FCC's Enforcement Bureau OK With Ending Sinclair-Tribune Hearing

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The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau says it has no issue with the FCC's administrative law judge (ALJ) terminating a hearing into Sinclair's representations about the now-imploded Tribune deal. The FCC docket was still open. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai had recommended referring the deal to ALJ Richard Sippel, citing allegations that Sinclair had been less than candid in its representations--Sinclair flatly denied any of it--and that some TV station spin-offs could still leave it in effective control of some of those stations. Sinclair said the relationships between it and any potential buyers had been fully disclosed. 


FCC's Enforcement Bureau OK With Ending Sinclair-Tribune Hearing