Sinclair vs. Jesse Jackson/Rainbow PUSH

[tishaLA]

This is from a USA Today piece I just found, that talks about the depth and bredth of Sinclair's problems, but I don't understand this particular problem:

•Sinclair has an ongoing battle with Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. The group has asked the Federal Communications Commission to rescind some Sinclair station licenses and keep it from buying more. The group says Sinclair used a minority-run company it controls to improperly create duopolies — ownership of two TV stations in a market — in cities such as Oklahoma City and Dayton, Ohio.

In a seeming counterattack, Sinclair has asked a Georgia court for permission to review videotapes submitted in a lawsuit against Rainbow/PUSH by a former employee.

So what exactly does Rainbow/PUSH say Sinclair is doing--creating false minority-owned businesses to it can work towards greater media conglomeration? Is this something peculair to them or is this widespread?

You really might want to read the whole piece. They have all seven deadly sins in that article and a few more.

[madrchsod]

1. jesse knows this ploy

all to well-he`s from chicago where this is so common it`s a given that there`s a white guy who owns the company.