[opendtv] Re: News: Pappas Hammered for Election Ads
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:41:03 -0700
I can't wait until Alan Havesi tries to buy shares in Pappas, oh, that's
right: Pappas is private.
John Willkie
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Subject: [opendtv] News: Pappas Hammered for Election Ads
Pappas Hammered for Election Ads
By Bill McConnell -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/26/2004 6:49:00 PM
After beating up on Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. for the past two
weeks, media activists are turning their attention to a new
broadcast-group owner, California-based Pappas Telecasting Cos.
Free Press complains that Pappas is giving $325,000 worth of airtime
on seven TV and two radio stations to GOP candidates in many of the
Golden State's closest legislative races. Free Press is demanding
that equal treatment be given to Democrats.
The airtime targets contentious races such as Sen. Mike Machado and
Stockton Mayor Gary Podesto in the 5th Senate District, and Assembly
Member Nicole Parra (D-Hanford), running for re-election against Dean
Gardner.
"This is yet another example of a huge media company abusing the
public's airwaves to advance their own political agenda," said Free
Press Executive Director Josh Silver. "Pappas is making a bogus claim
that the ads are not contributions. This is nothing but smoke and
mirrors to avoid what appears to be a violation of federal laws
requiring equal time," he said.
The TV stations are KMPH Fox 26 and KFRE 59, Fresno and Visalia;
KTNC reaching the Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto and San Jose areas;
KBFX Fox and KABZ, Bakersfield; KAZA, Los Angeles; and KSWT, El
Centro.
The radio stations are KMPH 107.5 FM in Fresno and Visalia and KTRB
860 AM in the Stockton-Modesto areas. Pappas officials did not return
phone calls seeking comment
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