Sinclair, one of the largest owners of broadcast stations in the U.S., is looking to sell more than 30% of its footprint, according to people familiar with the matter.

The company has hired Moelis as its investment banker and has identified more than 60 stations in various regions of the U.S. that it would be willing to sell, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. Sinclair owns or operates 185 TV stations in 86 markets.

The endless drumbeat of high-profile ransomware attacks continued this week, but Google's Threat Analysis Group also raised awareness of tricky “pass-the-cookie” attacks that hackers have used in recent years to hijack prominent YouTube channels. While this type of attack isn't new, Google has taken significant coordinated action to curb the trend. Compromised YouTube channels have been used to broadcast cryptocurrency scams and disseminate other misinformation.

Sinclair Broadcast Group forces its anchors to recite propaganda, drawing cheers from Donald Trump. It fired a local reporter after she told the truth about climate change. And in some places, it’s the only local news game in town. In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the Washington Post reports, the NBC, ABC, and Fox affiliates are all owned or managed by Sinclair and share a single newsroom. The exact same story might air on the different channels, and:

It’s official: “Fake news” is the new “Thanks, Obama!”

We’ll all be swimming in its airwaves.

The Sinclair Broadcast Group is likely the most powerful media company most people hadn’t heard of — that is, until last week, when a viral video showed one way the company could carry out its agenda.

Sinclair Broadcast Group is not as well-known a name in television as Fox News’s News Corp. or CNN’s Turner Broadcasting System, but its reach may rival that of a cable juggernaut.

Sinclair Broadcasting Corp. is requiring news anchors at its local TV stations to take part in a new promotional campaign that slams national media outlets for sharing “fake stories,” according to a new report.

It’s being slammed on Twitter as a “hostage” video. Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which owns more than 170 U.S. TV stations, has ordered local news anchors across the country to read a script decrying “some media outlets” for “false news” and “fake stories.”