After the FCC Chairman's comments on the Tribune deal, Sinclair released this statement:

"While we understand that certain parties which oppose the transaction object to certain of the buyers based on such buyers’ relationships with Sinclair, a situation we are prepared to address if the FCC agrees with such views, at no time have we misled the FCC in any manner whatsoever with respect to the relationships or the structure of those relationships proposed as part of the Tribune acquisition,” the company said. “Any suggestion to the contrary is unfounded and without factual basis."