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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.

(SBGI) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$189.5M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$754.4M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 58 television stations in 35 markets. Sinclair's television group includes 20 FOX, 17 MyTV, 9 ABC, 9 CW, 2 CBS and 1 NBC affiliates and reaches approximately 22% of all U.S. television households. Sinclair, either directly or through its Ventures subsidiary, makes equity investments in strategic companies. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1986, went public in 1995 and is traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the ticker symbol SBGI.

Number of Employees 2,500

Contact Information

10706 Beaver Dam Road

Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030

sbgi.net

(410) 568-1500

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Radio Stations: 515112

Company News

Recent Events

Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Financing & Caps: Gannett, Sinclair raise $1B in debt financing

10/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Sinclair expects to beat earlier Q3 sales projections

10/14/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
$$ Sign Up For Our Free Newsletter!!! $$ (NASDAQ: SBGI) Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., (OTCBB:...

8/25/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Sinclair Names Tom Humpage General Manager of WGME-TV in Portland, Maine

8/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - General Manager - View Story
Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Sinclair, owner of channels 18, 24, works to avoid bankruptcy

7/15/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Sinclair to Report Second Quarter 2009 Results on August 5, 2009

7/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Sinclair Re-Elects Board, Ratifies and Approves Other Proposals

6/04/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Vice President - View Story
Clear Channel Outdoor names new CFO

6/05/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-05

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. SBGI Q2 2009 Earnings Call August 5, 2009 8:30 am ET

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-05

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Bishop Cheen – Wells Fargo Securities. Bishop Cheen – Wells Fargo Securities Lucy, it would be very helpful since we're so focused on balance sheet, if you could just walk us through the pieces of the...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-06

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first call comes from Bishop Cheen – Wachovia Securities. Bishop Cheen – Wachovia Securities Could you give us the balances of the three converts and also tell us in this current Q2 if you have bought back any other securities be the converts or...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-11

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Bishop Cheen - Wachovia. Bishop Cheen – Wachovia Because of your cost structure, which is both fixed and variable, how is it that you’re comfortable giving guidance for full year of station operating expenses but not for...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-05

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now be conducting the question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. Our first question is coming from Lee Westerfield with BMO Capital. Please state your question. Lee Westerfield Thank you and good morning. These are clearly unprecedented times. ...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-06

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of Marci Ryvicker with Wachovia Securities. Marci Ryvicker – Wachovia Securities Its sounds like your ABC stations have that worst performance of the group. I just wanted to know if you could...

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News Summary - 5/22

- 2008-05-22

Last school capital funds OK'd The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a final $112 million allocation for school construction for fiscal 2009. That brings the total allocation of school construction funds for FY 2009 to $340 million. In the past two years, about $740 million...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-05-19

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Victor Miller with Bear, Stearns. Victor Miller – Bear, Stearns & Company I am very struck by the ability of you to grow the revenue as strongly as you did in the first quarter, relative to what we’ve...

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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-02-06

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Ladies and gentlemen, we will now be conducting a question and answer session. Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from John Blackledge with JP Morgan. Please state your question. John Blackledge – JP Morgan Thanks for taking the questions, just a couple of items. Just wondering...

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StockProfit.com Technical Trading Alert: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI).

- 2007-03-13

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