WEAR-TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2004
Nightline broadcast controversy
Sinclair prevented its ABC affiliates, including WEAR, from airing a Nightline program that read the names of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq. Sinclair said the segment amounted to anti-war commentary, making the incident part of a wider debate over owner influence on affiliate programming.