Sinclair Broadcast Group

Advertisers Wary of KMTR After Reported Layoffs - Posted June 7, 2013
What KMTR called "operational and organizational changes" earlier in the week, some employees of the Eugene, OR, NBC affiliate are now calling a "bloodbath," ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Buys Four Titan Stations, Agrees to Operate Two - Posted June 4, 2013
Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced it will buy the stock and broadcast assets of four Titan Broadcast Management TV stations and assume Titan's agreeme... [TVSpy]

FOX Tops in Ad Revenue Among Station Groups - Posted May 23, 2013
TVNewsCheck and BIA/Kelsey have put out a list of the top 30 station groups ranked by the ad revenue taken in during 2012. While ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Names Director of News Standards - Posted May 1, 2013
Sinclair Broadcast Group has named Bill Anderson as its new director of News Standards and Practices. Anderson has been the news director for Local TV owned... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Broadcast Revenues Rise 33% in Q1 - Posted April 30, 2013
Sinclair Broadcast Group reported net broadcast revenues of $259.2 million in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 32.5% on the year-ago quarter. Sinclair's operating income in the first quarter of 2013 increased to $63.7 million from $59.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. Local net broadcast revenues, which in... [TVSpy]

Sinclair CEO: More Acquisitions Planned - Posted April 12, 2013
As we told you yesterday, Sinclair Broadcast Group is paying $373 million for Fisher Communications, the Seattle-based owner of 20 television stations ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Broadcast Group to Acquire Fisher Communications for $373M - Posted April 11, 2013
Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying Fisher Communications for $373.3 million, the two companies announced Thursday. Fisher owns 20 television stations in eight markets, reaching 3.9% of U.S. TV households (full list is after the jump). The transaction also includes three radio stations in Seattle. As part of the terms of ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Buying Barrington TV Stations For $370M - Posted March 1, 2013
Sinclair Broadcast Group is purchasing 18 stations from Barrington Broadcasting Group for $370 million, the company announced Thursday. As part of the agreement, Sinclair will operate or provide sales services to an additional six Barrington stations. The 24 stations are located in 15 markets and reach 3.5% of the U.S. T... [TVSpy]

Ron Oliveira Out at Austin's KEYE - Posted February 28, 2013
KEYE evening anchor Ron Oliveira... [TVSpy]

Cox Media to Sell Five Stations to Sinclair - Posted February 26, 2013
In an effort to focus on larger markets, Cox Media Group has agreed to sell five stations in small markets to Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair will acquire KFOX... [TVSpy]

'I'm Not Going to Stand in Their Way': Chief Meteorologist Troy Kimmel Leaving Sinclair's KEYE - Posted December 10, 2012
Troy Kimmel, chief meteorologist for Austin's Sinclair owned station, KEYE, ... [TVSpy]

General Manager Les Vann Leaving WKRC - Posted November 30, 2012
The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting Les Vann, general manager for CBS affiliate ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair's Election Eve Special, Broadcast in Swing States, Criticized as Partisan - Posted November 7, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group is under fire for an election special that aired on stations in battleground states Monday night. The half-hour special -- broadcast on the eve of the election in Columbus, Dayton and West Palm Beach -- is being criticized as a partisan attack on President ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Reaches Long-Term Affiliation Agreement with Fox - Posted May 15, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it has reached a new, long-term deal with Fox to renew the affiliation agreements for 19 stations that Sinclair owns and/or programs. The new agreements go into effect at the beginning of... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Reports 23% Boost in Revenue on Strength of Retrans, Political Advertising - Posted May 2, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group today reported financial results for the first quarter, announcing a 23% increase in revenue for the period. Sinclair, which owns and operates, programs or p... [TVSpy]

Sales Veteran Named GM of KABB-KMYS - Posted April 23, 2012
Dean Radla has been promoted to general manager of KABB and KMYS in San Antonio. Radla has served as director of sales for the Sinclai... [TVSpy]

GM Jim Lutton Says WWMT Sees Positive Changes Under Sinclair Ownership - Posted April 4, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group officially closed the $385 million acquisition of Freedom Communications eight-station group yesterday, and the stations -- which have been operated by Sinclair since December -- are already seeing changes. ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Creates Virtual Triopoly in Columbus - Posted March 9, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group has reportedly inked a shared services agreement to manage Columbus CW-affiliate WWHO, which would give the company... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Taps WBFF News Director to Oversee News for the Entire Station Group - Posted February 17, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced this week that Scott Livingston, currently the news director of the company's flagship station, WBFF in Baltimore, has b... [TVSpy]

Nexstar Makes Millions Off Sinclair's Acquisition of Four Points Stations - Posted January 4, 2012
Nexstar Broadcasting is getting millions from Sinclair Broadcast Group's recent acquisition of the stations of Four Points Media. This week Sinclair ... [SocialTimes.com]

Nexstar Makes Millions Off Sinclair's Acquisition of Four Points Stations - Posted January 4, 2012
Nexstar Broadcasting is getting millions from Sinclair Broadcast Group's recent acquisition of the stations of Four Points Media. This week Sinclair ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Finalizes Acquisition of Four Points Stations - Posted January 3, 2012
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of Four Points Media's stations for $200 million. Sinclair announced the deal... [SocialTimes.com]

Sinclair to Buy Freedom Communications Stations - Posted November 2, 2011
Sinclair Broadcast Group will purchase the eight-station Freedom Communications station group for $385 million, the company announced today. The deal will be reviewed by the FCC and is expected to ... [TVSpy]

Sinclair Makes GM Appointments in Raleigh and Flint - Posted March 30, 2011
Sinclair Broadcast Group has made two general manager appointments this week. The company, which manages 58 stations across the country, announced on Wednesday that John Hummel had been named general manager of ... [SocialTimes.com]

Sinclair Reaches 'Agreement-in-Principle' with Comcast - Posted March 3, 2011
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it has reached an "agreement-in-principle" with Comcast on a new, multi-year retrans deal. The new deal means that 36 Sinclair stations in 22 markets will continue to be carried by ... [TVSpy]

With Revenues Up 23.5% in Fourth Quarter, Sinclair Sees Strong Automotive Surge in 2010 - Posted February 9, 2011
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that its broadcast revenues were up 23.5% in the fourth quarter of last year. "2010 ended on an even stronger note than originally anticipated with record levels of political advertising helping to drive net broadcast revenues," sai... [TVSpy]

Time Warner to Produce New WXLV Newscast as Part of Sinclair Retrans Deal - Posted February 2, 2011
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it has finalized a new, multi-year retrans agreement with Time Warner Cable. The new deal covers 28 stations that Sinclair owns and/or operates in 17 markets. Sinclair and TWC reached a tentative agreement two weeks ago, quieting the ... [TVSpy]

As Sinclair and Time Warner Cable Finalize New Deal, FCC Plans to Examine Retrans Rules - Posted January 18, 2011
Sinclair Broadcasting and Time Warner Cable reached a retrans deal on Saturday, narrowly avoiding a promised blackout. Sinclair said in a statement that the two companies have worked out the basics of a new deal and that their current agreement would remain in effect unti... [TVSpy]