>>1955234 (OP re: Dems Senators link to Gazette)
>Is the merger still taking place?
Tired - Dint mean to ignore the Q, Anon...background:
see http://www.latimes.com/ct-biz-tronc-closes-la-times-sale-20180616-story.html
Tribune Inc split in two first then sold assets from one to the head of the board of the other - first ousting him.
Money Laundering 4.0
as far as the merger, the assets/ownership have now changed:
https://www.bloomberg.com/.../2018.../sinclair-selling-stations-to-fox-in-bid-to-get-tri...
May 9, 2018 - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said it will sell seven TV stations to Fox Broadcasting Co. in a move to win regulators' approval of its proposed merger with Tribune Media Co. ... May 9, 2018, 7:17 AM PDT. Station sales aim to ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/.../2018.../fcc-said-to-plan-rule-change-before-court-can...
Jun 13, 2018 - June 13, 2018, 2:22 PM PDT Updated on June 14, 2018, 6:54 AM PDT ... Sinclair told the FCC its proposal to buy Tribune's 42 stations and sell ...