if they don't watch, Sinclair gave up the advertising dollars for nothing.

AND on top of that. They (Sinclair) offered John Kerry FREE air time to rebut the movie or to counter it or to say whatever he wanted to say after the show aired.....he declined.

[ 10-14-2004, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: Enough of the mis-information ( can there actually be enough mis-information during the election season?) that F-9/11 will be shown for free on cable. That is incorrect. F-9/11 may air on election-eve as part of a PAY-PER-VEIW package that includes other M. Moore material. No final deal has been announced on this yet. Comparing the Sinclair initiative to broadcast the Kerry film on OUR FREE airwaves to a pay-per-view event on private cable is like comparing watermelons and string beans.

On PAY-PER-VIEW Moore power to him (pun intended) I'm a capitalist if there are lambs that can be fleeced, fleece'em. P.T. Barnum way underestemated the birth rate. [img]smile.gif[/img]

While we are at this enough of this Mis-imformation Let's clearify the Free air waves stuff. In order for a T.V. station to use OUR FREE air they must be lisenced(sp?) from the U.S. Gov't. They opperate at the will of the governing, and pay for the privilage to opperate. They own the company it is theirs to opperate at their disgression, until they violate a law.

[ 10-14-2004, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]