But there may be a hitch. Reports the New York Post's Page Six, Columbia TriStar, which released the "Fahrenheit" DVD last week, has the right to block any small-screen broadcast while the DVD is in distribution.

Still, Moore's camp is apparently undeterred by any legal technicalities.

A source close to Moore and Miramax's Harvey and Bob Weinstein - who bankrolled the anti-Bush flick - told the Post they plan to have the movie hit TV before the first ballot is cast.

"It's true. All this is being talked about," the source said, noting that Moore himself said last month that he hoped "Fahrenheit" would hit the small screen in time to impact the election.

Moore even yanked his conspiracy masterpiece out of contention for the Oscars so it could be shown on TV.

It turns out, however, that he may have some competition.

The Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced plans to air the documentary "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," which details John Kerry's anti-war protests and the effect they had on U.S. POWs, who say their North Vietnamese captors turned his words against them.

"Honor" is set to air before Moore's film, sometime between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24, depending on the city, the Los Angeles Times said Saturday.

The upstart TV network reaches viewers in 62 markets around the country, including Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and Sacramento - along with a number of swing states.

The Times said Sinclair is ordering its stations to pre-empt local programing to air the Kerry documentary, a move that drew criticism from the Kerry campaign.

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