The FCC finally agreed to hold those hearings for the Sinclair stations and I honestly cannot believe it actually worked. I am still shaking a bit because this felt like shouting into a void for so long but thank you for jumping on board with me. Keep an eye on …
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses TV stations for 8-year terms. All Iowa stations must file for renewals by 1 Oct 2005. By law, to gain renewal, a station must demonstrate it has served \"the public interest.\" We believe that the Sinclair stations in Iowa ( including KGAN-TV2 in Cedar Rapids) fail this standard. Compared to other local stations, they provide poor local-issue reporting, poor children\'s programming, and even lack basic civility during their local news programming. We, the petition signers, ask the FCC to, at a minimum, hold hearings regarding these stations\' performance, rather than automatically renew their licenses.
I just blinked and saw we hit two hundred and fifty signatures which feels honestly surreal because I honestly thought this would just be me yelling into the void for a few weeks. It makes me wonder if anyone else is as tired of the local news quality as I am (I mean really, how hard is it to just do actual reporting). Thanks for sticking with me while I figure out the next step for getting the FCC to listen.
Reached 250 supporters
December 15, 2005
December 13, 2005
I just checked the count and we are hovering right near that two hundred fifty mark which is honestly wild because I remember when it was just me and my neighbor staring at the screen. If everyone sends this link to just one group chat right now we could blow past this milestone before people start turning on the evening news.
December 8, 2005
I have been reading through the comments you all are leaving and the frustration about the lack of real news on these stations is just so palpable (I mean it really is exhausting watching the same fluff pieces over and over). I am still trying to get someone at the regional office to pick up the phone because they have to be ignoring these emails on purpose at this point.
Reached 100 supporters
November 27, 2005
6 Comments
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Mike Thompson
21 years ago
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Sick of the garbage they put on. They do not care about iowa at all.
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Dave Greer
21 years ago
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Hold them accountable for once. TV has gone downhill so fast these last few years.
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Sarah Karimi
21 years ago
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KGAN is honestly the worst local news in the area. Always messy and biased. Need someone else in charge.
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Brenda Graham
21 years ago
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About time someone looked into this. Their news coverage is just embarrassing.
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Robert Morales
21 years ago
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THEY DONT EVEN REPORT THE STUFF THAT MATTERS TO US HERE. TURN THEM OFF!!!
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Linda Russell
21 years ago
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My kids watch barely anything on there because there is nothing good for them. It is all junk.
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The FCC finally agreed to hold those hearings for the Sinclair stations and I honestly cannot believe it actually worked. I am still shaking a bit because this felt like shouting into a void for so long but thank you for jumping on board with me. Keep an eye on …
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses TV stations for 8-year terms. All Iowa stations must file for renewals by 1 Oct 2005. By law, to gain renewal, a station must demonstrate it has served \"the public interest.\" We believe that the Sinclair stations in Iowa ( including KGAN-TV2 in Cedar Rapids) fail this standard. Compared to other local stations, they provide poor local-issue reporting, poor children\'s programming, and even lack basic civility during their local news programming. We, the petition signers, ask the FCC to, at a minimum, hold hearings regarding these stations\' performance, rather than automatically renew their licenses.
I just blinked and saw we hit two hundred and fifty signatures which feels honestly surreal because I honestly thought this would just be me yelling into the void for a few weeks. It makes me wonder if anyone else is as tired of the local news quality as I am (I mean really, how hard is it to just do actual reporting). Thanks for sticking with me while I figure out the next step for getting the FCC to listen.
Reached 250 supporters
December 15, 2005
December 13, 2005
I just checked the count and we are hovering right near that two hundred fifty mark which is honestly wild because I remember when it was just me and my neighbor staring at the screen. If everyone sends this link to just one group chat right now we could blow past this milestone before people start turning on the evening news.
December 8, 2005
I have been reading through the comments you all are leaving and the frustration about the lack of real news on these stations is just so palpable (I mean it really is exhausting watching the same fluff pieces over and over). I am still trying to get someone at the regional office to pick up the phone because they have to be ignoring these emails on purpose at this point.
Reached 100 supporters
November 27, 2005
6 Comments
M
Mike Thompson
21 years ago
Featured
Sick of the garbage they put on. They do not care about iowa at all.
D
Dave Greer
21 years ago
Featured
Hold them accountable for once. TV has gone downhill so fast these last few years.
S
Sarah Karimi
21 years ago
Featured
KGAN is honestly the worst local news in the area. Always messy and biased. Need someone else in charge.
B
Brenda Graham
21 years ago
Featured
About time someone looked into this. Their news coverage is just embarrassing.
R
Robert Morales
21 years ago
Featured
THEY DONT EVEN REPORT THE STUFF THAT MATTERS TO US HERE. TURN THEM OFF!!!
L
Linda Russell
21 years ago
Featured
My kids watch barely anything on there because there is nothing good for them. It is all junk.
Sick of the garbage they put on. They do not care about iowa at all.