name: Sinclair, Inc. description: >- Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), formerly Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a diversified media company and one of the largest U.S. local television broadcasters. The company operates 177-185+ TV stations across roughly 79-86 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks (Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, The CW), owns Tennis Channel, holds a stake in YES Network, and runs digital multicast networks Comet, Charge!, Roar, and The Nest. Sinclair Ventures houses the company's non-broadcast operations, including ad/martech units (AMP, Drive Auto, Free State, Digital Remedy/Compulse) and broadcast technology subsidiaries (Dielectric, ONE Media Technologies, Bitpath, CAST.ERA, Broadspan Wireless). In 2019 Sinclair acquired the Fox Sports regional sports networks for ~$9.6 billion through a Diamond Sports Group joint venture; Diamond was rebranded Bally Sports in 2021, filed Chapter 11 in March 2023, exited bankruptcy in January 2025 as Main Street Sports Group, rebranded again as FanDuel Sports Network, and is winding down operations in mid-2026. Sinclair publishes no public developer APIs. image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/api-evangelist url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/sinclair-broadcast-group created: '2026-05-05' modified: '2026-05-23' specificationVersion: '0.20' tags: - Broadcasting - Television - Local News - Sports Media - Regional Sports Networks - Digital Marketing - Advertising Technology - NextGen TV - ATSC 3.0 - Media apis: [] common: - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure url: security/sinclair-broadcast-group-vulnerability-disclosure.yml - type: DomainSecurity url: security/sinclair-broadcast-group-domain-security.yml - url: https://sbgi.net/feed/ type: Blog - type: Portal url: https://sbgi.net - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/SinclairBroadcastGroup - type: InvestorRelations url: https://sbgi.net/investor-relations/ - type: Features data: - name: Local Broadcast Footprint description: >- Operates roughly 177-185 owned-and-operated and affiliate-managed local television stations across ~79-100 U.S. markets, reaching roughly 40% of U.S. households with local news, weather, and sports. - name: Network Affiliations description: >- Largest owner of stations affiliated with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and The CW Plus. - name: Digital Multicast Networks description: >- Owns and programs four free over-the-air digital networks: Comet (sci-fi), Charge! (action/police), Roar (comedy), and The Nest (true crime / lifestyle, launched October 2023 in the slot vacated by Stadium). - name: Tennis Channel description: >- 24/7 multi-platform tennis cable and streaming network, acquired in March 2016 for $350M; ~38M U.S. pay-TV households as of late 2023. Includes T2 FAST channel, Pickleball.tv (with the United Pickleball Association), and a Tennis Channel direct-to-consumer subscription launched November 2024. - name: National Desk / Full Measure description: >- Centrally produced national news (The National Desk) and Sharyl Attkisson's investigative program Full Measure distributed across the Sinclair station footprint. - name: NextGen TV / ATSC 3.0 description: >- Through ONE Media Technologies, Dielectric, CAST.ERA, Bitpath, and Broadspan Wireless, Sinclair is a leading commercial driver of ATSC 3.0 deployment, dynamic ad insertion, datacasting, and broadcast-as-IP (B2X) infrastructure. - name: Multi-Platform Advertising description: >- AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions sells across TV, digital, audio, social, and streaming inventory. Vertical units include Drive Auto (automotive) and Free State (government). - name: Marketing Technology Services description: >- Compulse (rebranded as Digital Remedy in 2024-2025) offers OTT, programmatic, and managed-services martech for SMBs and agencies; the Compulse 360 SaaS platform continues under the Digital Remedy brand. - name: Regional Sports Networks (Legacy) description: >- Through the spun-off Diamond Sports Group (now Main Street Sports Group), Sinclair previously controlled the largest RSN footprint in North America under the Fox Sports / Bally Sports / FanDuel Sports Network brands. - type: Solutions data: - name: Sinclair Broadcast Group description: >- Owned-and-operated local television stations and the associated local news, weather, and sports programming engine. - name: Sinclair Ventures description: >- Holding entity for non-broadcast operations, including Tennis Channel, the digital multicast networks, ad/martech, and broadcast technology subsidiaries. - name: Tennis Channel description: >- Cable network, FAST channels (T2, Pickleball.tv), and DTC subscription product covering professional tennis, pickleball, and racquet-sports lifestyle programming. - name: AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions description: >- Multi-platform local ad sales arm bundling Sinclair's broadcast, digital, OTT, social, and audio inventory for advertisers. - name: Compulse / Digital Remedy description: >- Managed services and SaaS martech (Compulse 360, OTT/CTV programmatic) for SMB advertisers and agencies. - name: ONE Media Technologies description: >- R&D and commercialization arm for ATSC 3.0 / NextGen TV, datacasting, B2X broadcast-as-IP, and dynamic ad insertion. - name: Dielectric description: >- Long-standing manufacturer of broadcast transmitters, antennas, and RF systems, supplying U.S. and international broadcasters. - type: Integrations data: - name: Major Broadcast Networks description: >- Carriage / affiliation agreements with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and The CW Plus. - name: Pay-TV Distributors description: >- Tennis Channel and the regional sports networks are distributed via national cable, satellite, and vMVPD operators (Comcast, Charter, DirecTV, Dish, YouTube TV, Fubo, etc.). - name: FanDuel description: >- October 2024 naming-rights agreement that rebranded the Bally Sports RSNs as the FanDuel Sports Network, with annual rights fees and an option for a post-bankruptcy equity stake. - name: United Pickleball Association description: >- Joint Pickleball.tv FAST channel operated with the UPA. - name: ATSC 3.0 Industry Partners description: >- ONE Media works with consumer-electronics OEMs, station groups, and standards bodies to commercialize NextGen TV. - type: UseCases data: - name: Local News & Weather Delivery description: >- Producing and distributing daily local news, severe-weather coverage, and community programming across ~80 U.S. markets. - name: Live Professional Sports description: >- National tennis coverage via Tennis Channel and (legacy) local MLB / NBA / NHL coverage via the Bally Sports / FanDuel Sports Network RSNs and YES Network. - name: Local & National Advertising description: >- Selling broadcast, digital, OTT, and connected-TV ad inventory to local SMBs, regional brands, automotive dealers, and political campaigns. - name: Datacasting and NextGen TV Services description: >- Using ATSC 3.0 spectrum for targeted advertising, automotive telematics, public-safety datacasting, and broadcast-IP interoperability. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: info@apievangelist.com