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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.

Deltatre nearing deal to provide tech to Sinclair for sports, report says

Deltatre is nearing a deal to provide support to Sinclair Broadcasting Group for 21 regional sports networks acquired from Disney last year.

Sinclair to stop producing pro-Trump commentary

Sinclair Broadcasting Group will stop producing conservative-leaning commentary that has earned the company criticism from journalists within its own company.

Alex Herbst, Texas meteorologist, dies at 26

"I met him briefly a few months ago when I was live at a remote and he was very kind to me," Bonnie Hernandez, a radio personality, wrote on his Facebook page. 

The Buzzr network as it appears on STIRR, a new streaming network from Sinclair Broadcasting Group.

Sinclair launches over-the-top streaming solution STIRR

Sinclair Broadcasting has entered into the crowded streaming TV market with a new service that brings free local programming and other content to consumers over the Internet. 

Sinclair Broadcasting fired young reporter after cancer diagnosis

A 22-year-old reporter's contract with Sinclair Broadcasting was abruptly terminated while she was undergoing treatment for bone cancer, according to a newspaper report.

Tribune renews Fox agreements as deal with Sinclair continues to unravel

Tribune said it had reached a deal to continue allowing some stations to serve as Fox affiliates; meanwhile its proposed merger with Sinclair appears more and more unlikely.

Lawsuits filed against Sinclair, Tribune as Justice Department probes collusion

Sinclair and Tribune have been hit with a series of lawsuits as the Department of Justice continues to probe whether the companies illegally colluded over advertisement rates.

Sinclair lied about divesting stations under Tribune merger plan, FCC says

Sinclair misled the FCC when it proposed divesting certain stations, including Chicago's WGN, under a proposed merger plan with Tribune Media, the FCC said.

FCC boss has “concerns” over Sinclair-Tribune merger

The head of the FCC charged Sinclair with attempting to circumvent the law in its plan to divest certain stations as part of its mega-merger with Tribune Media.

Sinclair says Tribune merger needed because of Instagram

Sinclair Broadcasting cited a new feature rolled out by Instagram as leverage for its proposed multi-billion dollar merger with Tribune Media.

Document: Union employees at Sacramento, Cleveland Fox stations could lose jobs following Sinclair merger

Union employees at Fox stations in Cleveland and Sacramento could be out of a job if the Sinclair merger with Tribune Media goes through, according to a FCC filing.

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