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Deadline [deadline.com] reports:

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai [...] defended his decision to refer Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media to an administrative law judge for review.

[...]

Central to the review is how Sinclair presented its plans to divest stations in Chicago, Dallas and Houston in order gain regulatory approval. Those so-called “sidecar” deals could enable Sinclair to effectively continue operating the stations, Pai [link removed] said, in violation of federal rules.

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