FCC Fines Sinclair Record $48 Million For Deceptive Bid For Tribune Stations
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called Sinclair's conduct "completely unacceptable" in pursuing Tribune Media. Sinclair has close ties to the Trump administration but received a record $48 million fine.
The federal agency that regulates the U.S. television industry slapped the largest civil fine in its history on Sinclair Broadcast Group — a company with links to the Trump administration — as punishment for deceiving the government.
Sinclair agreed to the $48 million fine and entered into a consent decree to close three separate ongoing investigations by the Federal Communications Commission.
Sinclair, based in suburban Baltimore, owns and
