Sinclair’s License Woes May Outlive Aborted Tribune Bid

The collapse of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s $3.9 billion bid for Tribune Media Co. may not be the end of its troubles at the Federal Communications Commission over broadcast licenses.

An administrative law judge’s review of the now defunct deal at the commission is likely to end, now that Tribune has walked away, media attorneys and academics told Bloomberg Law.

The FCC had referred the deal to an administrative judge to determine whether Sinclair “engaged in misrepresentation and/or lack of candor” with the agency about its plans to divest some television stations to win approval of the deal.

But Sinclair’s conduct ...