"Smith, an enthusiastic supporter of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump who has built Sinclair into one of the largest television station operators in the country, purchased the Baltimore Sun last month."

And there you have it - propaganda and monopoly right out of Putin's playbook. Smith spent a lot of money for nothing - local television broadcasting is dying. All of those millions of dollars spent in political ads all wasted on background noise. The FCC will be knocking on his door soon.