Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair, Inc., doing business as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in... Wikipedia

• Formerly called:  Chesapeake Television Corporation (1971–1985), Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (1985–2023)
• Type:  Public
• Traded as:  NASDAQ: SBGI (Class A), Russell 1000 component
• ISIN:  [ ISIN: [ US8292261091]]
• Industry:  Broadcast media, Telecommunications, Mass media
• Founded:  April 11, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
• Founder:  Julian Sinclair Smith
• Area served:  United States
• Key people:  David D. Smith (executive chairman), Christopher Ripley (president and CEO)
• Products:  Broadcasting equipment
• Production output:  Sports and news programming
• Services:  Broadcast television, Television production, Digital media, Radio, Television
• Revenue:  US$3.55 billion(2024)
• Operating income:  US$551 million(2024)
• Total assets:  US$5.89 billion(2024)
• Total equity:  US$516 million(2024)
• Owner:  Smith family (controlling)
• Number of employees:  7,200(2024)
• Divisions:  Sinclair Broadcast Group, Chesapeake Television, Sinclair Networks, Sinclair Original Programming
• Subsidiaries:  Sinclair Television Group, Tennis Channel, Dielectric, Keyser Capital, Sinclair Investment Group
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo