Rosenworcel Condemns Sinclair/Tribune in Des Moines Newspaper
Sinclair buying Tribune “hits Iowa hard,” Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel wrote Monday for the Des Moines Register. The combined broadcaster would own two of the top four stations in Des Moines and own or operate “nearly a dozen television stations across…
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the towns and cornfields of Iowa,” Rosenworcel said. “Allowing a broadcaster to become so big has real consequences for news, campaigns and communities across Iowa,” she said. “Washington should not be clearing the way for big companies to overwhelm local media markets.” Sinclair didn't comment.