Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair, Inc.
	Headquarters in Cockeysville, Maryland
Trade name	Sinclair
Formerly	Chesapeake Television Corporation (1971–1985); Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (1985–2023);
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: SBGI (Class A); Russell 2000 component;
ISIN	US8292261091
Industry	Broadcast media; Telecommunications; Mass media;
Founded	April 11, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Founder	Julian Sinclair Smith
Headquarters	Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S.
Area served	United States
Key people	David D. Smith (executive chairman); Christopher Ripley (president and CEO);
Products	Broadcasting equipment
Production output	Sports and news programming
Services	Broadcast television; Television production; Digital media; Radio; Television;
Revenue	US$3.55 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$551 million (2024)
Net income	US$310 million (2024)
Total assets	US$5.89 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$516 million (2024)
Owner	Smith family (controlling)
Number of employees	7,200 (2024)
Divisions	Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC; Chesapeake Television; Sinclair Networks; Sinclair Original Programming;
Subsidiaries	Sinclair Television Group; Tennis Channel; Dielectric; Keyser Capital; Sinclair Investment Group;
Website	www.sbgi.net
	Footnotes / references;

Sinclair, Inc., doing business as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations after Nexstar Media Group, owning or operating 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets, covering 40% of American households.

Sinclair is the largest owner of stations that are affiliated with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and The CW Plus. Sinclair owns four digital multicast networks, Comet, Charge!, The Nest, and Roar, and the sports-oriented cable network Tennis Channel. In June 2021, Sinclair became a Fortune 500 company, having reached 2020 annual revenues of US$5.9 billion, equivalent to $7 billion in 2024.

The company is widely regarded as politically conservative, and has been noted for featuring politically motivated programming decisions that promote conservative political positions. This has included news coverage and specials in the lead-up to elections that are in support of the Republican Party.