Rainbow/PUSH: Reverse Sinclair approval
By BroadCasting & Cable Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/19/2002 6:10:00 AM
The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition has told the Federal Communications Commission that it believes Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. attempted to "corruptly influence" Maryland's recent gubernatorial election by providing free helicopter service to Republican candidate, now Gov.-elect, Robert Ehrlich. As a result, it said, the FCC should reverse its approval of recent Sinclair TV=station purchases.
The Rainbow/PUSH brief, reported Wednesday by the Baltimore Sun -- which broke the story of a major Sinclair shareholder's helicopter use -- called the alleged undue influence on the campaign and the candidate "evidence of disqualifying conduct" regarding holding broadcast licenses.
The group also said Sinclair was behind a letter-writing campaign by three congressmen, including Ehrlich, to sway the FCC regarding the purchases. The commission rebuked the congressmen for writing the agency without notifying other parties in the case.
Sinclair officials could not be reached for comment.
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