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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.

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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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Cincinnati, Ohio. (Stock photo by Danny Pendleton)

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.

DATA
The studios of KOMO-TV in Seattle, Washington. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Sinclair: On-air KOMO employees vote to leave SAG-AFTRA

Anchors and reporters at Sinclair's local television station in Seattle narrowly voted to break from SAG-AFTRA for their union representation, the company said in a statement on Monday.

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Sinclair names Carol Kellum to role of MG in Omaha, Lincoln-Hastings

Kellum previously spent more than 19 years as General Manager of KTVO, serving Kirksville, Missouri and Ottumwa, Iowa.

EXECUTIVE MOVES
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers football team hold a sign with the logo of the CW Network during an event at Candlestick Park in 2009.

Sinclair seeks FCC approval to acquire CW Network affiliate in Michigan

The move is the first by Sinclair since the FCC voted to eliminate the broadcast ownership cap last week.

Sinclair owns a number of broadcast and cable assets, including local TV stations; multicast networks Comet, Charge, Roar and The Nest; and the sports network Tennis Channel. (Courtesy logos, Graphic designed by The Desk)

Sinclair revenue rises 7 percent during Q2 as political advertising surges

Sinclair saw strong momentum from political advertising uptake and viewership of the FIFA World Cup on its local Fox affiliates.

EARNINGS REPORT
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaks during a press conference following the agency's open meeting in September 2025. (Graphic by The Desk)

FCC vote on ownership cap coincides with broadcast-related financial earnings releases

Several companies with deals pending before or approved by the FCC will release their Q2 earnings on Thursday, the same day as a vote on the broadcast ownership cap.

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Brendan Carr participates in a panel discussion at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

FCC reviewing recent affiliation swap announcement, Chairman Carr says

The FCC generally cannot interfere in broadcast-related transactions involving network affiliation deals, but Carr is going to try anyway.

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Sinclair names Gary Mertins, Sierra Horton as new station leaders

Local television broadcaster Sinclair, Inc. has appointed new leaders for station groups West Virginia and Georgia.

EXECUTIVE MOVES
A booth for the ABC broadcast network at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018.

Sources: ABC affiliation shuffle in St. Louis part of pending station swap between Gray, Sinclair

The move will see KMOV offer ABC programming on a digital sub-channel; it isn't clear what Sinclair will put on its channel when the change occurs in September.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaks during a press conference following the agency's open meeting in September 2025. (Graphic by The Desk)

FCC to eliminate broadcast ownership rule in August

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has already voiced his support for eliminating the broadcast ownership cap, and the measure is certain to pass during the August vote.

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