Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair Broadcasting Warns of Possible Bankruptcy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 9:40am.
Baltimore - As the ongoing recession continues to take its toll on advertising, Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it may be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Adds Multicast Tube Music Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2006 - 3:36am.
Miami - Sinclair Broadcast Group, a Maryland-based firm that owns, operates or provides services to TV stations in 36 markets, said on Thursday that it has signed a deal to carry The Tube Music Network, the first music network to be distributed using a new broadcast technology called digital multicasting. Under the deal, viewers in 28 of Sinclair's markets will be able to receive the network for free, either through television sets equipped with digital tuners and on the digital cable. Two weeks ago, Miami-based Tube Media, announced a similar agreement with Tribune Broadcasting. Tube was founded by Les Garland, a co-founder of both MTV and VH-1.