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Sinclair Inc.

Sinclair, Inc. (formerly Sinclair Broadcast Group) is a local broadcast and pay TV network company based in Baltimore, Maryland. The company owns or operates more than 190 television stations in 90 metropolitan areas, most of which are affiliated with a major broadcast network like ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox or NBC.

Through its Diamond Sports Group subsidiary, Sinclair also has a controlling interest in nearly two dozen regional sports networks. Sinclair also operates the Tennis Channel in the United States and overseas and several broadcast networks and streaming content channels — Charge, Comet, T2, TBD and The Nest.

Sinclair’s other businesses include Sinclair Media Networks, the streaming local news platform NewsOn and One Media Technologies. Sinclair is also a proponent of NextGen TV, the next-generation digital broadcast standard utilizing ATSC 3.0 technology.

Police are investigating two drive-by shootings outside the TV studios of Sinclair-owned KBAK in Bakersfield. (Image courtesy KBAK)

Police make arrest in Bakersfield TV station shootings

Police in California have arrested a woman in connection with at least two drive-by shootings outside a local television station.

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Sinclair brings the Heat with basketball games on local TV in Florida

Sinclair, Inc. has reached a deal with the Miami Heat basketball team to bring most of its live games to free broadcast TV in West Palm Beach this season.

Police are investigating two drive-by shootings outside the TV studios of Sinclair-owned KBAK in Bakersfield. (Image courtesy KBAK)

Police investigate shootings outside Bakersfield TV station

Police in Southern California are investigating a pair of drive-by shootings that occurred outside a local television station within the past week.

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Sinclair joins Substack, launches “The National Press” newsletter

The initiative will involve at least three web shows and a daily e-mail newsletter featuring headlines from Sinclair's local TV newsrooms.

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FCC approves Stirk TV license transfers to Sinclair

The deal, valued at over $3 million, includes TV stations in South Carolina, Alabama and Nevada.

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Sinclair refreshes branding of former ABC affiliate KDNL

Sinclair, Inc. on Monday launched a new brand campaign and identity for its local television station in St. Louis, Missouri.

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks at a political event in 2019. At that time, Becerra was the state's attorney general. (Gage Skidmore)

KPI: Political ad spending expected to hit $12 billion as midterm races heat up

Broadcast television remains the largest projected category at $4.88 billion for this year’s races, KPI said.

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Sinclair to expand The National News Desk on local TV stations

Sinclair, Inc. is expanding the availability of its national news program "The National News Desk" on a handful of its stations across the country.

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Sinclair, Nexstar launch joint NextGen TV consumer campaign

The GoNextGen TV campaign launches on Thursday across more than a dozen local TV markets where both broadcasters have operations.

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Sinclair CEO: Monetizing spectrum is $4 billion opportunity for broadcasters

Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley said a mandatory transition to NextGen TV could allow the broadcaster to repurpose, sell or lease bandwidth reserved for video capabilities.

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WKRC expands Cincinnati news lineup with new newscast, political program

Sinclair, Inc’s. local television station in Cincinnati will expand its local news offerings by debuting a new afternoon newscast later this month. Starting September 21, viewers of WKRC (Channel 12, CBS & CW Network) can get local news, weather and ... Read more

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Political ad spending reaches $6.1 billion as 2026 midterm cycle accelerates

Broadcast television has captured the largest share so far, with $3.12 billion in spending, according to data from AdImpact.

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