{"id":981864,"date":"2026-07-15T10:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sinclair-commends-modernization-of-antiquated-media-ownership-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:55:51","slug":"sinclair-commends-modernization-of-antiquated-media-ownership-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sinclair-commends-modernization-of-antiquated-media-ownership-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair Commends Modernization of Antiquated Media Ownership Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>BALTIMORE, July  15, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Sinclair, Inc. President and CEO Chris Ripley issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the Federal Communications Commission will consider modernizing its long outdated national ownership restrictions at its August Open Meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should not be controversial to suggest that changed facts should lead to changed rules. We commend Chairman Carr for considering action to modernize the FCC\u2019s rules setting the national ownership cap \u2013 and for his continued leadership in looking at ways to preserve local news by taking proactive steps to empower local broadcasters. Given the undeniable change and disruption to the media ecosystem, updating these rules to reflect the current landscape is common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About Sinclair: <\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and\/or provides services to 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and multicast networks CHARGE!, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair\u2019s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. 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President and CEO Chris Ripley issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the Federal Communications Commission will consider modernizing its long outdated national ownership restrictions at its August Open Meeting. \u201cIt should not be controversial to suggest that changed facts should lead to changed rules. We commend Chairman Carr for considering action to modernize the FCC\u2019s rules setting the national ownership cap \u2013 and for his continued leadership in looking at ways to preserve local news by taking proactive steps to empower local broadcasters. Given the undeniable change and disruption to the media ecosystem, updating these rules to reflect the current landscape is common sense.\u201d About Sinclair: Sinclair, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sinclair-commends-modernization-of-antiquated-media-ownership-restrictions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sinclair Commends Modernization of Antiquated Media Ownership Restrictions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-981864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sinclair Commends Modernization of Antiquated Media Ownership Restrictions - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sinclair-commends-modernization-of-antiquated-media-ownership-restrictions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sinclair Commends Modernization of Antiquated Media Ownership Restrictions - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BALTIMORE, July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Sinclair, Inc. 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