Deerfield Media Dishes Stations To SSA Partner Sinclair

Updated at 9:40pm Eastern

Some have labeled it a “shell company.” Others simply believe it is an independently owned broadcast licensee who has decided to enter into shared services agreements with larger, more established players.

However you label it, Deerfield Media and its owner, Stephen P. Mumblow, are about to shrink the asset stable. The buyer? That aforementioned SSA partner.