Sinclair, Mediacom Spat Continues with Letters

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Sinclair Broadcast Group and Mediacom Communications may have signed a one-year retransmission agreement, but the two are still fighting in dueling letters to Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet.

In the latest round of hostilities Sinclair Broadcast Group Monday (Jan. 11) released its letter responding to Mediacom’s call for retransmission consent reform.

The volley began Jan. 7 following the announcement the two companies had reached a one-year retransmission agreement for the carriage of Sinclair’s 22 TV stations in 15 markets.

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