Sinclair's 'misrepresentation' in WGN sale to connected auto dealer derailed Tribune Media acquisition, FCC says

A Federal Communications Commission order Thursday said Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “misrepresentation or lack of candor” in its since-withdrawn agreement to sell WGN-TV to a Maryland auto dealer was a major factor in derailing the proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.

Calling it an...