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Craig Aaron, president and CEO of Free Press, said he was at first surprised to see Sinclair plan to sell big-market stations, but now is concerned that Sinclair will maintain a connection to those stations even after a sale.
A federal inspector general has agreed to investigate actions by federal regulators that might benefit the Sinclair Broadcast Group in its efforts to buy Tribune Media, according to a top congressman who requested the probe.