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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 El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is filmed. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Sinclair to end blackout of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC affiliates

Sinclair says it will end its week-long blackout of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on its ABC affiliates after holding constructive conversations with the network and its parent company Disney.

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

Watchdog files bar complaint against FCC Chairman Carr over Kimmel controversy

A watchdog group has filed a bar complaint alleging FCC Chairman Brendan Carr improperly pressured ABC affiliates to drop “Jimmy Kimmel Live."

The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is filmed. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Nexstar weighs returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to ABC affiliates

The broadcaster has held productive conversations with ABC, but will continue to replace Kimmel's show with local newscasts.

The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is filmed. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Nexstar says no to Jimmy Kimmel, joining Sinclair in boycott

The broadcaster's decision affects nearly three dozen ABC affiliated stations.

The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is filmed. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Sinclair won’t return Jimmy Kimmel to their ABC affiliates

ABC might be ready for Jimmy Kimmel to return to the air waves — but Sinclair, one of the largest owners of local ABC affiliates — is not.

Jimmy Kimmel, the host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," delivers an opening monologue at the start of his show. (Still frame via broadcast)

Jimmy Kimmel to return to ABC on Tuesday, network confirms

Jimmy Kimmel will return to his late-night perch on ABC this week, ending a brief suspension that drew national attention to the intersection of politics, broadcasting and government oversight.

Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Sinclair pulls Charlie Kirk documentary from ABC affiliates

Sinclair pulled a documentary on Charlie Kirk from the schedule of its ABC affiliates on Friday, opting to air "Celebrity Family Feud" instead.

The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, where "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is filmed. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Broadcasters who criticized Jimmy Kimmel have deals pending before FCC

Nexstar wants to merge with TEGNA, and Sinclair is in the process of buying and selling TV stations — all of which require approval from the FCC.

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

Sinclair demands Jimmy Kimmel make personal donation to Charlie Kirk’s non-profit

Sinclair said it wants Jimmy Kimmel to apologize for a monologue he delivered on Monday and has demanded high-level talks with ABC executives before it returns his show to their affiliates.

Jimmy Kimmel, the host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," delivers an opening monologue at the start of his show. (Still frame via broadcast)

ABC pulls “Jimmy Kimmel Live” amid threats from FCC chairman

Broadcasters Nexstar and Sinclair raised public objections on Wednesday to Kimmel's monologue that aired on their ABC-affiliated stations two days earlier.

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Sinclair agrees to $100,000 settlement in racial discrimination case

TV broadcaster Sinclair has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a racial discrimination complaint brought by a former IT worker.

Sinclair to acquire WHAM-TV from Deerfield Media

Sinclair has agreed to acquire an upstate New York television station for $6 million, according to documents sent to the FCC this week.

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