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Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Current Parent Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $9,495,000
Year: 2016
Date: July 29, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: The Federal Communications Commission announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group would pay $9,495,000 to resolve a number of Media Bureau investigations, including one involving allegations that Sinclair violated its obligation to negotiate for retransmission consent in good faith.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Maryland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: media
Specific Industry of Current Parent: broadcasting
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