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Critics: Sinclair May Use Shell Companies to Dodge Merger Rules
The Trump FCC's decision to gut media-ownership rules specifically to aid the Sinclair Broadcast Group has received widespread bipartisan condemnation and an FCC investigation into potential corruption. Critics have charged the $3.9-billion deal would result in Sinclair owning 233 local-TV stations to dominate the media landscape across 73 percent of the country, reducing overall competition and diversity in the media space.