List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair Broadcast Group is the largest owner of television stations in the United States, currently owning or operating a total of 154 stations across the country (165 after all currently proposed sales are approved) in nearly 80 markets, ranging from markets as large as Washington, D.C. to as small as Steubenville, Ohio.

Many stations are owned outright by the company, but many others are affiliated through other companies through a local marketing agreement, a concept Sinclair pioneered in Pittsburgh in 1991 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forbid duopolies. (The stations involved in the initial deal, WPGH-TV and WPTT — now WPNT — are now both owned by Sinclair outright.) Sinclair has done this with various companies, most notably Cunningham Broadcasting and Deerfield Media, both of which are each believed to be a shell corporation in order for Sinclair to circumvent FCC rules.

The stations are affiliates of various television networks: ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. Sinclair also owned or managed several affiliates of the WB and UPN networks, which both launched in January 1995. In September 2006, the WB and UPN merged their operations into a new network, the CW. Eight of Sinclair's WB stations, along with independent KFBT (now KVCW) in Las Vegas, became affiliates of the new network. At the same time, Sinclair aligned 17 of its stations (ten former WB affiliates, six former UPN stations, and independent WFGX) with MyNetworkTV, a programming service owned by Fox's parent News Corporation. Sinclair's relationship with Fox/News Corporation was also strengthened after Sinclair agreed to a six-year affiliation renewal for its 19 Fox-affiliated stations. The deal also included flagship WBFF in Baltimore, despite Fox owning a station, MyNetworkTV affiliate WUTB, in the same market; however, Sinclair would later purchase WUTB.

In addition to the major networks, many Sinclair stations air Ring of Honor Wrestling, a weekly professional wrestling program by Sinclair-owned Ring of Honor. Many Sinclair stations are also affiliated with the Sinclair-owned American Sports Network (ASN) on a secondary basis, effectively making those stations an owned-and-operated station (O&O) of ASN.

Station affiliations

Network primary secondary sub-
channel
Fox 30
MyNetworkTV 21 1 4
CW 18 7
ABC 14 3
CBS 20
NBC 7
Independent 1
Azteca América 1
LATV 1
MundoMax 2
Telemundo 1
Univision 3
GetTV 33[1]
This TV 2 10
MeTV 1 1
ASN (all are secondary) 37 16[2]

Current television stations

Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by market. A blank affiliation indicates a subchannel not currently operational.[3]

Note: Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station built and signed on by Sinclair.

City of license / Market Station Channel
TV (RF)
Year acquired DT1 affiliation DT2 affiliation DT3 affiliation DT4 affiliation
Birmingham - Tuscaloosa - Anniston, AL WTTO 21 (28) 1995 The CW GetTV Comet
WABM 68 (36) 2001 MyNetworkTV ABC
(WBMA-LD simulcast)
weather
WDBB 1
(satellite of WTTO)
17 (18) 1995 The CW ABC
(WBMA-LD simulcast)
weather
WBMA-LD 58 (40) 2014 ABC weather ASN[4]
Mobile, AL & Pensacola, FL WEAR-TV 3 (17) 1997 ABC The Country Network
WPMI-TV 2 15 (15) 2012 NBC WeatherNation TV
WFGX 35 (50) 2001 MyNetworkTV & This TV GetTV Comet
WJTC 2 44 (45) 2012 Independent Grit
Little Rock, AR KATV 7 (22) 2014 ABC Comet Grit
Bakersfield, CA KBAK-TV 29 (33) 2013 CBS Grit Fox
(KBFX-CD simulcast)
KBFX-CD 58 (29) 2013 Fox This TV Comet
Fresno & Visalia, CA KMPH-TV 26 (28) 2013 Fox This TV
KFRE-TV 59 (36) 2013 The CW Estrella TV
Washington, D.C. WJLA-TV 7 (7) 2014 ABC MeTV Comet
Fort Pierce & West Palm Beach, FL WPEC 12 (13) 2012 CBS WeatherNation TV Comet
WTVX 34 (34) 2012 The CW Azteca América
(WWHB-CA simulcast)
MyNetworkTV
(WTCN-CA simulcast)
WTCN-CA 43 (34.3) 2012 MyNetworkTV
WWHB-CA 48 (34.2) 2012 Azteca América
Gainesville & High Springs, FL WGFL 3 28 (28) 2014 CBS MyNetworkTV
(WMYG-LP simulcast)
WNBW-DT 3 9 (9) 2014 NBC MeTV
(WYME-CD simulcast)
WMYG-LP 3 11 (28.2) 2014 MyNetworkTV
WYME-CD 3 45 (45) 2014 MeTV
Tallahassee, FL & Thomasville, GA WTWC-TV 40 (40) 1998 NBC Fox GetTV
WTLH 3 49 (50) 2014 MeTV The CW
(WTLF simulcast)
WTLF 3 24 (24) 2014 The CW
Albany, GA WFXL 31 (12) 2013 Fox Bounce TV Comet
Macon, GA WGXA 24 (16) 2014 Fox ABC Comet
Cedar Rapids - Waterloo -
Dubuque - Iowa City, IA
KGAN 2 (29) 1998 CBS GetTV Comet
KFXA 28 (27) 4 Fox Grit ZUUS Country
Des Moines, IA KDSM-TV 17 (16) 1997 Fox Comet Grit
Sioux City, IA KPTH 44 (49) 2013 Fox MyNetworkTV & This TV Grit
KMEG 14 (39) 4 CBS Decades
Boise, ID KBOI-TV 2 (9) 2013 CBS The CW
(KYUU-LD simulcast)
Grit
KYUU-LD 35 (28) 2013 The CW GetTV Comet
Lewiston, ID KLEW-TV
(KIMA-TV semi-satellite)
3 (32) 2013 CBS Grit
Champaign - Urbana -
Decatur - Springfield, IL
WICS 20 (42) 1998 ABC Comet Grit
WICD
(WICS satellite)
15 (41) 1998 ABC Comet Grit
WRSP-TV 55 (44) 4 Fox MeTV
WCCU 27 (26)
WBUI 22 (23) 4 The CW This TV
Peoria & Bloomington, IL WHOI 19 (19) 2013 Comet
WYZZ-TV 1, 5 43 (28) 1996 Fox GetTV
South Bend, IN WSBT-TV 22 (22) 2016 CBS Fox
Wichita, KS KSAS-TV 24 (26) 2012 Fox Antenna TV Comet
KAAS-TV 17 (17)
KOCW 17 (14)
KMTW 36 (35) 4 MyNetworkTV GetTV
Danville - Lexington, KY WDKY-TV 56 (31) 2001 Fox GetTV Grit
Portland, ME WGME-TV 13 (38) 1998 CBS GetTV ASN[5]
WPFO 23 (23) 6 Fox Grit Comet
Baltimore, MD WBFF ** 45 (46) 1971 Fox WeatherNation TV This TV
WNUV 1 54 (40) 1994 The CW GetTV Comet
WUTB 2 24 (41) 2013 MyNetworkTV Grit ASN[5]
Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI WEYI-TV 7 25 (30) 2013 NBC The CW
(WBSF simulcast)
Bounce TV
WBSF 1 46 (46) 2013 The CW NBC
(WEYI-TV simulcast)
Grit
WSMH 66 (16) 1996 Fox GetTV Comet
Kalamazoo & Grand Rapids, MI WWMT 3 (8) 2012 CBS The CW Comet
Traverse City - Cadillac, MI
Cheboygan - Sault Ste. Marie, MI
WPBN-TV 7 (47) 2013 NBC ABC
(WGTU/WGTQ simulcast)
Grit
WTOM-TV 4 (35)
WGTU 1 29 (29) 2013 ABC NBC
(WPBN-TV/WTOM-TV simulcast)
WGTQ 1 8 (8)
Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN WUCW 23 (22) 1998 The CW GetTV Grit Comet
Cape Girardeau, MO - Paducah, KY -
Harrisburg, IL
KBSI 23 (22) 1998 Fox MyNetworkTV
(WDKA simulcast)
Comet
WDKA 49 (49) 4 MyNetworkTV GetTV ZUUS Country
Columbia - Jefferson City, MO KRCG 13 (12) 2013 CBS Comet Grit GetTV
Hannibal, MO - Quincy, IL KHQA-TV 7 (7) 2013 CBS ABC Grit
Kirksville, MO - Ottumwa, IA KTVO 3 (33) 2013 ABC CBS Comet
St. Louis, MO KDNL-TV 30 (31) 1997 ABC GetTV Grit
Lincoln, NE KFXL-TV 51 (51) 2016 Fox
Kearney - Hastings, NE KHGI-TV 13 (13) 2016 ABC Fox
Hayes Center, NE KWNB-TV
(Satellite of KHGI-TV)
6 (6) 2016 ABC 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 (39) 4 The CW This TV Grit
Elko, NV KENV-DT
(Semi-satellite of KRNV)
10 (10) 8 NBC
Las Vegas, NV KSNV 3 (22) 1997 NBC Estrella TV GetTV
KVCW 33 (29) 2000 The CW MyNetworkTV This TV
Reno, NV KRNV-DT 4 (7) 8 NBC This TV
KRXI-TV 11 (44) 2013 Fox Retro TV Grit
KAME-TV 2 21 (20) 2013 MyNetworkTV MeTV Comet
Buffalo, NY WUTV 29 (14) 1996 Fox ZUUS Country Grit
WNYO-TV 49 (49) 2001 MyNetworkTV GetTV Comet
Rochester, NY WHAM-TV 2 13 (13) 2013 ABC The CW Grit
WUHF 31 (28) 1995 Fox GetTV Comet
Schenectady - Albany - Troy, NY WRGB 6 (6) 2012 CBS This TV Comet
WCWN 45 (43) 2012 The CW Grit CBS
(WRGB simulcast)
Syracuse, NY WSTM-TV 3 (24) 2013 NBC The CW
(WSTQ-LP simulcast)
Comet
WTVH 5 (47) 9 CBS Grit
WSTQ-LP 14 (3.2) 2013 The CW
Asheville, NC
Greenville & Spartanburg, SC
WLOS 13 (13) 1997 ABC MyNetworkTV
(WMYA-TV simulcast)
Grit
WMYA-TV 1 40 (14) 1997 MyNetworkTV Comet Bounce TV
Raleigh - Durham, NC WLFL 22 (27) 1994 The CW ASN[5]
WRDC 28 (28) 1995 MyNetworkTV Grit Comet
Winston-Salem - Greensboro - High Point, NC WXLV-TV 45 (29) 1996 ABC ASN [5] Grit
WMYV 48 (33) 2001 MyNetworkTV GetTV Comet
Cincinnati, OH WKRC-TV 12 (12) 2012 CBS The CW ASN [5]
WSTR-TV 4 64 (33) 1995 MyNetworkTV Antenna TV Comet GetTV
Columbus & Chillicothe, OH WSYX 6 (48) 1997 ABC MyNetworkTV & This TV
WTTE ** 1 28 (36) 1984 Fox GetTV ASN[5]
WWHO 10 53 (46) 2011 The CW Grit Comet
Dayton, OH WKEF 22 (51) 1998 ABC ASN[4] Antenna TV Grit
WRGT-TV 1 45 (30) 2001 Fox MyNetworkTV & This TV Comet
Steubenville, OH & Wheeling, WV WTOV-TV 9 (9) 2013 NBC Fox MeTV
Toledo, OH WNWO-TV 24 (49) 2013 NBC ASN[4] Comet
Oklahoma City, OK KOKH-TV 25 (24) 2003 Fox Grit WeatherNation TV
KOCB 34 (33) 1996 The CW GetTV Comet
Tulsa, OK KTUL 8 (10) 2014 ABC Comet Retro TV
Eugene, OR
Coos Bay, OR
Roseburg, OR
KVAL-TV 13 (25) 2013 CBS This TV Grit
KCBY-TV 11 (21)
KPIC 11 4 (19)
KMTR 16 (17) 4 NBC The CW Comet
KMCB 23 (22)
KTCW 46 (45)
Medford, OR KTVL 10 (10) 2012 CBS The CW Grit
Portland, OR KATU 2 (43) 2013 ABC MeTV GetTV
KUNP 16 (16) 2013 Univision MundoMax Grit
Harrisburg - Lancaster - Lebanon - York, PA WHP-TV 21 (21) 2012 CBS MyNetworkTV The CW
Johnstown & Altoona, PA WJAC-TV 6 (34) 2013 NBC MeTV Comet Grit
Pittsburgh, PA WPGH-TV 53 (43) 1991 Fox GetTV Grit
WPNT ** 22 (42) 2000A MyNetworkTV ASN[5]
Scranton - Wilkes-Barre, PA WOLF-TV 3 56 (45) 2014 Fox The CW
(WSWB simulcast)
MyNetworkTV
(WQMY simulcast)
WQMY 3 53 (29) 2014 MyNetworkTV Fox
(WOLF-TV simulcast)
The CW
(WSWB simulcast)
WSWB 3 38 (31) 2014 The CW MeTV Comet ASN
Providence, RI & New Bedford, MA WJAR 10 (51) 2014 NBC MeTV Comet
Charleston, SC WTAT-TV 1, 12 24 (24) 1995 Fox GetTV
WCIV 36 (36) 1998 MyNetworkTV ABC MeTV
Columbia, SC WACH 57 (48) 2013 Fox GetTV Comet
Florence & Myrtle Beach, SC WPDE-TV 15 (16) 2013 ABC weather Comet
WWMB 7 21 (21) 2013 The CW ASN[5]
Hardeeville, SC & Savannah, GA WTGS 28 (28) 2014 Fox Comet
Chattanooga, TN WTVC 9 (9) 2012 ABC Fox WeatherNation TV
WDSI-TV 3 61 (40) 2015 This TV Comet
WFLI-TV 3 53 (42) 2015 The CW MyNetworkTV MeTV
Nashville, TN WZTV 17 (15) 1994 Fox WeatherNation TV
WUXP 30 (21) 2000 MyNetworkTV GetTV Comet
WNAB 58 (23) 13 The CW ASN[5] Grit
Amarillo, TX
Clovis, NM
KVII-TV 7 (7) 2013 ABC The CW Grit
KVIH-TV
12 (12)
Austin, TX KEYE-TV 42 (43) 2012 CBS Telemundo
Beaumont & Port Arthur, TX KBTV-TV 2 4 (40) 2012 Fox Bounce TV Comet
KFDM 6 (21) 2012 CBS The CW Grit
El Paso, TX KDBC-TV 4 (18) 2013 CBS MyNetworkTV & This TV
KFOX-TV 14 (15) 2013 Fox Retro TV Grit
Harlingen, TX & the Rio Grande Valley KGBT-TV 4 (31) 2013 CBS Azteca America Comet
San Antonio & Kerrville, TX KMYS 2 35 (32) 2001 The CW ASN
WOAI-TV 4 (48) 2012 NBC Antenna TV
KABB 29 (30) 1997 Fox Comet
Salt Lake City, UT
KUTV 2 (34) 2012 CBS MyNetworkTV
KJZZ-TV 14 (46) 2016 Independent
St. George, UT KMYU 12 (9) 2012 MyNetworkTV CBS
Lynchburg & Roanoke, VA WSET-TV 13 (13) 2014 ABC ASN[4] Comet
Norfolk, VA & Hampton Roads WTVZ-TV 33 (33) 1996 MyNetworkTV ASN[4] Grit
Richmond, VA WRLH-TV 35 (26) 1998 Fox MyNetworkTV & This TV Comet
Seattle & Tacoma, WA KOMO-TV 4 (38) 2013 ABC Comet Grit
KUNS-TV 51 (50) 2013 Univision MundoMax
Yakima, WA
Pasco & Kennewick, WA
KIMA-TV 29 (33) 2013 CBS The CW Grit
KEPR-TV 19 (18)
KUNW-CD 2 (30) 2013 Univision
KVVK-CD 15 (15)
KORX-CD 16
Charleston & Huntington, WV WCHS-TV 8 (41) 1997 ABC GetTV Grit
WVAH-TV 1 11 (19) 1994 Fox ASN[5] Comet
Green Bay, WI & the Fox Cities WLUK-TV 11 (11) 2014 Fox Antenna TV
WCWF 14 (21) 2014 The CW Comet
Madison, WI WMSN-TV 47 (49) 2002 Fox Comet Grit
Milwaukee, WI WVTV 18 (18) 2000 The CW GetTV
WCGV-TV 24 (25) 1995 MyNetworkTV Comet Grit

Notes:

Radio stations

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

Notes:

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 1 Heroes & Icons affiliate, WGWW, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Tuscaloosa, AL WCFT-TV 33 (33) 2014–2015 1 Heroes & Icons affiliate, WSES, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Stockton - Sacramento, CA KOVR 13 (25) 1997–2005 CBS Owned-and-operated station.
Colorado Springs - Pueblo, CO KXRM-TV 21 (22) 2013–2014 Fox affiliate owned by Media General
KXTU-LD 57 (20) 2013–2014 The CW affiliate owned by Media General
St. Petersburg - Tampa WTTA 38 (32) 1991–2014 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Media General
Tallahassee, FL - Thomasville, GA WTXL-TV 27 (27) 2001–20062 ABC affiliate owned by Calkins Media
Idaho Falls - Pocatello KIDK 3 (36) 2013 CBS affiliate owned by VistaWest Media, LLC
(operated via LMA by News-Press & Gazette Company)
KXPI-LD 34 (34) 2013 Fox affiliate owned by VistaWest Media, LLC
(operated via LMA by News-Press & Gazette Company)
Bloomington - Indianapolis WIIB 36 (27) 1988–1997 Ion owned-and-operated station, WIPX-TV
WTTV 4 (48) 1997–2002 CBS affiliate owned by Tribune Broadcasting
Kokomo, Indiana WTTK
(satellite of WTTV)
29 (29) 1997–2002 CBS affiliate owned by Tribune Broadcasting
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 The CW affiliate owned by OTA Broadcasting
Lansing, Michigan WLAJ 53 (51) 2012–2013 ABC affiliate owned by Shield Media, LLC
(operated via SSA by Media General)
Marquette, Michigan WLUC-TV 6 (35) 2013–2016 NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television
Kansas City, Missouri 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) 3 MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Syracuse Broadcasting, Inc.
(operated via LMA by Northwest Broadcasting)
WSYT 68 (19) 1998–2013 Fox affiliate owned by Northwest Broadcasting
Harrisburg - Lancaster - Lebanon - York WLYH-TV 15 (23) 4 Grit TV affiliate, WXBU, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
WHTM-TV 27 (10) 2014 5 ABC affiliate owned by Media General
Charleston, SC WCIV 4 (34) 2014-2015 1 Heroes & Icons affiliate, WGWG, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings
Greenville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities, TN-VA) WEMT 39 (38) 2000–2006 Fox affiliate owned by Esteem Broadcasting, LLC
(operated via LMA by Bonten Media Group)
Jacksonville - Tyler - Longview, TX KETK-TV 56 (22) 1998–2004 6 NBC affiliate owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Hartford, VT - Hanover, N.H. WNNE
(semi-satellite of WPTZ)
31 (25) 1997–1998 NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television

References

  1. "GetTV Signs Big Affiliation Deal With Sinclair". TVNewsCheck. June 23, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  2. Minium, Harry (August 27, 2014). "ODU's opener with Hampton to be televised in 66 markets". HamptonRoads.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  3. Source: Sinclair ownership list on RabbitEars.info
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