confirmed it is formally looking into whether Sinclair had intentionally misled regulators when it detailed plans to divest stations, a common step under federal ownership rules. Tribune has 42 stations, many of them in top media markets, and Sinclair has 192.
in early 2018 when a video compilation of Sinclair station anchors repeating a obligatory scripted warning about “false news” went viral.The so-called “sidecar” deals arranged by Sinclair in order to effect the divestitures involved entities without broadcast TV experience and with business ties to Sinclair. In at least one case, the valuation given for the station was far below the going market rate, raising questions about the process.
In a statement to multiple media outlets this week, the FCC said that its media bureau “is in the process of resolving an outstanding issue regarding Sinclair’s conduct as part of the last year’s FCC’s review of its proposed merger with Tribune. The Bureau believes that delaying consideration of this matter would not be in anyone’s interest.”
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