FCC approves transfer of five TV station licenses to Sinclair

FCC approves transfer of five TV station licenses to Sinclair

The studio and administrative offices of KCVU, the former Chico-Redding Fox affiliate. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the transfer of five broadcast television licenses to Sinclair involving local TV stations that are already operated by the company through shared services agreements. The stations give Sinclair an actual duopoly in each affected market — Eugene, Eureka, Chico-Redding…

The FCC approved the transfer of five broadcast TV licenses to Sinclair, in Oregon, California, Maine, Virginia, and Tennessee; DirecTV opposed the move

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