Sinclair Broadcast Group
American media company
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| March 11 2025 | Sinclair reported plans to sell five TV stations, including WVTV, to Rincon Broadcasting, led by former Sinclair & Bally Sports executive Todd Parkin. |
| January 2025 | Sinclair restructured its debt and liquidity in preparation for potential FCC deregulation of local television station ownership. |
| 2024 | Sold Stirr streaming service, which subsequently lost live-streaming functionality and became an On Demand service. |
| October 21 2024 | Rebranded the regional sports network as FanDuel Sports Network. |
| March 13 2024 | Sinclair reached a deal with America's Public Television Stations to offer free hosting for PBS stations on Sinclair stations with ATSC 3.0 signals. |
| 2023 | Launched The Nest, a reality/lifestyle multicast network. |
| May 1 2023 | Sinclair sold its controlling interest in Stadium to Silver Chalice. |
| April 3 2023 | Sinclair announced a reorganization, creating a new holding company structure with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sinclair Ventures. |
| April 3 2023 | Announced reorganization of operations, creating a new holding company 'Sinclair, Inc.' with separate TV broadcasting and non-broadcast operations. |
| 2022 | Sold Ring of Honor's assets, video library, and intellectual property to Tony Khan through ROH Acquisition Co, LLC. |
| April 3 2022 | Sinclair announced a reorganization of operations, creating a new holding company structure with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sinclair Ventures. |
| 2021 | Sinclair Broadcast Group divested or saw licenses canceled for stations in Syracuse, NY, and Seattle–Tacoma, WA, among other markets |
| October 17 2021 | Struck by a major ransomware attack affecting internal servers and workstations of its television stations, disrupting operations and broadcasting systems. |
| June 2021 | Sinclair Broadcast Group became a Fortune 500 company after reaching 2020 annual revenues of significant value. |
| March 2021 | Laid off 550 employees (about 5% of workforce) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 31 2021 | Rebranded Fox Sports Networks as Bally Sports. |
| March 3 2021 | Sinclair announced the sale of Ring of Honor wrestling promotion to Tony Khan. |
| 2020 | Sinclair Broadcast Group divested several stations, including WDKY-TV in Danville–Lexington, KY, and saw the license for WNYS-TV in Syracuse, NY canceled |
| 2020 | Acquired digital channels WDCO-CD and WIAV-CD in Washington, DC. |
| 2020 | Established Marquee Sports Network for the Chicago Cubs, with shared ownership between Sinclair and the team. |
| May 7 2020 | Sinclair was fined $48 million to settle investigations related to FCC reports and statements. |
| 2019 | Acquired YES Network alongside Amazon and Yankee Global Enterprises, with Yankee Global Enterprises as the majority owner. |
| 2019 | A study in the American Political Science Review found that Sinclair-owned stations reduce local political coverage and shift news coverage towards a more conservative ideological tone. |
| April 26 2019 | Sinclair was reported as the successful bidder for Fox Sports Networks at $10 billion. |
| February 13 2019 | Sinclair and Chicago Cubs announced the creation of Marquee Sports Network, set to start in 2020 with exclusive rights to Cubs' games. |
| January 16 2019 | Launched Stirr, a free, ad-supported streaming service that drew programming from Sinclair TV stations and other live streaming channels. |
| August 9 2018 | Tribune Media terminated the sale agreement with Sinclair and filed a $1 billion lawsuit for breach of contract due to protracted regulatory negotiations. |
| February 19 2018 | Launched Honor Club, a streaming service for Ring of Honor. |
| 2017 | Significant expansion in California markets like Chico–Redding, Eureka–Arcata, and stations in Montana, Texas, and Virginia. |
| 2017 | Launched Charge! action multicast network and TBD viral video/reality show multicast network. |
| August 21 2017 | Rebranded American Sports Network to 'Stadium'. |
| May 8 2017 | Sinclair announced intent to acquire Tribune Media for $3.9 billion, which would provide ownership of stations in top-10 markets and stakes in various media properties. |
| April 21 2017 | Sinclair announced intent to purchase Bonten Media Group for $240 million following reinstatement of the UHF discount. |
| March 1 2017 | Sinclair bought Tennis Media Company for $8 million, including Tennis.com website and Tennis magazine, with intentions to integrate with Tennis Channel. |
| 2016 | Acquired stations including WWCP-TV in Johnstown–Altoona, PA and KJZZ-TV in Salt Lake City, UT. |
| 2016 | Acquired the Tennis Channel. |
| 2015 | Launched Comet, a sci-fi multicast network. |
| October 12 2015 | Merged Sinclair Original Programming into Sinclair Programming and moved it into Sinclair Television Group. |
| 2014 | Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired and subsequently divested stations in markets including Anniston, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL; Charleston, SC; and other locations |
| 2014 | Continued expansion with stations like WBMA-LD in Birmingham–Tuscaloosa–Anniston, AL, KATV in Little Rock, AR, and WSET-TV in Lynchburg–Roanoke, VA. |
| August 2014 | Sinclair announced the formation of Sinclair Original Programming, led by chief operating officer Arthur Hasson, focusing on entertainment and commercial content. |
| July 17 2014 | Launched American Sports Network, which would later become Stadium sports programming distributor and internet network. |
| January 2014 | Sinclair created Sinclair Networks, LLC, hiring Doron Gorshein as its chief operating officer to develop multicast networks. |
| 2013 | Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired stations in Colorado Springs–Pueblo, CO, and Seattle–Tacoma, WA |
| 2013 | Major expansion year with stations acquired in California, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, and other states. |
| 2012 | Significant expansion year with multiple station acquisitions across states including Florida, Texas, Utah, and others. |
| 2011 | Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired Ring of Honor (ROH), a professional wrestling promotion. |
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