Ripley: Sinclair Needs To Grow To Survive

摘要

LASTWEEK'S Sinclair/Tribune acquisition deal, which would make Sinclair mind-bogglingly big, sent some industry analysts and political pundits reeling with conjecture over what Sinclair, the country's largest station group, really wants to get from shelling out $3.9 billion to get even bigger. Ask Chris Ripley, Sinclair's president and CEO, that question, however, and the whole thing seems pretty clear-cut. "It's all about the spectrum," Ripley said in an interview with B&C contributing editor Diana Marszalek. Where it gets infinitely more complex is when you start factoring in what a company the size of an expanded Sinclair could do with the spectrum it would get along with Tribune's 42 TV stations -particularly under ATSC 3.0, the next-generation broadcast standard - as well as the reach and influence that comes with it.