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ABC - You're fired! Should Clear Channel learn something from Sinclair Broadcasting?
Sacramento Area Conservative Townhall ^ | Thursday October 14, 2004 | Sactownhall

Posted on 10/14/2004 1:37:02 PM PDT by TownhallMeetup

From Sacramento, California to Columbus Ohio there's a low buzz starting to swell every hour on the hour when Clear Channel affiliates flip the switch to air ABC network news. Some conservative talk radio hosts apologize to their audiences in advance for what they are about to hear from a network they or their stations have no control over.

Last night's presidential debate was a prime example. Local talk shows who aired the debate were pre-empted from comment afterwards. ABC's San Donaldson and Cokie Roberts had to declare Bush the looser before turning stations back to conservative hosts. Given the ABC marching orders exposed by Free Republic and Matt Drudge a day earlier, ABC's removal of the evidence and viewer comments on ABC's website, it's no longer a smoking gun. By default, Clear Channel Communications has become the co-conspirators of ABC's political ploy.

One look at Sinclair Broadcasting Group's actions in the television market should make Clear Channel think twice about being in bed with ABC. Aren't stations outside SBG clamoring to air Stolen Valor. Clear Channel listeners are probing their talk show hosts for information on when and where the program will air on local television stations. There's a wedding to be had here and Clear Channel Communication seems to be the reluctant bride.

Is it time for Conservative America to let Clear Channel Communication know we're concerned about this unholy alliance with ABC. Is it time for CCC's Mark Mays, Interim CEO, President and Chief Operating Officer to stand up to the networks like his namesake, MARK HYMAN of Sinclair Broadcasting Group?

Freepers have been known to make things happen. If you agree it's time to send a message to Clear Channel, here's a link. Let us know if we can share your e-mail with the growing list of organizations doing the same.

Click this link to send an email Clear Channel Executives


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: abc; clearchannel; mediabias
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1 posted on 10/14/2004 1:37:02 PM PDT by TownhallMeetup
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To: TownhallMeetup

Those two nit-wits made my blood boil after the debates!


2 posted on 10/14/2004 1:41:37 PM PDT by woollyone (careful...sometimes even the sheep bite...)
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To: TownhallMeetup; jmstein7

jmstein7 -- hey here's one that's not yours :)


BTTT -- excellent idea.


3 posted on 10/14/2004 1:44:02 PM PDT by onyx (John "F" Kerry deserves to be the final casualty of the Vietnam War - Re-elect Bush/Cheney)
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To: TownhallMeetup

First CBS, now ABC. Someone predicted the collapse of the MSM in this election (Bernie Goldberg, maybe?) and it's a delight to behold.


4 posted on 10/14/2004 1:44:10 PM PDT by Spok
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To: TownhallMeetup

I sent him the article linking Mark Halperin's father to George Soros


5 posted on 10/14/2004 1:46:46 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: hipaatwo
Could you post a link to the article about Mark Halperin's father realationship to George Soros here? We'd like to add it to our website. The ABC memo is still on the net but all the discussions were removed from ABC's website.

If you folks think this campaign will inspire freepers, please pass the word. I'm still learning.

6 posted on 10/14/2004 1:56:15 PM PDT by TownhallMeetup (I'm not dumb, just lack experience....)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1245123/posts


7 posted on 10/14/2004 2:01:01 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: TownhallMeetup
I don't think Clear Channel only does ABC. Our local talk radio station is a Clear Channel affilitate but runs CBS news.. argg! I love the station but can't barely listed becasue the news is so lothesome.

Perhaps Clear Channel can get a news feed from NewsCentral or Fox

8 posted on 10/14/2004 2:04:01 PM PDT by dalight
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To: TownhallMeetup

bump for later

check out the Anti-DNC portal

http://www.noDNC.com/


9 posted on 10/14/2004 2:05:59 PM PDT by woodb01 (Take out the 'dnC'BS "news" trash... SEE ---> http://www.noDNC.com)
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To: hipaatwo
I never knew about the Soros connection until the FrontPage article today. I couldn't believe it. ABC news should have to have that on the bottom of every news item. No wonder ABC is so unfair and nothing happens. It gets more amazing everyday. I don't even know how Republicans are ever elected.
10 posted on 10/14/2004 2:13:00 PM PDT by motherof 3
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To: TownhallMeetup; Maeve; EternalVigilance
Bump
11 posted on 10/14/2004 2:14:17 PM PDT by Siobhan (Pray without ceasing.)
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To: dalight
Yes... CCC does have different strokes for different markets. We say dump all the Alphabet soups and go for Fox. Even is they just ran the audio from the 1/2 hour news breaks on Fox, their advertisers would fare better and audiences thrilled.

Meanwhile, please help us spread the word. Wow..... I just checked and I know it wouldn't be proper to post names, but we've heard from:

Raleigh, NC
Blanchester, OH
Tucson, AZ 85719
Elk Grove, CA
Mayfield, KY
Logansport, IN
Honolulu, HI
Minneapolis, MN
Abilene, Tx

Just a reminder, if you wrote a sizzling letter you'd like to share with the world, let us know. Freep-mail it with permission for use and up it will go.

12 posted on 10/14/2004 2:25:44 PM PDT by TownhallMeetup ("One lone voice in the darkness can begin a rumble heard round the world." Me :-))
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ping.


13 posted on 10/14/2004 2:25:50 PM PDT by Mortikhi
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To: woodb01

Hey woodb01, I took your advice and went to noDNC.com. Is this going to be a new FR format? I am clueless how to post over there. Could you do it for us? Can we post our URL here and is it okay to link back to this forum?


14 posted on 10/14/2004 2:38:46 PM PDT by TownhallMeetup ("One lone voice in the darkness can begin a rumble heard round the world." Me :-))
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One problem, you dump ABC, you lose Paul Harvey, a staple at many of the Clear Channel Stations. For example, CC stations in Ohio include WLW (carries Harvey) WTVN (carries Harvey)and WTAM (carries Harvey) I'm not sure about Toledo, Dayton or Youngstown, but CC carries Harvey in the big three.

While I didn't listen to my CC station last night, I do know that when the commentary on the network shows begins to go south they typically dump the net and return to local programming, before the network has officially handed it back.

15 posted on 10/14/2004 2:43:04 PM PDT by joesbucks
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"...had to declare Bush the looser[SIC]..."

LOSER, dammit, LOSER, LOSER, LOSER!!! The President's suit may have been looser, but Kerry was the loser of the debate. ( sigh )

Anyway. Can someone clarify, a little bit, what exactly we're going to send to Clear Channel Execs? Apparently Clear C', the radio conglomerate thingie, is "purchasing" (more or less?) news coverage from ABC, right? And so we want to ask them to dump ABC, for Halperin reasons, in favor of FNC, right? ( Does FNC even have a radio-type of news thing that they offer for the market? ) Eh, well just please tell me if I'm not quite getting this, I'm a bit shaky.

16 posted on 10/14/2004 2:46:26 PM PDT by zeppenwolf
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To: hipaatwo

Thanks for the great link. I wasn't aware of the Soros link - the bias, yes of course, but not the link. Dan Rather's all over this, right? (Anybody pinged Rush & Hannity?)


17 posted on 10/14/2004 2:49:17 PM PDT by talleyman (Kriminals for Kerry - Why use a gun to steal when you can use a Democrat?)
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Done. I usually get local news updates anyways, but thank God I didn`t have to hear that ABC--AllBullCrap spin last night.


18 posted on 10/14/2004 3:02:49 PM PDT by infidel29 (Before the political left, we were ALL right.)
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To: zeppenwolf
Yeah [-( my dumb! Loser was the right word. as far as the Fox news thing, well who does that go "Necessity is the mother of invention" and even feeding the audio of Fox's news break on cable would be better that the current regeime.

As far as using the mailto link, I would hope people make their own case, for or against the concept. I just think we can't sit and let ABC get away with it. Sinclair showed courage and if CCC even went so far as to hint they were considering such a move, wouldn't it send shockwaves over the air waves?

I wouldn't relish losing Paul Harvey either but I suspect his syndicators would have something to say if market share started going away. Thing is, as much pressure as this would put on ABC or CCC, I have no clue how to get some big booming voice behind this. We kicked this around and figured Freepers would know.

Remember to include your City/State when you click the e-mail link. We'd like to thank a few more folks for jumping on. So far about a dozen from our little local website and most of those Sacramento Area folks. Thanks also to:

New York, NY
Belleview FL

19 posted on 10/14/2004 3:21:35 PM PDT by TownhallMeetup ("One lone voice in the darkness can begin a rumble heard round the world." Me :-))
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How about this for movement! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1245299/posts
20 posted on 10/14/2004 3:28:07 PM PDT by dalight
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