Feder: 'Deception' cited in pushback to Sinclair/Tribune deal
Posted July 17, 2018 1:00 am
It's not clear what prompted FCC chairman Ajit Pai to derail the $3.9 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Robert Feder writes. But in raising "serious concerns" about the deal Monday, Pai threw the future ownership of "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9, news/talk WGN 720-AM and 41 other Tribune stations up in the air. Get the full report and more Chicago media news at robertfeder.com.
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