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Sinclair Broadcast Group, a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate, owns or operates 295 television stations across the United States in 89 markets ranging in size from as large as Washington, D.C. to as small as North Platte, Nebraska.[1] Several of these stations are owned by affiliate companies with varying ties to Sinclair—including Cunningham Broadcasting, Deerfield Media, and Howard Stirk Holdings—and operated by Sinclair using local marketing agreements.[2]

Current stations

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Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.[3][4]

  • (**) indicates a station that was built and signed-on by Sinclair.
Media market State/Dist. Station Purchased Affiliation Notes
Birmingham Alabama WABM 2001
WBMA-LD 2014ABC[5]
WDBB 1995[a]
WTTO 1995Independent
Mobile WEAR-TV 1997
[6]
WFGX 2001MyNetworkTV
WJTC 2012Independent[b]
WPMI-TV 2012Roar[7][b]
Little Rock Arkansas KATV 2014ABC
Bakersfield California KBAK-TV 2013[8]
KBFX-CD 2013Fox
Chico–Redding KRCR-TV 2017
  • ABC
  • Fox
 [9]
KXVU-LD 2017Antenna TV
KCVU 2017Roar
KRVU-LD 2017 MyNetworkTV
KZVU-LD [α]
KUCO-LD 2017Univision
KKTF-LD 2017UniMás
Eureka KAEF-TV 2017
  • ABC
  • Fox
 [β]
KBVU 2017Roar [γ]
KECA-LD 2017
KEUV-LD 2017Univision
Fresno KMPH-TV 2013Fox
KMPH-CD
KFRE-TV 2013The CW
Washington District of Columbia WJLA-TV 2014ABC
WDCO-CD 2020Roar
WIAV-CD 2020Roar
Gainesville Florida WGFL 2014
  • CBS
  • MyNetworkTV
  • NBC
 [c]
WNBW-DT 2014Roar [d]
WYME-CD 2014Antenna TV [c]
Tallahassee WTWC-TV 1998
  • NBC
  • Fox
WTLF 2014CW+ [d]
West Palm Beach WPEC 2012CBS [11]
WTVX 2012
  • The CW
  • MyNetworkTV
 [12]
WTCN-CD 2012MyNetworkTV
WWHB-CD 2012Roar
Albany Georgia WFXL 2013Fox[13]
Macon WGXA 2014
  • Fox
  • ABC
Savannah WTGS 2014Fox
Boise Idaho KBOI-TV 2013
  • CBS
  • CW+
KYUU-LD 2013CW+
Lewiston KLEW-TV 2013CBS[δ]
South Bend Indiana WSBT-TV 2016
  • CBS
  • Fox
WSJV 2025Roar
Cedar Rapids Iowa KGAN 1998
  • CBS
  • Fox
KFXA [e]Roar
Des Moines KDSM-TV 1997Fox[14]
Sioux City KPTH 2013
  • Fox
  • MyNetworkTV/Roar
  • CBS
KBVK-LD [ε]
KMEG 2025Roar [e]
Wichita Kansas KSAS-TV 2012
  • Fox
  • MyNetworkTV
KAAS-TV
KOCW
KMTW [e]Roar
Paducah Kentucky KBSI 2025Fox [f][g]
WDKA 2025MyNetworkTV [f][g]
Portland Maine WGME-TV 1998
  • CBS
  • Fox
WPFO 2013Roar
Baltimore Maryland WBFF ** 1971
  • Fox
  • MyNetworkTV
WNUV 1994The CW [a]
WUTB 2013Roar
Flint Michigan WEYI-TV 2013Roar
WBSF 2013The CW[a]
WSMH 1996
  • Fox
  • NBC
Grand Rapids WWMT 2012
  • CBS
  • Independent
Sault Ste. Marie WGTQ 2013
  • ABC
  • NBC
 [ζ]
WTOM-TV 2013
  • NBC
  • ABC
 [η]
Traverse City WGTU 2013
  • ABC
  • NBC
WPBN-TV 2013
  • NBC
  • ABC
Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minnesota WUCW 1998The CW
Jefferson City Missouri KRCG 2013CBS
St. Louis KDNL-TV 1997Independent
Butte Montana KTVM-TV 2017 NBC [θ]
Bozeman KDBZ-CD 2017 [ι]
Kalispell KCFW-TV 2017 [θ]
Missoula KECI-TV 2017
Hayes Center Nebraska KWNB-TV [κ]
Lincoln KFXL-TV 2016Fox
KHGI-TV 2016
  • ABC
  • Fox
McCook KWNB-LD [κ]
North Platte KHGI-CD 2016ABC [κ]
Omaha KPTM 2013
  • Fox
  • MyNetworkTV/Dabl
  • The CW
KXVO Roar [e]
Elko Nevada KENV-DT Roar [15][a]
Las Vegas KSNV 1997 [h]
KVCW 2000
  • The CW
  • MyNetworkTV
Reno KRNV-DT [a]Roar
KRXI-TV 2013
  • Fox
  • NBC
KNSN-TV 2013Independent/MyNetworkTV [b]
Albany New York WRGB 2012CBS
WCWN 2012
  • The CW
Buffalo WUTV 1996Fox
WNYO-TV 2001MyNetworkTV
Rochester WHAM-TV 2013
  • ABC
  • The CW
WUHF 1995Fox
Syracuse WSTM-TV 2013
  • NBC
  • The CW
WTVH 2013Roar [b]
WKOF 2025CBS
Greensboro North Carolina WXLV-TV 1996ABC [17]
WMYV 2001MyNetworkTV
New Bern WYDO 2017Roar
WCTI-TV 2017
  • ABC
  • Fox
Raleigh–Durham WLFL 1994The CW
WRDC 1995MyNetworkTV
Cincinnati Ohio WKRC-TV 2012
  • CBS
  • The CW
WSTR-TV 1995MyNetworkTV [e]
Columbus WSYX 1997
WTTE ** 1986Roar [a]
WWHO 2011The CW [i]
Dayton WKEF 1998
  • ABC
  • Fox
  • MyNetworkTV/Nest
 [18]
WRGT-TV 2001Roar [a]
Toledo WNWO-TV 2013NBC
Oklahoma City Oklahoma KOKH-TV 2003Fox
KOCB 1996Independent
Tulsa KTUL 2014
  • ABC
  • Fox
KOKI-TV 2026Roar [g]
KMYT-TV 2026MyNetworkTV
Eugene Oregon KVAL-TV 2013CBS
KCBY-TV [λ]
KPIC [j][λ]
KMTR [e]
  • NBC
  • CW+
KMCB [μ]
KTCW [μ]
Medford KTVL 2012
  • CBS
  • CW+
Portland KATU 2013ABC
KUNP 2013Independent
Harrisburg Pennsylvania WHP-TV 2012
  • CBS
  • MyNetworkTV
  • The CW
Johnstown WJAC-TV 2013
  • NBC
  • CW+
WWCP-TV 2016
  • Fox
  • ABC
 [a]
WATM-TV 2016
  • ABC
  • Fox
 [k]
Pittsburgh WPGH-TV 1991Fox
WPNT ** 1978The CW / MyNetworkTV [l]
Scranton WOLF-TV 2014
  • Fox
  • The CW
  • MyNetworkTV
 [c]
WQMY 2014
  • MyNetworkTV
  • Fox
  • The CW
 [c]
WSWB 2014The CW [d]
ProvidenceRhode Island WJAR 2014
  • NBC
  • ABC
WLNE-TV 2025Roar[g]
Charleston South Carolina WCIV 1998
  • MyNetworkTV
  • ABC
WTAT-TV 1995Fox [a]
Columbia WACH 2013Fox
Greenville WLOS 1997
  • ABC
  • MyNetworkTV
WMYA-TV 1997Roar[a]
Myrtle Beach WPDE-TV 2013
  • ABC
  • The CW
WWMB 2013Roar
Chattanooga Tennessee WTVC 2012
  • ABC
  • Fox
WFLI-TV 2015
  • The CW
  • MyNetworkTV
 [d]
Johnson City WCYB-TV 2017
  • NBC
  • The CW
  • Fox
WEMT 2017Roar [m]
Nashville WZTV 1994
  • Fox
  • The CW
WUXP-TV 2000MyNetworkTV
WNAB 2002Roar [n]
Abilene Texas KTXS-TV 2017
  • ABC
  • CW+
KTES-LD 2017Roar
Amarillo KVII-TV 2013
  • ABC
  • CW+
KVIH-TV [ν]
Austin KEYE-TV 2012
Beaumont–Port Arthur KBTV-TV 2012Roar [19]
KFDM 2012
  • CBS
  • CW+
  • Fox
Corpus Christi KSCC 2016
  • Fox
  • CW+
El Paso KDBC-TV 2013
  • CBS
  • MyNetworkTV/Roar
KFOX-TV 2013Fox
San Angelo KTXE-LD 2017
  • ABC
  • CW+
 [ξ]
San Antonio KMYS 2001Roar [b]
WOAI-TV 2012
  • NBC
  • The CW
KABB 1997Fox
Salt Lake City Utah KUTV 2012
  • CBS
  • MyNetworkTV
KJZZ-TV 2016Independent
St. George KMYU 2012
  • MyNetworkTV
  • CBS
Lynchburg–Roanoke Virginia WSET-TV 2014ABC
Norfolk WTVZ-TV 1996MyNetworkTV
Richmond WRLH-TV 1998
  • Fox
  • MyNetworkTV/Roar
Seattle Washington KOMO-TV 2013
  • ABC
KUNS-TV 2013The CW
Yakima KIMA-TV 2013
  • CBS
  • CW+
KEPR-TV [δ]
KUNW-CD 2013Univision
KVVK-CD [ο]
KORX-CD [ο]
Huntington–Charleston West Virginia WCHS-TV 1997
  • ABC
  • Fox
WVAH-TV 1994Catchy Comedy [a]
Wheeling WTOV-TV 2013
  • NBC
  • Fox
Green Bay Wisconsin WLUK-TV 2014Fox
WCWF 2014The CW
Madison WMSN-TV 2002Fox

Cunningham Broadcasting

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Deerfield Media

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Howard Stirk Holdings

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Former stations

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TV stations formerly owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Media market State/Dist. Station Purchased Sold Notes
Anniston Alabama WJSU-TV 20142015[π][o]
Tuscaloosa WCFT-TV 20142015[π][o]
Los Angeles California KBLA 19961998
Sacramento KOVR 19972005
Colorado Springs Colorado KXRM-TV 20132014
KXTU-LD 20132014
St. Petersburg–Tampa Florida WTTA 19912014
Tallahassee WTXL-TV 20012006[e]
Idaho Falls–Pocatello Idaho KIDK 20132013
KXPI-LD 2013 2013
Champaign–Springfield Illinois WICS 19982025
WICD[ρ] 19982025
WRSP-TV [e]
WCCU
WBUI [e]
Quincy KHQA-TV 20132025
Indianapolis Indiana WIIB ** 19881997
WTTV 19972002
Kokomo WTTK 19972002 [σ]
Ottumwa Iowa KTVO 20132025
Lexington Kentucky WDKY-TV 19962020
New Orleans Louisiana KMEZ 19961998
WBYU 19971998
WEZB 19981999
WLMG 19961999
WLTS-FM 19971999[p]
WRNO-FM 19971998
WSMB 19961999
WTKL 19971999[p]
WWL 19961999
Springfield Massachusetts WGGB-TV 19982007
Lansing Michigan WLAJ 20122013
Marquette WLUC-TV 20132016
Kansas City Missouri KCFX 19971999 [20]
KCIY 19971999 [20]
KQRC-FM 19971999 [20]
KSMO-TV 19962005
KUPN 19971999[q][20]
KXTR 19971999 [20]
St. Louis KIHT 19972000[21]
KPNT 19972000 [21]
KXOK-FM 19982000 [21]
WIL-FM 19972000 [21]
WRTH 19972000 [21]
WVRV 19972000 [21]
Buffalo New York WBEN 19961999
WGR 19961999
WKSE 19961999
WMJQ 19961999
WWWS 19961999
WWKB 19961999
Rochester WBBF 19971998[22]
WBEE-FM 19971998[22]
WKLX 19971998[22]
WQRV 19971998[22]
Syracuse WNYS-TV [r]
WSTQ-LP 20132021
WSYT 19982013
Greensboro North Carolina WEAL 19981999
WJMH 19981999
WMQX-FM 19981999
WQMG-FM 19981999
Portland Oregon KKRH 19971998[22]
KKSN 19971998[22]
KKSN-FM 19971998[22]
Harrisburg Pennsylvania WHTM-TV 20142014 [s]
WLYH-TV [t]
Scranton[23] WGBI 19961999[τ]
WGGI 19981999[24]
WGGY 19961999
WILK 19961999
WILP 19961999[τ]
WILT 19961999[u][τ]
WKRF 19971999[υ]
WKRZ 19961999
WSHG 19971999[v][w]
WWFH 19971999[x]
Providence Rhode Island WLWC 20122013
Charleston South Carolina WCIV 20142015[o]
Greenville[y] WFBC-FM 19961999
WOLI 19961999
WOLT 19961999
WORD 19961999
WSPA 19961999
WSPA-FM 19961999
WYRD 19961999[z]
Memphis Tennessee WJCE 19961999
WOGY-FM 19961999
WRVR 19961999
Nashville[26] WJCE-FM 19961997
WLAC 19961997
WLAC-FM 19961997
Corpus Christi Texas KXPX-LP 20162018
KTOV-LP 20162018
Harlingen KGBT-TV 20132021
Tyler KETK-TV 19982004[aa]
Burlington Vermont WPTZ 19971998
WFFF-TV [ab]
Hartford WNNE[φ] 19971998
Norfolk Virginia WGH 19971998
WGH-FM 19971998
WNVZ 19981999
WPTE 19981999
WVKL 19971999
WWDE-FM 19981999
Seattle[27] Washington KOMO 20132021
KOMO-FM 20132021[ac]
KPLZ-FM 20132021
KVI 20132021
Milwaukee Wisconsin WCGV-TV 19952018 [ad]
WEMP 19971999
WMYX-FM 19971999
WVTV 20002025
WXSS 19971999

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Owned by Cunningham Broadcasting.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Owned by Deerfield Media.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Owned by New Age Media.[10]
  4. 1 2 3 4 Owned by MPS Media and operated by New Age Media and Sinclair.[10]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Owned by a local independent or private company.
  6. 1 2 Previously owned from 1998 to 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Owned by Rincon Broadcasting Group.
  8. ↑ Assumed the intellectual property of KSNV-DT in 2014 from Intermountain West Communications Company; the former KSNV-DT's license was sold to Howard Stirk Holdings and renamed KHSV.[16]
  9. ↑ Owned by Manhan Media.
  10. ↑ Owned by South West Oregon TV Broadcasting Corporation, jointly controlled by Sinclair and California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
  11. ↑ Owned by Palm Television and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting and Sinclair.
  12. ↑ Owned by Sinclair from 1978 to 1991; reacquired in 2000.
  13. ↑ Owned by Sinclair from 1998 to 2006; acquired by Cunningham in 2017.
  14. ↑ Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting.
  15. 1 2 3 Sold as part of Sinclair's acquisition of Allbritton Communications.
  16. 1 2 Owned by Phase II Broadcasting.
  17. ↑ Known as KCAZ prior to 1998.
  18. ↑ Owned by RKM Media, Inc.
  19. ↑ Temporarily owned by Sinclair under a "hold separate agreement".
  20. ↑ Owned by Nexstar Media Group.
  21. ↑ Owned by Mount Pocono Broadcasting
  22. ↑ Owned by Futuremark Communications.
  23. ↑ Known as WWSH prior to 1998 and WILK-FM in 1998.
  24. ↑ Known as WILP-FM in 1998.
  25. ↑ All Greenville, South Carolina, stations owned by Keymarket Broadcasting of South Carolina until 1998. Operated by Sinclair from 1996 to 1998 under an inherited local marketing agreement.[25]
  26. ↑ Known as WFBC prior to 1997.
  27. ↑ Non-license assets were purchased by Communications Corporation of America in 1999; license sold to ComCorp in 2004.
  28. ↑ Operated by Heritage Media.
  29. ↑ Owned by South Sound Broadcasting until 2020.[28]
  30. ↑ Operated as full-power station WCGV-TV until 2018.
  1. ↑ Satellite of KRVU-LD.
  2. ↑ Semi-satellite of KRCR.
  3. ↑ Semi-satellite of KCVU.
  4. 1 2 Semi-satellite of KIMA-TV.
  5. ↑ Satellite of KPTH.
  6. ↑ Satellite of WGTU.
  7. ↑ Satellite of WPBN-TV.
  8. 1 2 Semi-satellite of KECI-TV.
  9. ↑ Satellite of KTVM-TV.
  10. 1 2 3 Satellite of KHGI-TV.
  11. 1 2 Satellite of KVAL-TV.
  12. 1 2 Satellite of KMTR.
  13. ↑ Satellite of KVII-TV.
  14. ↑ Satellite of KTXS.
  15. 1 2 Satellite of KUNW-CD.
  16. 1 2 Former satellite of WBMA-LD.
  17. ↑ Semi-satellite of WICS.
  18. ↑ Satellite of WTTV.
  19. 1 2 3 Simulcast of WILK.
  20. ↑ Simulcast of WKRZ.
  21. ↑ Semi-satellite of WPTZ.

References

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  1. ↑ "SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC. FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018". SEC.gov. United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Yu, Roger (September 25, 2013). "Sinclair pays $90M for eight New Age stations". USA TODAY.
  3. ↑ "Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc: 2020 Form 10-K". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stations for Owner - Sinclair". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Heath, Thomas; Wilgoren, Debbi (July 29, 2013). "Allbritton selling eight TV stations, including WJLA, to Sinclair for $985 million". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Fybush, Scott (July 10, 1997). "On and Off the Air". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sinclair Broadcast to buy 7 TV outlets for $452.5M". MarketWatch. July 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Official: Sinclair Buys Fisher For $373.3M". TVNewsCheck. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  9. ↑ FCC Approves Sinclair-Bonten Deal Archived February 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Broadcasting & Cable, June 30, 2017, Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. 1 2
  11. ↑ Milbourn, Mary Ann (November 2, 2011). "O.C. Register owner sells TV stations". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Sinclair Closes Four Points Media Acquisition". TVNewsCheck. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  13. ↑ Malone, Michael (February 28, 2013). "Sinclair's Chesapeake TV Acquires Barrington Stations". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ Smith Amos, Denise (April 12, 1996). "River City Broadcasting Is Sold". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8C, 10C. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "KRNV-TV Sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group". KTVN Channel 2 News. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Sinclair Buying KSNV Las Vegas For $120M". TVNewsCheck. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ Morgan, Richard (February 25, 1998). "Sinclair closes Sullivan buyout". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  18. ↑ Murray, Shanon D. (July 8, 1998). "Sinclair buys more TV, radio stations Baltimore company's 3 deals place it among largest U.S. chains; Broadcasting". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Nexstar sells Texas TV to Sinclair surrogate". Radio & Television Business Report. August 23, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 Yorke, Jeffrey (July 30, 1999). "Entercom Buys 43 Sinclair Stations In Nine Markets: $821.5 million deal doesn't include six in St. Louis, three in Greenville and one in KC" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1310. pp. 1, 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sinclair to sell six radio stations to Emmis". St. Louis Business Journal. St. Louis, Missouri. June 22, 2000. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "COMPANY NEWS; SINCLAIR TO SELL 7 RADIO STATIONS FOR $126.5 MILLION". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. January 28, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Television, Radio Stations Purchased: Sinclair Broadcast Group, The Parent Company Of Sinclair Radio Of Wilkes-Barre, Has Announced A $360 Million Deal To Purchase Television And Radio Stations In 11 Markets From Heritage Media Group". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. July 20, 1997. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  24. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (March 11, 2019). "Entercom Brings Back A Second Lily Pad For 'Froggy'". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  25. ↑ Franco, Jose (August 11, 1998). "Upstate radio stations have new owner". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  26. ↑ "SFX Acquires Nashville Trio" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1213. November 5, 1997. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via World Radio History.
  27. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 28, 2021). "Lotus Closes On Purchase Of Sinclair's Seattle Radio Properties". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  28. ↑ Venta, Lance (June 23, 2017). "Station Sales Week Of 6/23: Sinclair Purchases KOMO-FM". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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