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Unlike the Sinclair-Tribune deal, opposition to Nexstar's purchase of Tribune was limited, despite the similar broadcast oligopoly concerns raised in the Sinclair acquisition applying to the Nexstar purchase; Nexstar has also tended to focus around local content with the only nationally syndicated news content produced by the group being more ...
In June 2020, Sinclair announced it would launch "a headline news service" that would air weekday mornings (6:00 AM – 9:00 AM local time) and rely on news-gathering services of Sinclair's stations as well as original content, similar in format to NewsNation produced by Nexstar Media Group for WGN America. [161]
The following is a list of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair owns or operates 294 television stations across the United States in 89 markets ranging in size from as large as Washington, D.C. to as small as Ottumwa, Iowa / Kirksville, Missouri . [ 1 ]
On August 29, 2019, an investor group including the Yankees, Sinclair, Amazon, and the Blackstone Group purchased Disney's 80% stake in the network for $3.47 billion. [20] Sinclair's share of the network is 20%. [21] FuboTV dropped the channels in January 2020, [22] and YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV followed in October 2020.
David Smith served as the chief executive officer and president of Sinclair Television Group, Inc. from 1988 to January 2017. [10] He "built Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. into the largest owner of television stations in the U.S.", [10] and he was profiled by The New York Times in 1998. [11] He has been executive chairman of SBGI since January 1 ...
Sinclair, one of the largest owners of broadcast stations in the U.S., is looking to sell more than 30% of its footprint, according to people familiar with the matter.
It is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Dabl affiliate KMEG (channel 14) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Waitt Broadcasting. The two stations share studios along I-29 ( postal address says Gold Circle) in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota ; KPTH's transmitter is located in unincorporated Plymouth ...
On April 22, 2015, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it reached an agreement with Attkisson to host a half-hour weekly Washington, D.C.–based news program that would debut on most of Sinclair's ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and CW-affiliated stations in 79 markets, including those operated by partner companies such as Deerfield Media and ...