Anyone get this from the FCC when complaining about Sinclair?

From: <Campaignlaw@fcc.gov>

Broadcasters, like all media, have broad discretion in choosing content. Provisions of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Section 326 of the Communications Act serve to prohibit the Commission from engaging in censorship. As a result, the Commission generally cannot prohibit a station from airing a specific program, and we could not have stood in the way of Sinclair Broadcasting airing "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" or a program that aired parts of it.

At the same time, the FCC has rules and policies that require broadcasters to provide comparable time under certain circumstances. The licensee’s obligation to provide comparable time is determined in light of all the relevant facts of a particular case. Enforcement of these regulations and policies is initiated when a candidate for public office files a complaint with the Commission alleging that a station or cable system has not complied with its obligations. To date, the Commission has not received a complaint from any candidate alleging a violation of the Commission’s political rules or policies. Because of the significant public interest involved, we are prepared to act expeditiously to determine compliance with our rules and policies in this area.

To the extent some people have suggested that Sinclair’s airing of this program constitutes an in-kind contribution to the Bush campaign, that is not a matter for the FCC to consider. Rather, complaints in this regard should be directed to the Federal Election Commission.

Thank you for your interest in this matter.

Sincerely,

Mark Berlin

Policy Division (political office)

Media Bureau

I received the same today. They now know it's a dead issue.

http://www.newscentral.tv/uploads/franchise/point/point-20041025.shtml

Tonight Mark Hyman was bashing the "Nightline" story that sunk his friends (if they weren't sunk already,) the Swift Boat Vets.

sent to them?

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