Wednesday, December 27, 2017

FCC levies $13.4M fine against Sinclair for violating programming rules

The Federal Communications Commission recently fined Sinclair Broadcast Group Group Inc. more than $13 million for failing to identify sponsored content that the broadcaster aired on its stations. Hunt Valley-based Sinclair allegedly aired paid programming about the Huntsman Cancer Institute during news programs but did not disclose that the organization paid for the stories to air, in violation of FCC rules. The commission fined Sinclair $13.4 million — the largest ever proposed for violating…



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