Sinclair Broadcast video: Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld says he's boycotting local station Channel 12 WKRC

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Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld says he'll no longer watch Channel 12 in the wake of a controversial video that shows Channel 12 anchors - and anchors across the country - reading an identical script from parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group.

"Creepy, cult-ish, and way too propagandistic for my taste," the Democrat tweeted over the weekend. "As I've said before, I love many of the individual people at Channel 12 - but the direction of their ownership, @WeAreSinclair, is deeply troubling, and will prevent my propping up their revenue stream by being a viewer."

If you've been anywhere near social media recently, you probably saw the video of Sinclair Broadcast Group anchors at local TV stations reading the same prepared speech about "false news."

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Sinclair is the nation's largest broadcaster, owning or operating 193 stations - including Cincinnati's WKRC Local 12. The spliced-together video featured Local 12 anchors Rob Braun and Cammie Dierking.

Channel 12 did not respond to a request for comment.

As the New York Times reported:

Although it is the country’s largest broadcaster, Sinclair is not a household name and viewers may be unaware of who owns their local news station. Critics have accused the company of using its stations to advance a mostly right-leaning agenda. ...

Sinclair regularly sends video segments to the stations it owns. These are referred to as “must-runs,” and they can include content like terrorism news updates, commentators speaking in support of President Trump ...

Read a copy of the full script here

Some members of the Greater Cincinnati Politics Facebook Group urged a boycott of Sinclair.

President Trump himself tweeted about the controversy Monday, defending Sinclair.

A check of WKRC's website shows several Associated Press stories Trump fans are unlikely to cheer, including "Porn star Stormy Daniels says she was warned to keep silent about Trump" and "AP Fact Check: Trump departs from reality on wall, Amazon."