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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.

Sinclair wants to deliver radio streams via ATSC 3.0 signals

The Sinclair Broadcast Group is readying the launch of three radio stations via its next-generation ATSC 3.0 signal in Seattle.

Sinclair reporter falsely links Capitol siege to “far-left infiltrators”

A national reporter for Sinclair Broadcast Group falsely linked a violent protest at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to "far-left infiltrators."

Sinclair promotes executives after announcing wage freeze

Sinclair promoted 11 key executives less than a month after announcing a wage freeze slated to begin this year for lower-level employees.

Sinclair begins offering “radio” service over advanced TV signal in Seattle

Sinclair Broadcast Group rolled out a handful of music channels on its Next Gen TV signal in Seattle.

Sinclair warns some CBS locals could be dropped from Hulu

Some Sinclair-owned CBS affiliated stations are warning of a possible carriage dispute with Disney-owned Hulu with Live TV.

YouTube TV drops Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel

The channel's removal comes after YouTube TV dropped other Sinclair-owned sports networks earlier this year.

Hulu drops Sinclair sports networks from live TV service

Hulu told customers they will lose regional Fox Sports networks and other Sinclair-owned sports channels on Friday.

Sinclair says discussions with Google continue over sports networks

YouTube TV pulled nearly two dozen regional sports networks after its deal with Sinclair expired.

Google again at odds with Sinclair over regional sports on YouTube TV

The streaming pay TV service is expected to lose two dozen Fox Sports-branded regional networks in early October.

Texas TV reporter arrested in connection with Minneapolis riot

A television news reporter from Texas was arrested earlier in the week in connection with a protest that occurred several hundred miles away.

Mergers helped local stations stave off coronavirus business woes, report says

Consolidation coupled with a focus on re-transmission agreements have helped local stations weather the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sinclair demands Washington Post retract story over pulled segment

The TV station owner says the newspaper column is "rife with inaccuracies, defamation, lies and conspiracy theories."

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