Just some stuff off their website. Read the last part, it may explain what is going on to some extent. I didn`t include the area code on the Ph. number though, wasn`t sure if I could post it. But it is 202 if your interested.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 62 television stations in 39 markets.
Sinclair's television group includes 20 FOX, 19 WB, 6 UPN, 8 ABC, 3 CBS, 4 NBC affiliates and 2 independent stations and reaches approximately 24% of all U.S. television households.
Sinclair's news franchise includes 37 of its stations which air local news in 31 markets.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1986, went public in 1995 and is traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker symbol SBGI.
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What and where is Sinclair Broadcasting? I have never heard of it before.Sinclair is a "second tier" broadcaster, with 60 stations nationally; most of their affiliates are Fox and WB affiliates, but it has a smattering of affils from the other networks as well. Their largest market is Baltimore, where they own/manage the Fox & WB affiliates.
I did a piece for Project 21 in August 2001 on their former CEO (who happens to be black), and his opposition to Jesse Jackson's extortion of Sinclair.