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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.

The logo of Sinclair, Inc. (Graphic by The Desk)

Sinclair to FCC: Sports rights drive investments in local TV news

Sinclair has told the FCC that its ability to continue offering local news at its TV stations is predicated on continued airing of premium sports programming.

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Sinclair to consolidate newsrooms in Tulsa, drop news anchors from ABC affiliate

Starting in May, KTUL will shift to a reporter-driven format, emphasizing field reporting over traditional anchor-led newscasts.

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Ex-Bally Sports executive cancels plan to acquire TV stations

A former Bally Sports television executive has withdrawn his interest in acquiring several local television stations from Imagicomm.

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Korean broadcaster to partner with Sinclair on NextGen TV channel, tech

K-Channel 82 is expected to reach about 30 million homes through Sinclair’s NextGen TV broadcast network.

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Sinclair to acquire KPIC, four other stations in Oregon

Sinclair has filed an application with the FCC to acquire a TV station in Oregon and four of its local broadcast translators.

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Sinclair’s Harvey Arnold to receive Television Engineering Achievement Award

Sinclair's SVP of Engineering Harvey Arnold will receive the 2026 Television Engineering Achievement Award.

Kathrine Dougherty. (Courtesy photo)

Sinclair brings Katherine Doughtery to Fresno as VP, General Manager of Central California duopoly

Doughtery returns to Sinclair after serving in a sales leadership role at Nexstar's CBS affiliate in Portland.

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Sinclair logs financial loss during 2025, weak distribution fees weigh on revenue

Sinclair reported lower 2025 earnings as political ads cooled, but growth in core advertising and sports demand boosted its outlook for 2026.

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Charge grabs 730,000 with Turning Point USA halftime show

More than 700,000 Americans watched some or all of Turning Point USA's halftime show on Charge last weekend, according to Nielsen data.

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Christopher Ruddy, the founder and CEO of Newsmax, testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee on February 10, 2025. (Still frame via web video)

FCC broadcast TV ownership cap gets hearing on Capitol Hill

Lawmakers showed mixed views, balancing concerns over consolidation against fears that failing to modernize rules will further weaken local TV news.

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Balance of Nature to sponsor Sinclair’s America 250 programming franchise

Balance of Nature will serve as presenting sponsor, with branding and executive participation woven into coverage highlighting communities.

The studio and administrative offices of KCVU, the former Chico-Redding Fox affiliate. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

FCC approves transfer of five TV station licenses to Sinclair

The FCC approved five broadcast TV license transfers to Sinclair, creating duopolies in markets where it already operated stations.

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