PR Newswire
BALTIMORE, Aug. 30, 2017
BALTIMORE, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) today announced a multi-year deal with FOX Broadcasting Company ("FOX") that renews station
affiliation agreements for all five of Sinclair's FOX affiliations that were at the end of their terms. The affiliations renewed
were for WACH in Columbia, South Carolina; KFOX in El Paso,
Texas; KRXI in Reno, Nevada; WFXL in Albany, Georgia;
and WSBT in South Bend, Indiana.
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"We are pleased we have reached this agreement with FOX, which includes the ability to participate in vMVPD deals," said
Barry Faber, Sinclair's Executive Vice President for Distribution and Network Relations. "We have
had a long standing relationship with FOX and this renewal reflects the mutually beneficial network-affiliate model, which
marries together the network's prime time and sports programming with our stations local news and syndicated content. We look
forward to continuing to discuss with FOX the renewals of other affiliations which are up at the end of this year and in
2018."
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Pro forma for
all pending and previously announced transactions, the Company will own, operate and/or provide services to 233 television
stations in 108 markets. The Company has multiple emerging networks as well as being affiliated with all the major
networks. Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the country and a producer of live sports content. Sinclair's content is
delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The
Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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