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Sinclair Creates Virtual Triopoly in Columbus

By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 9, 2012 - 10:30 AM

Sinclair Broadcast Group has reportedly inked a shared services agreement to manage Columbus CW-affiliate WWHO, which would give the company a virtual triopoly in the market. Sinclair owns ABC-affiliate WSYX and manages Fox-affili ...

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Ohio Stations Yank Ad Featuring Grandmother

By Andrew Gauthier on Oct. 13, 2011 - 11:59 AM

Thirty TV stations across Ohio have reportedly pulled a political ad off the air over its controversial use of footage featuring a great-grandmother from Cincinnati. 78-year-old Marlene Quinn recently signed on to appear in an ad ...

ShopTalk | TV Biz

LIN and DISH Stare Down Friday Retrans Deadline as FCC Meets to Discuss the Issue

By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 2, 2011 - 10:44 AM

LIN Media‘s current retrans agreement with DISH Network expires at midnight on Friday and the company is ready to pull 27 of its stations off of the satellite service, just at the FCC plans to review the rules governing carr ...

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