Sinclair’s Vision for a TV Network to Rival Fox Draws Critics on the Right
- Newsmax, One America, TheBlaze oppose Tribune deal at FCC
- Deal endangers independent voices, Newsmax’s Ruddy says
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The fiery editorials of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn will be beamed into seven in 10 American living rooms if the company is allowed to complete a merger that would transform it into a nationwide conservative TV juggernaut.
But Sinclair’s proposed $3.9 billion purchase of Tribune Media Co. is encountering opposition from unlikely foes: media stalwarts of the right.