Sinclair preps to challenge Fox News
The company has met with former Fox staffers as it awaits approval of its merger with Tribune Media.
By JASON SCHWARTZ 05/03/2018 02:35 PM EDT
Sinclair Broadcast Group, which for months has denied any interest in challenging Fox News while awaiting approval of a merger with Tribune Co., is gearing up to do just that.
Sinclair executive chairman David Smith has been holding meetings with potential future employees, including former Fox News staff members, and laying out a vision for an evening block of opinion and news programming that would compete with Fox’s top-rated lineup, according to a person familiar with the meetings.
Sinclair currently owns the Tennis Channel, and, as part of the $3.9 billion Tribune deal pending before the Federal Communications Commission, would acquire WGN America, a cable network that currently reaches 80 million homes.
Smith, who has been personally involved in at least some of the meetings, still appears to be working through several aspects of the plan, including which of those networks would house his news and opinion programming. He has been discussing a block of at least three hours, but also potentially up to six. Smith is settled, though, on basing his new operation in Washington, D.C., just down the road from Sinclair headquarters in Baltimore, said the person familiar with the discussions. The company already owns local Washington station WJLA, where it produces some of its national content.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/03/sinclair-broadcast-challenge-to-fox-news-566757
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Just what our country needs.
just great if this "deal" goes through.................
I agree with your comment................RW assholes trying to out due themselves...................
