FCC Plans to Fine Sinclair $13.3 Million Over Undisclosed Commercials

Posted Monday, December 18, 2017 7:58 am

David Shepardson | Reuters

The Federal Communications Commission plans to fine Sinclair Broadcasting Corp $13.3 million after it failed to properly disclose that paid programming that aired on local TV stations was sponsored by a cancer institute, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

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FCC Plans to Fine Sinclair $13.3 Million Over Undisclosed Commercials

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