List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media company, 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, IowaKirksville, Missouri.[1]

The stations are affiliates of various television networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW as well as numerous specialty channels.

Many stations are owned outright by the company, while others are owned by legally distinct companies but operated by Sinclair through a local marketing agreement, a concept Sinclair pioneered in Pittsburgh in 1991 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forbade duopolies. (The stations involved in the initial deal, WPGH-TV and WPTT — now WPNT — are now both owned by Sinclair outright.) Sinclair has established local marketing agreements with various companies, most notably Cunningham Broadcasting and Deerfield Media.[2]

Current television stations

By affiliation

This table includes satellite, semi-satellite, and Class A stations, as well as the low-power stations shown in the table of stations sorted by state and market.

NetworkPrimary
(.1 Affiliation)
Sub-channel
ABC338
Antenna TV222
Azteca América12
Bounce TV1
CBS273
Charge!60
Comet289
Cozi TV1
The CW or CW+2525
Estrella TV1
Fox4211
GetTV6
Grit1
Heroes & Icons3
Independent2
Justice Network1
MeTV118
Movies!8
MyNetworkTV2216
NBC223
Stadium147
TBD172
Telemundo1
This TV19
UniMás1
Univision7
WeatherNation TV2

By state and market

A blank affiliation indicates a subchannel not currently operational.[3]

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF)
Year acquired .1 affiliation .2 affiliation .3 affiliation .4 affiliation .5 affiliation
Birmingham - Tuscaloosa - Anniston, AL WTTO 21 (21) 1995 The CW Antenna TV Comet TBD
WABM 68 (20) 2001 MyNetworkTV ABC
(WBMA-LD simulcast)
weather Dabl
WDBB[lower-alpha 1]
(Satellite of WTTO)
17 (14) 1995 The CW ABC
(WBMA-LD simulcast)
WBMA-LD[lower-alpha 2] 58 (32) 2014 ABC weather Stadium Charge!
Mobile, AL & Pensacola, FL WEAR-TV 3 (17) 1997 ABC TBD Charge!
WPMI-TV[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] 15 (15) 2012 NBC WeatherNation TV Stadium
WFGX 35 (50) 2001 MyNetworkTV & This TV GetTV Comet
WJTC[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] 44 (45) 2012 Independent Grit
Little Rock, AR KATV[lower-alpha 2] 7 (22) 2014 ABC Comet Charge! TBD
Bakersfield, CA KBAK-TV[lower-alpha 5] 29 (33) 2013 CBS Charge! Fox
(KBFX-CD simulcast)
KBFX-CD[lower-alpha 5] 58 (29) 2013 Fox TBD Comet Stadium
Chico, CA - Redding, CA KRCR-TV[lower-alpha 6] 7 (7) 2017 ABC MeTV Movies!
KXVU-LP[lower-alpha 6] 17 2017 Antenna TV
KCVU[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 6] 20 (20) 2017 Fox Comet Charge! Stadium
KRVU-LD[lower-alpha 6] 21 (21) 2017 MyNetworkTV
KZVU-LD[lower-alpha 6]
(Satellite of KRVU-LD)
22 (22)
KUCO-LD[lower-alpha 6] 27 (27) 2017 Univision
KKTF-LD[lower-alpha 6] 30 (30) 2017 UniMás
Eureka, California & Arcata, CA KAEF-TV[lower-alpha 6]
(Semi-satellite of KRCR)
23 (22) 2017 ABC MeTV Movies!
KBVU [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 6]
(Semi-satellite of KCVU)
28 (28) 2017 Fox Cozi TV
KECA-LD[lower-alpha 6] 29 (29) 2017 CW+ MyNetworkTV
KEUV-LP[lower-alpha 6] 31 2017 Univision
Fresno & Visalia, CA KMPH-TV 26 (28) 2013 Fox This TV Comet Stadium
KFRE-TV 59 (36) 2013 The CW Charge! TBD
Washington, DC WJLA-TV[lower-alpha 2] 7 (7) 2014 ABC Charge! Comet TBD
Fort Pierce & West Palm Beach, FL WPEC[lower-alpha 7] 12 (13) 2012 CBS WeatherNation TV Comet
WTVX[lower-alpha 8] 34 (34) 2012 The CW Azteca América
(WWHB-CD simulcast)
MyNetworkTV
(WTCN-CD simulcast)
WTCN-CD[lower-alpha 8] 43 (34.3) 2012 MyNetworkTV Antenna TV TBD
WWHB-CD[lower-alpha 8] 48 (34.2) 2012 Azteca América Charge!
Gainesville & High Springs, FL WGFL[lower-alpha 9] 28 (28) 2014 CBS MyNetworkTV TBD
WNBW-DT[lower-alpha 9] 9 (9) 2014 NBC Charge! Comet Antenna TV
(WYME-CD simulcast)
WYME-CD[lower-alpha 9] 45 (45) 2014 Antenna TV
Tallahassee, FL & Thomasville, GA WTWC-TV[lower-alpha 10] 40 (40) 1998 NBC Fox Charge!
WTLH[lower-alpha 9] 49 (50) 2014 Heroes & Icons CW+
(WTLF simulcast)
Comet
WBFL-CD
(Satellite of WTLH)
13 (13)
WBVJ-CD
(Satellite of WTLH)
35 (35)
WTLF[lower-alpha 9] 24 (24) 2014 CW+ Comet TBD
Albany, GA WFXL[lower-alpha 11] 31 (12) 2013 Fox TBD Comet Charge!
Macon, GA WGXA 24 (16) 2014 Fox ABC Comet
Cedar Rapids - Waterloo -
Dubuque - Iowa City, IA
KGAN[lower-alpha 10] 2 (29) 1998 CBS GetTV Comet
KFXA 28 (27) [lower-alpha 12] Fox Charge! TBD Stadium
Des Moines, IA KDSM-TV[lower-alpha 13] 17 (16) 1997 Fox Comet Charge! TBD
Sioux City, IA KPTH 44 (30) 2013 Fox MyNetworkTV & This TV Charge! Stadium
KMEG 14 (32) [lower-alpha 12] CBS TBD Comet
Boise, ID KBOI-TV[lower-alpha 5] 2 (9) 2013 CBS CW+
(KYUU-LD simulcast)
Charge!
KYUU-LD[lower-alpha 5] 35 (28) 2013 CW+ TBD Comet Stadium
Lewiston, ID KLEW-TV[lower-alpha 5]
(Semi-satellite of KIMA-TV)
3 (32) 2013 CBS Charge! Comet
Champaign - Urbana -
Decatur - Springfield, IL
WICS[lower-alpha 10] 20 (42) 1998 ABC Comet TBD Charge!
WICD[lower-alpha 10]
(Satellite of WICS)
15 (41) 1998 ABC Comet TBD Charge!
WRSP-TV 55 (44) [lower-alpha 12] Fox MeTV Antenna TV
WCCU 27 (26)
WBUI 22 (23) [lower-alpha 12] The CW This TV Stadium
Peoria & Bloomington, IL WHOI[lower-alpha 11] 19 (19) 2013 Comet
WYZZ-TV[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 14] 43 (28) 1996 Fox GetTV
South Bend, IN WSBT-TV 22 (22) 2016 CBS Fox
Wichita, KS KSAS-TV[lower-alpha 3] 24 (26) 2012 Fox TBD Comet
KAAS-TV[lower-alpha 3] 17 (17)
KOCW[lower-alpha 3] 17 (14)
KMTW[lower-alpha 3] 36 (35) [lower-alpha 12] MyNetworkTV Stadium
Portland, ME WGME-TV[lower-alpha 10] 13 (38) 1998 CBS TBD Stadium
WPFO 23 (23) [lower-alpha 15] Fox Charge! Comet
Baltimore, MD WBFF[lower-alpha 16] 45 (46) 1971 Fox MyNetworkTV
(WUTB simulcast)
TBD Stadium
WNUV[lower-alpha 1] 54 (40) 1994 The CW Antenna TV Comet Charge!
WUTB[lower-alpha 4] 24 (46) 2013 MyNetworkTV
Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI WEYI-TV[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 17] 25 (30) 2013 NBC The CW
(WBSF simulcast)
TBD
WBSF[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 1] 46 (46) 2013 The CW NBC
(WEYI-TV simulcast)
Charge!
WSMH 66 (16) 1996 Fox Antenna TV Comet Stadium
Kalamazoo & Grand Rapids, MI WWMT[lower-alpha 7] 3 (8) 2012 CBS The CW Comet
Traverse City - Cadillac, MI
Cheboygan - Sault Ste. Marie, MI
WPBN-TV[lower-alpha 11] 7 (47) 2013 NBC ABC
(WGTU/WGTQ simulcast)
Comet
WTOM-TV[lower-alpha 11]
(Satellite of WPBN-TV)
4 (35)
WGTU[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 1] 29 (29) 2013 ABC NBC
(WPBN-TV/WTOM-TV simulcast)
WGTQ[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 1]
(Satellite of WGTU)
8 (8)
Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN WUCW 23 (22) 1998 The CW Comet Charge! TBD
Cape Girardeau, MO - Paducah, KY -
Harrisburg, IL
KBSI 23 (22) 1998 Fox MyNetworkTV
(WDKA simulcast)
Comet
WDKA 49 (49) [lower-alpha 12] MyNetworkTV Charge! TBD Stadium
Columbia - Jefferson City, MO KRCG[lower-alpha 11] 13 (12) 2013 CBS Comet Charge! TBD
Hannibal, MO - Quincy, IL KHQA-TV[lower-alpha 11] 7 (7) 2013 CBS ABC Comet
Kirksville, MO - Ottumwa, IA KTVO[lower-alpha 11] 3 (33) 2013 ABC CBS Comet
St. Louis, MO KDNL-TV[lower-alpha 13] 30 (31) 1997 ABC TBD Charge! Stadium
Missoula, MT KECI-TV[lower-alpha 6] 13 (13) 2017 NBC MeTV Movies!
Kalispell, MT KCFW-TV[lower-alpha 6]
(Semi-satellite of KECI)
9 (9)
Butte, MT KTVM-TV[lower-alpha 6]
(Semi-satellite of KECI)
6 (6)
Bozeman, MT KDBZ-CD[lower-alpha 6]
(Satellite of KTVM)
42 (42)
Kearney - Hastings, NE KHGI-TV 13 (13) 2016 ABC Fox
(KFXL-TV simulcast)
TBD
Hayes Center, NE KWNB-TV
(Satellite of KHGI-TV)
6 (6)
Lincoln, NE KFXL-TV 51 (51) 2016 Fox
North Platte, NE KHGI-CD
(Satellite of KHGI-TV)
13 (13) 2016 ABC
Omaha, NE KPTM 42 (43) 2013 Fox MyNetworkTV & This TV Comet
KXVO 15 (29) [lower-alpha 12] The CW TBD Charge! Stadium
Elko, NV KENV-DT 10 (10) [lower-alpha 18] Comet
Las Vegas, NV KSNV 3 (22) 1997 NBC Estrella TV Charge! Stadium
KVCW 33 (29) 2000 The CW MyNetworkTV TBD This TV
Reno, NV KRNV-DT 4 (7) [lower-alpha 18] NBC This TV TBD
KRXI-TV 11 (44) 2013 Fox Charge! Antenna TV
KNSN-TV[lower-alpha 4] 21 (20) 2013 Independent & MyNetworkTV (secondary) Stadium Comet
Buffalo, NY WUTV[lower-alpha 19] 29 (14) 1996 Fox TBD Charge!
WNYO-TV 49 (49) 2001 MyNetworkTV Stadium Comet GetTV
Rochester, NY WHAM-TV[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] 13 (13) 2013 ABC The CW Charge!
WUHF[lower-alpha 19] 31 (28) 1995 Fox Antenna TV Comet TBD
Schenectady - Albany - Troy, NY WRGB[lower-alpha 7] 6 (6) 2012 CBS TBD Comet
WCWN[lower-alpha 7] 45 (43) 2012 The CW Charge! CBS
(WRGB simulcast)
Stadium
Syracuse, NY WSTM-TV[lower-alpha 11] 3 (24) 2013 NBC The CW
(WSTQ-LP simulcast)
Comet
WTVH 5 (47) [lower-alpha 20] CBS Charge! TBD
WSTQ-LP[lower-alpha 11] 14 (3.2) 2013 The CW
Asheville, NC
Greenville, SC & Spartanburg, SC
WLOS[lower-alpha 13] 13 (13) 1997 ABC MyNetworkTV
(WMYA-TV simulcast)
Antenna TV Stadium
WMYA-TV[lower-alpha 13][lower-alpha 1] 40 (14) 1997 MyNetworkTV Comet TBD Charge!
Greenville - New Bern - Morehead City, NC WYDO[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 6] 14 (47) 2017 Fox Bounce TV Charge! Stadium
WCTI-TV[lower-alpha 6] 12 (12) 2017 ABC Comet Movies! TBD
Raleigh - Durham, NC WLFL 22 (27) 1994 The CW Stadium TBD Antenna TV
WRDC 28 (28) 1995 MyNetworkTV Charge! Comet
Winston-Salem - Greensboro - High Point, NC WXLV-TV[lower-alpha 19] 45 (29) 1996 ABC Stadium Charge! TBD
WMYV 48 (33) 2001 MyNetworkTV GetTV Comet
Cincinnati, OH WKRC-TV[lower-alpha 3] 12 (12) 2012 CBS The CW Stadium
WSTR-TV[lower-alpha 12] 64 (33) 1995 MyNetworkTV Antenna TV Comet TBD
Columbus & Chillicothe, OH WSYX[lower-alpha 13] 6 (48) 1997 ABC MyNetworkTV & This TV Fox Antenna TV
WTTE[lower-alpha 16][lower-alpha 1] 28 (36) 1996 TBD Stadium
WWHO[lower-alpha 21] 53 (46) 2011 The CW Charge! Comet
Dayton, OH WKEF 22 (34) 1998 ABC Fox Antenna TV
WRGT-TV[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 1] 45 (36) 2001 MyNetworkTV & Dabl TBD Comet Charge! Stadium
Steubenville, OH & Wheeling, WV WTOV-TV 9 (9) 2013 NBC Fox MeTV
Toledo, OH WNWO-TV[lower-alpha 11] 24 (49) 2013 NBC Stadium Comet TBD
Oklahoma City, OK KOKH-TV 25 (24) 2003 Fox Charge! Stadium
KOCB 34 (33) 1996 The CW TBD Comet
Tulsa, OK KTUL[lower-alpha 2] 8 (10) 2014 ABC Comet Antenna TV TBD
Eugene, OR
Coos Bay, OR
Roseburg, OR
KVAL-TV[lower-alpha 5] 13 (25) 2013 CBS TBD Charge!
KCBY-TV[lower-alpha 5]
(Satellite of KVAL-TV)
11 (21)
KPIC[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 22]
(Satellite of KVAL-TV)
4 (19)
KMTR[lower-alpha 5] 16 (17) [lower-alpha 12] NBC CW+ Comet
KMCB[lower-alpha 5]
(Satellite of KMTR)
23 (22)
KTCW[lower-alpha 5]
(Satellite of KMTR)
46 (45)
Medford, OR KTVL[lower-alpha 7] 10 (10) 2012 CBS CW+ Comet TBD
Portland, OR KATU[lower-alpha 5] 2 (43) 2013 ABC MeTV Comet Stadium
KUNP[lower-alpha 5] 16 (16) 2013 Univision TBD Charge!
Harrisburg - Lancaster - Lebanon - York, PA WHP-TV[lower-alpha 3] 21 (21) 2012 CBS MyNetworkTV The CW
Johnstown & Altoona, PA WJAC-TV 6 (34) 2013 NBC MeTV Comet CW+
WWCP-TV[lower-alpha 23] 8 (8) 2016 Fox ABC
(WATM-TV simulcast)
WATM-TV[lower-alpha 23] 23 (24) 2016 ABC Fox
(WWCP-TV simulcast)
This TV Antenna TV
Pittsburgh, PA WPGH-TV 53 (43) 1991 Fox Antenna TV Charge!
WPNT[lower-alpha 16] 22 (42) 2000[lower-alpha 24] MyNetworkTV Stadium Comet TBD
Scranton - Wilkes-Barre, PA WOLF-TV[lower-alpha 9] 56 (45) 2014 Fox The CW
(WSWB simulcast)
MyNetworkTV
(WQMY simulcast)
WQMY[lower-alpha 9] 53 (29) 2014 MyNetworkTV Fox
(WOLF-TV simulcast)
The CW
(WSWB simulcast)
WSWB[lower-alpha 9] 38 (31) 2014 The CW MeTV Comet Stadium
Providence, RI & New Bedford, MA WJAR 10 (50) 2014 NBC MeTV Comet TBD
Charleston, SC WTAT-TV[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 1] 24 (24) 1995 Fox Justice Network Comet
WCIV 36 (36) 1998 MyNetworkTV ABC MeTV
Columbia, SC WACH[lower-alpha 11] 57 (48) 2013 Fox Stadium Comet TBD
Florence & Myrtle Beach, SC WPDE-TV[lower-alpha 11] 15 (16) 2013 ABC weather Comet TBD
WWMB[lower-alpha 17] 21 (21) 2013 The CW CW+ Stadium Charge
Hardeeville, SC & Savannah, GA WTGS 28 (28) 2014 Fox Comet Antenna TV TBD
Chattanooga, TN WTVC[lower-alpha 7] 9 (9) 2012 ABC Fox TBD
WDSI-TV[lower-alpha 9] 61 (40) 2015 This TV Comet
WFLI-TV[lower-alpha 9] 53 (42) 2015 The CW MyNetworkTV MeTV Charge!
Nashville, TN WZTV 17 (15) 1994 Fox TBD Antenna TV
WUXP 30 (21) 2000 MyNetworkTV GetTV Comet
WNAB 58 (23) [lower-alpha 25] The CW Stadium Charge!
Abilene, TX KTXS-TV[lower-alpha 6] 12 (12) 2017 ABC CW+ MeTV
(KTES-LD simulcast)
KTES-LD[lower-alpha 6] 40 (40) 2017 MeTV
Amarillo, TX & Clovis, NM KVII-TV[lower-alpha 11] 7 (7) 2013 ABC CW+ Comet Stadium
KVIH-TV[lower-alpha 11]
(Satellite of KVII-TV)
12 (12)
Austin, TX KEYE-TV[lower-alpha 8] 42 (43) 2012 CBS Telemundo
Beaumont & Port Arthur, TX KBTV-TV[lower-alpha 4] 4 (40) 2012 Fox TBD Comet
KFDM[lower-alpha 7] 6 (15) 2012 CBS CW+ Charge!
Corpus Christi, TX KSCC 38 (38) 2016 Fox TBD
(KXPX-LP simulcast)
MyNetworkTV
(KTOV-LP simulcast)
El Paso, TX
Las Cruces, NM
KDBC-TV 4 (18) 2013 CBS MyNetworkTV, TBD & Stadium MeTV
KFOX-TV 14 (15) 2013 Fox Comet Charge! Stadium
Harlingen, TX & the Rio Grande Valley KGBT-TV[lower-alpha 11] 4 (31) 2013 None TBD (O&O) Comet
San Angelo, TX KTXE-LD[lower-alpha 6]
(Satellite of KTXS)
38 (38) 2017 ABC CW+ MeTV
(KTES-LD simulcast)
San AntonioKerrville, TX KMYS[lower-alpha 4] 35 (32) 2001 The CW Stadium
WOAI-TV[lower-alpha 3] 4 (48) 2012 NBC Antenna TV Charge!
KABB[lower-alpha 13] 29 (30) 1997 Fox Comet TBD
Salt Lake City, UT KUTV[lower-alpha 8] 2 (34) 2012 CBS MyNetworkTV
(KMYU simulcast)
KJZZ-TV 14 (46) 2016 Independent Comet TBD Charge!
St. George, UT KMYU[lower-alpha 8] 12 (9) 2012 MyNetworkTV CBS
(KUTV simulcast)
Bristol, VA & Greeneville, TN & Johnson City, TN & Kingsport, TN WCYB-TV[lower-alpha 6] 5 (5) 2017 NBC The CW Comet
WEMT [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 6] 39 (38) 2017[lower-alpha 26] Fox Movies! Charge! TBD
Lynchburg & Roanoke, VA WSET-TV[lower-alpha 2] 13 (13) 2014 ABC Stadium Comet TBD
Norfolk, VA & Hampton Roads WTVZ-TV 33 (33) 1996 MyNetworkTV Stadium Comet TBD
Richmond, VA WRLH-TV[lower-alpha 19] 35 (26) 1998 Fox MyNetworkTV & TBD Comet Charge!
Seattle & Tacoma, WA KOMO-TV[lower-alpha 5] 4 (38) 2013 ABC Comet Charge!
KUNS-TV[lower-alpha 5] 51 (50) 2013 Univision TBD Stadium
Yakima, WA & Pasco & Kennewick, WA KIMA-TV[lower-alpha 5] 29 (33) 2013 CBS CW+ Stadium
KEPR-TV[lower-alpha 5]
(Semi-satellite of KIMA-TV)
19 (18)
KUNW-CD[lower-alpha 5] 2 (30) 2013 Univision Comet TBD Charge!
KVVK-CD[lower-alpha 5]
(Satellite of KUNW-CD)
15 (15)
KORX-CD[lower-alpha 5]
(Satellite of KUNW-CD)
16
Charleston & Huntington, WV WCHS-TV 8 (41) 1997 ABC Antenna TV Charge! TBD
WVAH-TV[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 1] 11 (19) 1994 Fox Stadium Comet
Green Bay, WI & the Fox Cities, WI WLUK-TV 11 (11) 2014 Fox Antenna TV TBD
WCWF 14 (21) 2014 The CW Comet Charge! Stadium
Madison, WI WMSN-TV 47 (49) 2002 Fox Comet Charge! TBD
Milwaukee, WI WVTV 18 (27.1) 2000 The CW
WVTV-DT2[lower-alpha 27] 24 (27.2) 1995 MyNetworkTV Comet

Notes:

  1. Station is nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. However, Cunningham Broadcasting's stock is almost completely controlled by trusts in the names of members of Sinclair's founding Smith family.
  2. Station was owned by Allbritton Communications prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 2014.
  3. Station was acquired from Newport Television in 2012.
  4. Station is nominally owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements.
  5. Station was owned by Fisher Communications prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 2013.
  6. Station was owned by Bonten Media Group prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 2017.
  7. Station was owned by Freedom Communications prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 2012.
  8. Station that was owned by Four Points Media Group prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 2011.
  9. Station is owned by New Age Media or MPS Media and operated by Sinclair under a master service agreement.
  10. Station was owned by Guy Gannett Communications prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 1998.
  11. Station was owned by Barrington Broadcasting prior to its acquisition by Sinclair in 2013.
  12. Station is owned by a local independent or private company and operated by Sinclair under a local marketing agreement.
  13. Station was owned by River City Broadcasting prior to its merger with Sinclair in 1997.
  14. Station is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Nexstar Media Group under a local marketing agreement.
  15. Station is owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group (itself 49% owned by Max Media) and operated by Sinclair. The station's license assets are in the process of being transferred to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.
  16. Station was built and signed-on by Sinclair.
  17. Station is nominally owned by Howard Stirk Holdings (owned by Armstrong Williams) and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements.
  18. Station is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair.
  19. Station was owned by Act III Broadcasting prior to its acquisition by Sinclair between 1994 and 1996.
  20. Station is owned by Granite Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under a shared services agreement.
  21. Station is owned by Manhan Media and operated by Sinclair under a shared services agreement.
  22. Station's license is held by South West Oregon TV Broadcasting Corporation, which is 50% owned by Sinclair and 50% owned by California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
  23. The station is owned by Horseshoe Curve Communications or Palm Television and operated by Sinclair under a master service agreement with Cunningham Broadcasting or Horseshoe Curve Communications.
  24. Sinclair owned WPNT from its 1978 launch (as WPTT-TV) until selling it to its operations manager, Eddie Edwards, in 1991 after acquiring WPGH-TV; Edwards would sell the station back to Sinclair in 2000.
  25. Station is owned by Tennessee Broadcasting, LP, an affiliate company of Beverly Hills-based Lambert Broadcasting, and its operations are managed by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement. Sinclair filed an application to acquire the station outright under an FCC "failing station" waiver in July 2005 but the FCC has not acted on the application as of 2014—and will likely either reject the application or continue to not act on it unless Sinclair sells off either WZTV or WUXP due to current rules prohibiting one company from directly owning more than two full-power television stations in the same market.
  26. Sinclair owned WEMT from 1998 until it was sold to Aurora Broadcasting in 2006; Sinclair reassumed control of the station in 2017 when then-owners Esteem Broadcasting sold the station to Cunningham Broadcasting.
  27. The station was formerly a separate full-power station as WCGV-TV until January 2018, when its license was turned in to the FCC after the selling of its spectrum in the 2016 auction. In its failed attempt to acquire Tribune's WITI in the same market, Sinclair chose to turn in WCGV's channel 25 digital license and merge its subchannels onto WVTV's, but was able to retain the former channel number, thus it continues to virtually operate as its own station despite being a subchannel of WVTV. WITI would then have been able to be acquired, as the new WCGV intellectual unit is a subchannel in technicality.

Radio stations

AM Stations FM Stations
Market Station Owned Since Current Format
Seattle-Tacoma, WA KVI/570 2013 Conservative talk
KOMO/1000 2013 All-news
KOMO-FM/97.7[upper-alpha 1] 2013 Simulcasts KOMO (AM)
KPLZ-FM/101.5 2013 Hot adult contemporary

Notes:

  1. KOMO-FM is owned by South Sound Broadcasting, but operated by Sinclair under a local marketing agreement.

Former Sinclair-owned stations

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF)
Years owned Current ownership status
Anniston, AL WJSU-TV 40 (9) 2014–2015[lower-roman 1] Heroes & Icons affiliate, WGWW, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Tuscaloosa, AL WCFT-TV 33 (33) 2014–2015[lower-roman 1] Heroes & Icons affiliate, WSES, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Stockton - Sacramento, CA KOVR 13 (25) 1997–2005 CBS owned-and-operated station, owned by CBS Television Stations
Colorado Springs - Pueblo, CO KXRM-TV 21 (22) 2013–2014 Fox affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
KXTU-LD 57 (20) 2013–2014 The CW affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
St. Petersburg - Tampa, FL WTTA 38 (32) 1991–2014 MyNetworkTV affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
Tallahassee, FL - Thomasville, GA WTXL-TV 27 (27) 2001–2006[lower-roman 2] ABC affiliate, owned by E. W. Scripps Company
Idaho Falls - Pocatello, ID KIDK 3 (36) 2013 CBS affiliate, owned by VistaWest Media, LLC[lower-roman 3]
KXPI-LD 34 (34) 2013 Fox affiliate, owned by VistaWest Media, LLC[lower-roman 3]
Bloomington - Indianapolis, IN WIIB 63 (27) 1988–1997 Ion owned-and-operated station, WIPX-TV, owned by Ion Media Networks
WTTV 4 (48) 1997–2002 CBS affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
Kokomo, IN WTTK
(satellite of WTTV)
29 (29) 1997–2002 CBS affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
Danville - Lexington, KY WDKY-TV 56 (31) 2001–2020 Fox affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
Springfield - Holyoke, MA WGGB-TV 40 (40) 1998–2007 ABC affiliate, owned by Meredith Corporation
New Bedford, MA - Providence, RI WLWC 28 (22) 2012–2013 Ion Life owned-and-operated station, owned by Ion Media Networks
Lansing, MI WLAJ 53 (51) 2012–2013 ABC affiliate, owned by Shield Media[lower-roman 4]
Marquette, MI WLUC-TV 6 (35) 2013–2016 NBC affiliate, owned by Gray Television
Kansas City, MO KSMO-TV 62 (47) 1996–2005 MyNetworkTV affiliate, owned by Meredith Corporation
Plattsburgh, NY - Burlington, VT WPTZ 5 (14) 1997–1998 NBC affiliate, owned by Hearst Television
Syracuse, NY WNYS-TV 43 (44) [lower-roman 5] MyNetworkTV affiliate, owned by Cox Media Group
WSYT 68 (19) 1998–2013 Fox affiliate, owned by Cox Media Group
Harrisburg - Lancaster - Lebanon - York, PA WLYH-TV 15 (23) [lower-roman 6] Grit TV affiliate, WXBU, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
WHTM-TV 27 (10) 2014[lower-roman 7] ABC affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
Charleston, SC WCIV 4 (34) 2014–2015[lower-roman 1] Heroes & Icons affiliate, WGWG, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Jacksonville - Tyler - Longview, TX KETK-TV 56 (22) 1998–2004[lower-roman 8] NBC affiliate, owned by Nexstar Media Group
Hartford, VT - Hanover, NH WNNE
(Semi-satellite of WPTZ)
31 (25) 1997–1998 The CW affiliate, owned by Hearst Television
Corpus Christi, TX KXPX-LP 38.2 (14) 2016-2018 License cancelled by FCC on April 3, 2018
Corpus Christi, TX KTOV-LP 38.3 (21) 2016-2018 License cancelled by FCC on April 3, 2018
  1. WJSU/WCFT were satellites of WBMA-LD during their ownership by Allbritton Communications. Sinclair agreed to sell them to a third party as part of its 2014 acquisition of Allbritton's TV stations.
  2. Station was owned by third parties, and it was operated by Sinclair during these years.
  3. Operated via LMA by News-Press & Gazette Company.
  4. Operated via SSA by Nexstar Media Group.
  5. Owned by RKM Media, Inc., WNYS was operated by Sinclair under a Local marketing agreement.
  6. Owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Sinclair operated WLYH under a Local marketing agreement.
  7. Sinclair temporarily owned WHTM under a "hold separate agreement" while it was being sold to Media General, following the completion of the acquisition of Allbritton Communications.
  8. Non-license assets were purchased by Communications Corporation of America in 1999; license sold to ComCorp in 2004.

References

  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. Source: Sinclair ownership list on RabbitEars.info
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