FCC Should Continue Shot Clock Freeze for Sinclair/Tribune, Say CCIA, Sports Fan Coalition

The FCC shouldn’t unpause the merger shot clock for Sinclair buying Tribune and should hold an additional comment period on Sinclair’s recent amendments to its applications (see 1803070050), said the Communications Industry Association and Sports Fan Coalition in a meeting Tuesday with an aide to Commissioner Brendan Carr, recounted a filing in docket 17-179. The groups also asked the FCC to reject the proposed deal because it let Sinclair obstruct the repacking and slow the rollout of 5G and harm localism. Sinclair didn't comment.