Halloween is still a few weeks away, but this story might put the scare into the employees of Cox Media stations.

Sinclair’s CEO CEO Chris Ripley said that the company could look at acquiring 14 TV stations currently owned by Cox.

Ripley said Sinclair wants to be one of the last few remaining broadcasters after consolidation.

"We are absolutely in the market for broadcast stations," Ripley said. "From an FCC perspective there is nothing that prevents us from moving forward on future license transfers. We are actively looking at opportunities as we speak and preparing for bigger opportunities like the one I mentioned earlier, Cox."

One Cox staffer tells FTVLIve that this is, “sending chills up the spines of everyone working at Cox Media Group.”

Stay tuned…

H/T Business Journal