Sinclair Announces Renewals of NBC Affiliation Agreements
16 January 2025 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Multi-Year Deals Span 21 NBC Affiliates,
Serving Nearly 7 Million US Television Households
Sinclair and NBC today announced a comprehensive, multi-year
agreement that renews station affiliation agreements for all 21 of
Sinclair’s owned and/or operated NBC affiliates, with the stations
reaching nearly 7 million U.S. TV households.
The agreement consists of renewals for the following NBC
affiliates: WOAI/San Antonio, TX; KSNV/Las Vegas, NV;
WJAR/Providence, RI; WNWO/Toledo, OH; WSTM/Syracuse, NY;
WCYB/Tri-Cities, TN-VA; WTWC/Tallahassee, FL; WJAC/Johnstown-
Altoona, PA; WPBN and WTOM/Traverse City-Cadillac, MI; KCFW and
KECI/Missoula, MT; WTOV/Wheeling-Steubenville, OH; and KTVM and
KDBZ-CD/Butte-Bozeman, MT.
The NBC affiliations were also renewed by Sinclair partners in
five markets that Sinclair provides sales and other services to
under a joint sales agreement or master service agreement:
Cunningham Broadcasting Group, the licensee of KRNV/ Reno, NV;
Deerfield Media, the licensee of WPMI/Mobile-Pensacola, FL; Howard
Stirk Holdings, the licensee of WEYI/Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI;
MPS Media, the licensee of WNBW/Gainesville, FL, and Roberts Media,
the licensee of KMTR, KMCB and KTCW in Eugene, OR.
“These agreements reflect the mutual value and shared success
between Sinclair and NBC,” said Will Bell, SVP, Head of
Distribution and Network Relations, Sinclair. “It underscores the
strength of our partnership and the unique role our stations play
in delivering compelling content, trusted journalism, and vital
services to local communities. We look forward to continuing to
build on this legacy with NBC in the years ahead.”
“We look forward to continuing our decades-long partnership with
Sinclair, bringing viewers leading programming like Sunday Night
Football, TODAY and The Irrational,” said Phil Martzolf, President,
Affiliate Relations, NBCUniversal. “NBC’s future is bright as we
look towards the return of the NBA, Saturday Night Live’s
50thAnniversary, the 2026 Winter Olympics and more, lending great
opportunities for us to work even closer with our affiliate
partners.”
About Sinclair
Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and
a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns,
operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86
markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns
Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD and The
Nest. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms,
including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors,
and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news
content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key
source of Company information which can be accessed at
www.sbgi.net.
About NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and
entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we
distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming,
and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences.
We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including
NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local
Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported
streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed
entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed
Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group and have
world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal
Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of
Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more
information.
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