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Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," today announced that Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (“STG”) and certain affiliated entities have entered into a Transaction Support Agreement (including the attached term sheet and other attachments thereto, the “TSA”) with certain of STG's secured creditors (the “Consenting Creditors”), including lenders holding term loans (the “Existing Term Loan Facility”) under STG’s existing credit facilities (the “Existing Credit Facilities”) governed by STG’s existing bank credit agreement (the “Existing Credit Agreement”) and various holders of STG’s outstanding 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the “Existing Secured Notes”), on the principal terms of new money financings and a debt recapitalization (the “Transactions”) to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet and better position it for long-term growth.

Sinclair and Tennis Channel today announced Sinclair Cares: California Wildfires Relief, a fundraising initiative in partnership with the Salvation Army to provide disaster relief support across Southern California.

Four of the nation’s largest independent local broadcasting groups have come together to form EdgeBeam Wireless, LLC, a joint venture created to provide robust wireless data services to a wide range of businesses and industries across the country.

Sinclair today announced that the company’s annual Diversity Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the 2025 academic year. Having provided nearly $400,000 in tuition assistance since 2013, the scholarship program aims to invest in the future of the broadcast industry by helping students from diverse backgrounds, who reflect Sinclair’s audiences nationwide, complete their education and pursue careers in journalism and marketing.

Sinclair today announced that Jon Kramer has been named Vice President/General Manager of WMSN FOX 47 in Madison. Kramer previously served as the station’s General Sales Manager, a position he has held since 2019.

Nashville PBS and Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQSBGI), proudly announce the launch of WNPT-VC, a new virtual ATSC 3.0 channel, broadcasting on virtual channel 8-11. This innovative launch brings Nashville PBS’ high-quality programming into the NEXTGEN television space, offering viewers a state-of-the-art experience.

Sinclair today announced a network distribution agreement with FOX Television Stations to add Sinclair’s free over-the-air national broadcast TV network TBD TV to FOX’s owned and operated affiliates beginning January 15, 2025.

One of the greatest rivalries in sports is set to add another chapter on Saturday, December 14, as Army and Navy face off for the 125th time. In celebration of this storied matchup, Sinclair is excited to announce that “The Triple Option” podcast will broadcast live from Army-Navy Game Media Row presented by USAA on Friday, December 13, from 12-1:30pm ET at the Military Women’s Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.

Sinclair, Inc. President and CEO Chris Ripley issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Commissioner Brendan Carr will be named Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission:

Sinclair, Inc. and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration of technology and standards development in wireless broadcast services over next generation telecom and broadcast networks.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on December 16, 2024, to the holders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2024.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Tennis Channel will introduce a direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service that merges its flagship 24-hour network with extensive live and on-demand multicourt coverage, offering fans unparalleled access to the sport. Available to everyone in the United States beginning November 12, subscribers can sign up through the Tennis Channel app or website (www.tennischannel.com) and choose between a $109.99 annual package or a $9.99 monthly option.

Sinclair continues to expand its podcast division, launching “Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard” on November 12, with U.S. soccer legends Landon Donovan and Tim Howard giving fans an unfiltered look inside the pitch.

Earlier this month, Sinclair launched Sinclair Cares: Hurricane Relief, a fundraising partnership with The Salvation Army to assist with humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Western North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia and Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In total, the company raised nearly $1.3 million to support The Salvation Army and The United Way in their post-hurricane efforts.

Sinclair is pleased to announce Lucy Rutishauser, the company’s EVP and CFO, has been appointed to the Business Advisory Council of ATSC, the broadcast Standards Association.

WBFF/FOX 45 today announced the creation of “Spotlight on Maryland,” an investigative journalism unit designed to shed light on inefficiencies in state, county and local governments with the purpose of holding public officials in Maryland accountable. This new initiative will expand WBFF’s existing investigative and accountability reporting to other critical topics including the allocation of taxpayer funds to non-profits, campaign finance practices, corruption, and government inefficiency across Maryland. In addition to using existing station resources, FOX 45 is expanding staffing to add investigative reporters and researchers to the unit.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQSBGI), and Nebraska Public Media announced the launch of the first free Broadcast-Enabled Streaming TV (“BEST”) Channel in Omaha, Nebraska. Nebraska Public Media’s PBS and local programming is now hosted on KPTM FOX 42, Sinclair’s station in Omaha, as a free, virtual channel in addition to its other programming offerings.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) will report its third quarter 2024 earnings results at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, followed by a conference call to discuss the results at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Sinclair today announced the return of Sinclair’s Reporting, Producer and Weather Academies, a series of free, interactive, virtual workshops for college students interested in pursuing a career in journalism. The 90-minute sessions will run throughout the third week of November and assist students seeking to build a career in reporting, producing or weather.

Sinclair today announced the company has launched Sinclair Cares: Hurricane Helene Relief, a fundraising partnership with the Salvation Army to assist with humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Western North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia and Tennessee.

The Daily Record, Maryland’s daily news media company focused on law, government and business, has named Chris Ripley, Sinclair’s President and Chief Executive Officer, one of Maryland’s 2024 Most Admired CEOs.

Sinclair’s NewsON, a leading provider of live and on-demand local news content and Mindgrub, a prominent digital innovation agency, today announced a landmark collaboration. Together, they are pioneering the future of spatial computing in news media consumption by launching an Apple Vision Pro app for NewsON. This marks Sinclair’s first foray into spatial computing specifically for local news delivery, blending digital content with physical surroundings.

Sinclair is pleased to announce Project Baltimore, the special investigative reporting unit of WBFF, Sinclair’s Baltimore MD FOX affiliate, has been awarded a News Emmy® Award from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). This national Emmy Award honors the best in news coverage across the country.

Sinclair today announced its daily syndicated news program has been rebranded as The National News Desk.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company," today announced that it is increasing its advertising guidance for the third quarter 2024 to account for stronger-than-expected political revenues. The Company’s updated expectation for third quarter political advertising revenue is approximately $140 million to $145 million, up from the previously announced forecast range of $113 million to $128 million. Expectations for Local Media segment third quarter core advertising revenue are $285 million to $293 million, with the midpoint down slightly compared to the previously announced forecast range of $288 million to $300 million, due to crowd-out from the increased political advertising. The updated expectation represents Local Media segment core advertising growth of 2% to 4% year-over-year. In total, the Company now anticipates Local Media advertising revenue during the third quarter to be within a range of $425 million to $438 million, up from the expectation of a range of $401 million to $428 million, as previously provided on August 7, 2024.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced today that its President and CEO, Chris Ripley and CFO Lucy Rutishauser, are scheduled to present at the Deutsche Bank 32nd Annual Leveraged Finance Conference. The presentation is scheduled for 10:40 AM MST / 1:40 PM EDT on September 24, 2024 in Scottsdale, AZ.

Sinclair today announced that Cindi Dias has been named VP/GM of KBAK (CBS) and KBFX (FOX) in Bakersfield, California.

Saankhya Labs, a subsidiary of Tejas Networks, Free Stream Technologies, incubated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, and Sinclair, Inc. today announced the companies are collaborating to design and launch a variety of value-for-money mobile phones with augmented Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) broadcast capability. These consumer devices will be powered by Saankhya’s Pruthvi-3 ATSC 3.0 chipsets – the next step in India’s semiconductor journey and Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliance.)

Sinclair today announced Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson will return for its tenth season, beginning on September 8. Full Measure, hosted by award-winning journalist Sharyl Attkisson, focuses on investigative and accountability reporting.

TBD., the free broadcast TV home of big stars and big comedy, today announced a deal with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution, adding previous seasons of Saturday Night Live to the network’s daily schedule this fall.

Sinclair is proud to announce WCHS in Charleston and WPDE in Myrtle Beach have been honored by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) with National Edward. R. Murrow Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.

This summer, Sinclair partnered with Feeding America® to conduct Sinclair Cares: Summer Hunger Relief, a fundraising campaign to help provide meals to children and families across the U.S.

This month, Sinclair is expanding its podcast division, launching a new slate of sports programming featuring top athletes, coaches, and experts. On August 21 Sinclair will launch “The Triple Option,” hosted by Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone. On September 5, “Throwbacks” with Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara will debut. Sinclair expects to introduce additional shows to its growing podcast lineup, giving audiences unparalleled access to the athletes and the games they love.

After a successful Comet Fest 2024, COMET, the top broadcast destination for fans of sci-fi and fantasy entertainment franchises, today announced the on-air and digital fan festival will return for a third year in Summer 2025 with a salute to the Jurassic Park franchise.

Sinclair is pleased to announce Project Baltimore, the special investigative reporting unit of WBFF, received two News & Documentary Emmy® Award nominations from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). These national Emmy Awards honor the best in news and documentary coverage across the country.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on September 13, 2024, to the holders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2024.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

Sinclair today announced Dean Ditmer has been named Vice President/General Manager of KATU and KUNP in Portland, OR.

Sinclair today announced that the company has awarded scholarships to 12 university students as a part of its annual Diversity Scholarship program.

NewsON, the nation’s largest, free multiplatform streaming service for local news content, is pleased to announce it has added eight new stations to its lineup in partnership with News Press & Gazette (NPG).

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) will report its second quarter 2024 earnings results at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, followed by a conference call to discuss the results at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Sinclair is pleased to announce WBFF in Baltimore and WJLA in Washington DC have been honored by The National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Science with a total of 29 Capital Emmy awards. The Capital Emmys honor the best journalism in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC television and media community.

Jerald “Jerry” Fritz, Executive Vice President for Strategic and Legal Affairs at ONE Media Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc., has announced his retirement. After an illustrious career spanning more than 55 years in and around the broadcast and communications industries, Fritz will step down on July 1.

Sinclair, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its stockholders elected the nominated nine Directors at the Company’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held yesterday. The elected Directors are Mr. David D. Smith, Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board of the Company; Mr. Frederick G. Smith, Director and Vice President of the Company; Mr. J. Duncan Smith, Director, Vice President and Secretary of the Company; Mr. Robert E. Smith, Director; Ms. Laurie R. Beyer, Director; Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Director; Mr. Howard E. Friedman, Director; Mr. Daniel C. Keith, Director; and Hon. Benson E. Legg, Director.

More than 20 Million children in America count on school meal programs. During the summer months, when school is out of session and school meals are no longer available, food banks step in to help get nutritious food to children during summer.

Sinclair is proud to announce 15 of its owned and/or operated content centers across the country have been honored with the prestigious RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Journalism. In total, Sinclair brought home a collective 22 awards, a testament to the company’s commitment to providing the best in local journalism.

Sinclair is pleased to announce it has been honored with 16 Telly Awards. The Telly Awards are a global competition honoring excellence in video and television content across all screens.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on June 17, 2024, to the holders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2024.

Sinclair is pleased to announce its television stations were honored with a total of four National Headliner Awards, including first place in the Investigative Reporting and Consumer Reporting categories. The National Headliner Awards, one of the oldest and largest journalism contests, recognizes the best journalistic merit in the United States.

Sinclair is proud to announce that Blaise Labbe will be inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. Labbe is currently a Group News Director for Sinclair Broadcast Group and oversees the news operations in 12 Sinclair markets across five states.

In honor of Earth Day, Sinclair, Inc. today published its 2023 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, detailing the Company’s achievements and progress in its social responsibility journey.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced the launch of its “Broadspan” datacasting platform to enable data distribution capability across all current Sinclair NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) markets where it serves as the host station. Edgio, Inc., a leading content delivery network, will become the first commercial partner of the Broadspan datacasting platform.

Sinclair, Inc. today announced the company has joined the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) as a member of the Board of Directors. The company will be represented by Mike Palmer, Sinclair’s AVP of Media Management, who will serve on EIDR’s board as Sinclair’s representative for a 1-year term.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) will report its first quarter 2024 earnings results at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, followed by a conference call to discuss the results at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Sinclair, Inc. today announced the company has taken its first steps into usage of generative artificial intelligence within its original content to reach more audiences globally in their native languages.

WBFF FOX45, Baltimore’s #1 ranked news outlet, The Baltimore Sun, the region’s leading source of news and information, Atlas Restaurant Group, the largest restaurant group in the city of Baltimore, and MileOne Autogroup, the region's largest car dealer group, today announced the companies will make financial donations in support of the Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund. WBFF, The Baltimore Sun, and Atlas Restaurant Group will each donate $50,000 to the recovery fund. The David D. Smith Family Foundation and MileOne Autogroup will each donate $100,000 to the fund.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) and its subsidiary, ONE Media Technologies, will be participating in the 2024 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show next week in Las Vegas. Members of the company’s leadership team will participate in multiple panel discussions and technical paper presentations during the April 13-16 show, and Sinclair will host a press conference event on April 14. Sinclair and ONE Media also be participating in ATSC’s NAB booth in the West Hall (W3056) and conducting private demonstrations while at the show.

Sinclair Broadcast Group today announced that Matthew Galka will join the company’s Washington DC Bureau as a National Correspondent. Galka will provide reporting for The National Desk, Sinclair’s nationally syndicated news program, and Sinclair’s broadcast stations.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., (Nasdaq: SBGI) today announced a new broadcast affiliate distribution agreement with ABC Owned Television Stations that will make CHARGE!, one of Sinclair’s free, over-the-air, national broadcast TV networks, available on ABC Owned Television Stations’ Diginet 3.

Sinclair today announced that Shuneca Harrington has been named VP/GM of WRLH/FOX in Richmond, VA.

Sinclair, Inc. today announced David Gibber has been elevated to Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Gibber was most recently the company’s Senior Vice President/General Counsel, a position he has held since 2019.

WBFF FOX 45, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s station in Baltimore, is pleased to announce that both the station and Project Baltimore’s Investigative Reporter Chris Papst will be honored by the Randallstown, MD NAACP chapter for their work focused on the education of children in the Baltimore area. WBFF and Papst will each be honored with an Excellence in Advocacy Award for their work covering education and public schools in the region.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQSBGI) today announced that it will carry Tennis Channel’s T2 as a free, streaming, virtual channel in all of its markets nationwide that have deployed the new NextGen Broadcast standard (ATSC 3.0). T2 is Tennis Channel’s second television network. The channel is broadly accessible, especially to younger-adult viewers, and includes matches from the men’s and women’s professional tours and team-cup competitions, as well as the French Open (Roland Garros), one of the sport’s four majors. Other programming includes original series, short-form features and documentaries exclusive to T2. The T2 virtual channel will be available via Sinclair NextGen Broadcast stations. Currently, Sinclair is using the NextGen Broadcast standard in 43 markets.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQSBGI) and America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) today announced that, in markets where Sinclair has deployed NEXTGEN Broadcast Service (ATSC 3.0) and a public television station has not, Sinclair will provide free carriage of a virtual channel from that public television station.

Sinclair Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) today announced a partnership with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s leading children’s literacy nonprofit, to launch Sinclair Cares: Supporting Children’s Literacy.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on March 25, 2024, to the holders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2024.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

Sinclair today announced that Jim Doty has been named VP/GM of WCYB (NBC/CW) and WEMT (FOX) in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., (Nasdaq: SBGI) today announced a new broadcast affiliate distribution agreement with TEGNA to expand the clearances for The Nest, Sinclair’s fourth multicast network.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC., a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., (Nasdaq: SBGI) is pleased to announce Comet, CHARGE! and TBD., the company’s free, over-the-air, national networks have continued to see rapid growth, delivering the highest viewership in the networks’ history, with double-digit ratings increases.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), together with Futuri, a leader in AI-driven audience engagement and sales intelligence solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that will integrate Futuri's advanced AI-driven sales system, TopLine®, into Sinclair's 186 owned and or operated television stations, spanning 85 markets.

Sinclair today announced Amy Calvert has been named Vice President/General Manager of KOKH/FOX and KOCB, Sinclair’s television stations in Oklahoma City.

Sinclair today announced Jennifer Hansen has been named Vice President/General Manager of WBMA/WABM and WTTO in Birmingham.