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Sinclair Doesn’t Care

Last post by R Bedell « Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:06 am
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by sinklair » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:38 pm
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Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and wind storms, oh my.

25-66 owner Sinclair Broadcasting likes to pat itself on the back for its efforts to raise...
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Last post by R Bedell
Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:06 am
Antenna Man

Last post by kc8yqq « Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:02 am
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by Martin Stett » Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:18 am

I've gotten more good advice from Tyler than all the other sites combined.
If you want to improve OTA reception, check him out.
(Unfortunately, he...

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Last post by kc8yqq
Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:02 am
This Takes Me Back! WEYI & The Flash & MORE!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:28 am
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by TheForce » Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:04 pm

Best 25 logo EVER!

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Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:28 am
This reminds me of someone...

Last post by Matt « Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:41 pm
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by Matt » Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:05 pm

If anyone can't guess who I'm referencing...

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Last post by Matt
Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:41 pm
Mike Terry's gone

Last post by JRBlitz « Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:26 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:26 am

No more Christmas special or will someone else keep this abomination going?

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Last post by JRBlitz
Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:26 pm
“Healthy You”

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:12 am

by lovinlife101 » Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:12 am

The most ironic thing you’ll see today is Lispy Toldo in front of a “Healthy You” graphic. Check that, “Healthy Me” would be more ironic.

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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:12 am
25-66 Trump Poll

Last post by lovinlife101 « Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:56 pm
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by sinklair » Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:07 am

Sinclair-run 25-66 basically aired a softball “Question if the Day” online poll connected to this week’s Mideast peace deal. It asked what grade...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:56 pm
Why won't someone grow some and sue TV5!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Mon Sep 21, 2020 4:07 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:30 am

So the latest casualty of TV5's gay decisions is Markie Heideman, the digital content producer who got COVID, then got fired.

This makes no sense at...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Mon Sep 21, 2020 4:07 pm
Old School 5

Last post by matt1 « Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:00 am
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by TheForce » Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:09 am

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Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:00 am
EPG info for 17 and 38

Last post by organman95 « Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:16 am
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by paul8539 » Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:16 am

None of the channels/sub-channels on 17 and 38 give me any electronic program guide information. I would like to know what show is on and and...

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Last post by organman95
Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:16 am
Flint Urinal reports two month old dies of Covid-19, baby’s mother says it wasn’t because of Covid-19

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:06 pm

by lovinlife101 » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:06 pm

Wow.

The Flint Urinal is getting everything it deserves in social media. No wonder it removed comment sections.

FAKE NEWS!!!

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Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:06 pm
Bill Harris, Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:33 am
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by sinklair » Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:24 pm
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Congratulations to Bill Harris, 2020 inductee for the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame!
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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:33 am
FCC Smackdown

Last post by organman95 « Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:19 am
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by sinklair » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:17 pm

You’d think Sinclair would learn its lesson. But you’d be wrong. Last year, the FCC fined Sinclair a record $48-million dollars for its failed merger...

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Last post by organman95
Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:19 am
Sinclair’s Anti-BLM Rhetoric

Last post by R Bedell « Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:09 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:37 pm

Sinclair is a conservative broadcaster. We get it. However the people they hire continue to spew hate language in its national must run coverage....

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Last post by R Bedell
Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:09 pm
Ginger Zee (NBC 25)

Last post by sinklair « Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:44 pm
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by matt1 » Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:30 pm

Story of former WEYI NBC 25's Ginger Zee (on ABC's Good Morning America ) on depression:

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Last post by sinklair
Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:44 pm
Lia Kamana

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:54 am
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by lovinlife101 » Thu May 14, 2020 12:33 pm
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I don't mind that she lives outside of the market. Heck, the buffoon does!

What I really like is her social media! Her profile photo is her in a...
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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:54 am
Trump treated differently

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:20 am

by lovinlife101 » Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:20 am

Leave it to Dave Blondie, who Deputy Bill said he passed the proverbial broken Sinclair torch to, to show his true colors (irony intended).

In a...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:20 am
EXCLUSIVE! 25-66 interviews Armstrong Williams

Last post by sinklair « Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:16 am
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by sinklair » Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:28 pm

It’s amazing. Not sure how 25-66 got so lucky to get a groundbreaking interview.

Was it with George Clooney? Nope.
Did Lebron James stop by the...

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Last post by sinklair
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:16 am
Splitting up isn’t hard to do

Last post by sinklair « Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:12 am

by sinklair » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:12 am

Another Flint-Saginaw TV station could be up for sale.

Meredith, which owns TV 5, is looking to break up its publishing and TV business.

The...

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Last post by sinklair
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:12 am
Trump in Freeland

Last post by lovinlife101 « Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:57 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:45 am

Trump coming to Freeland tonight at 7:00.

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Last post by lovinlife101
Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:57 pm
America This Week peddling more COVID misinformation

Last post by sinklair « Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:02 am
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by sinklair » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:00 pm

Fox News flunkee Eric Bolling had to can one of his little watched “America This Week” episodes on 25-66 after he invited on a QAnon guest who...

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Last post by sinklair
Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:02 am
Ashlyn Hill

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:52 am
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by matt1 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:14 pm

It seems that Ashlyn Hill is going to move on with her life. She grew up in Sanford, MI (where the recent Sanford Dam broke).

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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:52 am
How much does the CEO make?

Last post by sinklair « Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:51 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:16 am

At a time when stations have hiring freezes, layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts for line workers at local TV stations, it seems those same sacrifices...

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Last post by sinklair
Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:51 pm
First Jobs

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:15 am
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by sinklair » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:26 am

There used to be a time that news directors in this market would only hire experienced journalists for all roles on and off camera. It now seems that...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:15 am
Shilling Tickets for a Trump Rally

Last post by R Bedell « Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:27 am
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by sinklair » Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:53 am

President Trump’s campaign rally in Freeland this week is newsworthy. However, why are 25-66 and 12 helping hawk tickets for this partisan event?...

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Last post by R Bedell
Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:27 am
25-66 carrying SBG Conspiracy Theories

Last post by R Bedell « Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:15 am
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by sinklair » Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:13 am

Another bad week for journalism at the Trump News Network/AKA 25-66...

Our dear corporate overlords forced us to run another slanted news story that...

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Last post by R Bedell
Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:15 am
News Nation

Last post by sinklair « Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:50 pm
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by sinklair » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:52 pm

When Sinclair took over 25-66, they said Sinclair’s goal was to build the largest local news gathering operation in the country with more than 70...

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Last post by sinklair
Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:50 pm
Custer has a problem with profanity, but not dick pics

Last post by bmw « Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:37 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:45 pm

So, your favorite gay anchor apparently posted on social media that he’s having a hard time with a Trump sign near his home that says “No More...

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Last post by bmw
Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:37 pm
Best Places To Work

Last post by DAC « Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:39 pm
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by sinklair » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:58 pm

25-66’s corporate overlords like to tell you how great a place Sinclair is to work. In fact, they put out a news release to say they were a finalist...

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Last post by DAC
Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:39 pm
TV5 On Air Talent

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:35 pm
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by AuburnViewer » Tue Sep 01, 2020 12:33 pm

Is TV5 forcing their anchors to take off at least one day a week? It seem like David Custer, Meg McLeod, and Bryan Bachman are rarely together on the...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:35 pm
Time for a tell-all

Last post by Deleted User 15394 « Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:04 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:07 pm

Some people associated with the Ellen show are coming out to tell their side of the story.

This is a wonderful time for those people associated...

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Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:04 pm
Slanted Kenosha Coverage

Last post by lovinlife101 « Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:33 am
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by sinklair » Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:12 pm

Again, 25-66 is airing slanted/misleading/incomplete national “must run” reports on the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

While these five reports...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:33 am
Focusing on the asinine

Last post by sinklair « Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:50 pm
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by lovinlife101 » Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:56 am

Global pandemic, presidential election, racial tension, out-of-control cops, economic pressures...

What does NBC25 go with?

“Hey, the Michigan...

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Last post by sinklair
Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:50 pm
W35DQ 24.1 -5

Last post by audiophile « Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:13 am
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by Deleted User 15394 » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:17 am

Just showed up in the latest scan.

24-1 35.1 720p DD2.0 Azteca America
24-2 35.2 480i DD2.0 Infomercials
24-3 35.3 480i DD2.0 Infomercials...

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Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:13 am
Happy Birthday Bill Harris!

Last post by lovinlife101 « Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:41 am
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by sinklair » Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:07 pm

This post is for Lovin...

Don’t forget to wish 26-66 anchor legend, multiple Emmy Award winner, Hall of Fame honoree Bill Harris. (Or don’t... I...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:41 am
Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting

Last post by DAC « Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:29 am
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by lovinlife101 » Fri May 29, 2020 10:17 am
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With faith in law enforcement being at an all-time low, I'm curious to see what Bill Harris would say about this.

We've seen a black man killed by a...
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Last post by DAC
Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:29 am
White Sausage Fest

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:43 pm
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by sinklair » Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:09 am

25-66’s owner Sinclair Broadcasting is putting a lot of focus on a new broadcasting standard ATSC 3.0. So it won’t make our corporate overlords happy...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:43 pm
Sinclair, Falwell, Melania, Bolling

Last post by R Bedell « Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:00 am
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by sinklair » Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:24 pm

Interesting watching tonight’s Republican National Convention reflecting back on today’s news...

Laura Trump calls on the dismantling of independent...

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Last post by R Bedell
Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:00 am
Sadie Hughes

Last post by R Bedell « Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:52 am
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by sinklair » Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:16 am
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Has anyone heard from from former 25-66 anchor Sadie Hughes?

Proves once again if you sue Sinclair Broadcasting, they will go all out to ruin your...
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Last post by R Bedell
Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:52 am
Media Diversity

Last post by lovinlife101 « Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:37 am
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by sinklair » Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:36 am

The NBA, MLB, MLS, WNBA and other major sports leagues took a brave stance yesterday in the wake of the murder of Jacob Blake.

How soon before these...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:37 am
Have your vacation paid by 25-66

Last post by lovinlife101 « Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:18 pm
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by sinklair » Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:15 pm

At a time when NBC 25 refuses to issue pay raises, won’t refill positions that were eliminated and overall is doing more with less... here comes...

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Last post by lovinlife101
Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:18 pm
WNEM All-time Dream Team

Last post by Bdl « Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:57 am
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by FormerNews5Dude » Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:13 pm
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Anchor: Sam Merrill
Anchor: Allison Payne
Anchor: Denise Carroll
Anchor: Fanchon Stinger

Meteorologist: Mark Torregrossa
Meteorologist: Jim...
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:57 am
Where’s the follow up???

Last post by R Bedell « Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:54 am
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by sinklair » Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:56 pm
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Four years ago, then Republican nominee for President Donald Trump came to Flint after the invitation of WEYI owner Armstrong Williams and gave an...
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Last post by R Bedell
Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:54 am
MotorCityRadioFreak’s message to me

Last post by DAC « Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:20 am
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by lovinlife101 » Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:09 pm

Hey
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Sent: Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:54 pm
From: MotorCityRadioFreak
Recipient: lovinlife101

Hey,

You need to realize that I have...

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Last post by DAC
Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:20 am
Flint City Bucks

Last post by Realist « Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:43 pm
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by sinklair » Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:38 pm

If you were one of the five fans of the Flint City Bucks soccer team and were depressed that, due to COVID-19, you aren’t able to watch the games in...

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Last post by Realist
Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:43 pm
What a nut

Last post by DAC « Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:46 pm
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by matt1 » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:32 am

The picture is strange & seedy looking!!

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Last post by DAC
Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:46 pm
ABC 12 Weekend Newscasts

Last post by organman95 « Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:27 pm
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by whitebalance » Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:27 pm

In ABC 12 is just going to run reporter packages from WXYZ, why not simulcast their weekend newscasts.

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Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:27 pm
25-66’s bad year to get worse

Last post by MasterB « Sat Aug 15, 2020 11:22 pm
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by sinklair » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:57 pm

You remember that time when silly, old Sinclair Broadcasting (25-66’s parent company) lies to the FCC in an attempt to gobble up Tribune...

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Last post by MasterB
Sat Aug 15, 2020 11:22 pm
Wrong topic ABC 12 website

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by matt1 » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:40 am

This topic was supposed to be the U.S. Canadian border delaying till late September. Instead it is about the virus in a Georgia school.

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Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:40 am
Need help on song

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by matt1 » Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:37 pm

Please read the article if anyone knows about smooth jazz fusion back then on WCZY FM (COZY 104.3) in Mount Pleasant, MI from 1991 till June of 1994....

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Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:13 am

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