Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the “Company” or
“Sinclair,” announced today that it is unlikely that a carriage
agreement with DISH Network will be reached before the August 16,
2021 expiration of their current agreement for DISH’s carriage of
Sinclair’s broadcast stations and Tennis Channel. As a result, all
Sinclair broadcast TV stations (see list below) and Tennis Channel
would no longer be carried by DISH Network. In total, 112 broadcast
TV stations are expected to be dropped, including 102 ABC, CBS, FOX
and NBC affiliates.
DISH Network has a demonstrated track record of dropping local
and national programming that viewers value. DISH has recently had
carriage disruptions, some of which continue to this day, with the
NFL Network, HBO, the Bally Sports Regional Sports Networks, Mid
Atlantic Sports Network, Altitude Sports Network, the NBC RSNs,
Nexstar Media Group, E.W. Scripps Co., Mission Broadcasting, Cox
Media Group, Sunbeam Broadcasting, and Capital Broadcasting. In the
past few years, DISH Network has dropped over 230 channels due to
carriage disputes.
“We have tried unsuccessfully to reach fair and customary terms
with DISH Network for the renegotiation of our retransmission
consent,” stated David Gibber, Sinclair’s General Counsel. “Given
the status of these negotiations, we feel it is important to alert
DISH Network subscribers to the real risk that some of their
favorite stations will no longer be available through DISH Network
including their access to live, local news, popular syndicated
programming, sports programming including college and NFL football,
and the network programming of our ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and CW
affiliates in those markets. DISH subscribers are also at risk of
losing Tennis Channel. With this loss, tennis fans will not be able
to see wall-to-wall coverage of the Western & Southern Open
from Cincinnati, OH in the run-up to the last Grand Slam of the
year, the US Open.”
On-demand access and online access to the programming for DISH
Network subscribers would also be lost at such time.
“We apologize to our viewers for the inconvenience this may
cause although our programming will continue to be available either
through other program providers or via over-the-air antenna
reception,” Gibber continued. “We encourage subscribers in these
markets to contact DISH Network and let them know that it is
important to them that DISH Network carry these stations and that
they should switch to another TV provider if they care about their
news, local and national sports, and top tier entertainment
programming.”
DISH Network subscribers wishing to discontinue their service
can do so by calling DISH Network at 866-974-0781. DIRECTV can be
reached at 1-888-777-2454.
The following stations will no longer be available after August
16, 2021 to DISH Network subscribers if DISH Network continues to
reject Sinclair's offers, which are consistent with the terms
offered to other MVPDs.
Abilene-Sweetwater, TX: KTXS (ABC)
Albany - Schnectady - Troy, NY: WRGB (CBS)
Albany, GA: WFXL (FOX)
Amarillo, TX: KVII (ABC), KVII-2 (CW)
Austin, TX: KEYE (CBS)
Bakersfield, CA: KBAK (CBS), KBFX (FOX)
Baltimore, MD: WBFF (FOX), WBFF-2 (MyTV)
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: KFDM (CBS), KFDM-3 (FOX), KFDM-3 VIE
(FOX), KFDM-2 (CW)
Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL: WBMA (ABC), WTTO (CW),
WABM (MyTV)
Boise, ID: KBOI (CBS), KYUU (CW Plus)
Buffalo, NY: WUTV (FOX), WNYO (MyTV)
Butte-Bozeman, MT: KTVM (NBC)
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, IA: KGAN (CBS),
KGAN-2 (FOX)
Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL: WICD (ABC)
Charleston, SC: WCIV-2 (ABC), WCIV (MyTV)
Charleston-Huntington, WV: WCHS (ABC), WCHS-2 (FOX)
Chattanooga, TN: WTVC (ABC), WTVC-2 (FOX)
Chico-Redding, CA: KRCR (ABC), KRVU (MyTV)
Cincinnati, OH: WKRC (CBS)
Columbia, SC: WACH (FOX)
Columbia-Jefferson City, MO: KRCG (CBS)
Columbus, OH: WSYX (ABC), WSYX-3 (FOX)
Corpus Christi, TX: KSCC (FOX), KTOV (MyTV)
Dayton, OH: WKEF (ABC), WKEF-2 (FOX)
Des Moines-Ames, IA: KDSM (FOX)
El Paso (Las Cruces), TX-NM: KFOX (FOX), KDBC (CBS)
Eugene, OR: KVAL (CBS)
Eureka, CA: KAEF (ABC), KECA (CW)
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI: WSMH (FOX)
Fresno-Visalia, CA: KMPH (FOX), KFRE (CW)
Gainesville, FL: WGFL (CBS), WGFL-2 (MyTV)
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI: WWMT (CBS), WWMT-2
(CW)
Green Bay-Appleton, WI: WLUK (FOX), WCWF (CW)
Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC: WXLV (ABC), WMYV
(MyTV)
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC: WCTI (ABC)
Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, SC-NC: WLOS (ABC)
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA: WHP (CBS), WHP-3 (CW)
Johnstown-Altoona-State College, PA: WJAC (NBC)
Las Vegas, NV: KSNV (NBC), KVCW (CW), KVCW-2 (MyTV)
Lexington, KY: WDKY (FOX)
Lincoln & Hastings-Kearny, NE: KHGI (ABC), KFXL (FOX)
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR: KATV (ABC)
Macon, GA: WGXA (FOX), WGXA-2 (ABC)
Madison, WI: WMSN (FOX)
Medford-Klamath Falls, OR: KTVL (CBS), KTVL-2 (CW Plus)
Milwaukee, WI: WVTV (CW), WVTV-2 (MyTV)
Minneapolis, MN: WUCW (CW)
Missoula, MT: KECI (NBC)
Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach), AL-FL: WEAR (ABC), WFGX
(MyTV/ThisTV)
Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC: WPDE (ABC)
Nashville, TN: WZTV (FOX), WUXP (MyTV)
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA: WTVZ (MyTV)
Oklahoma City, OK: KOKH (FOX), KOCB (CW)
Omaha, NE: KPTM (FOX)
Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO: KTVO (ABC), KTVO-2 (CBS)
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL: KBSI (FOX), WDKA
(MyTV)
Pittsburgh, PA: WPGH (FOX), WPNT (MyTV)
Portland-Auburn, ME: WGME (CBS)
Portland, OR: KATU (ABC)
Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA: WJAR (NBC)
Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk, IL-MO-IA: KHQA (CBS), KHQA-2 (ABC)
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC: WLFL (CW), WRDC (MyTV)
Reno, NV: KRXI (FOX)
Richmond-Petersburg, VA: WRLH (FOX)
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA: WSET (ABC)
Rochester, NY: WUHF (FOX)
Salt Lake City, UT: KUTV (CBS), KMYU (MyTV)
San Angelo, TX: KTXE (ABC)
San Antonio, TX: KABB (FOX), WOAI (NBC)
Savannah, GA: WTGS (FOX)
Seattle-Tacoma, WA: KOMO (ABC)
Sioux City, IA: KPTH (FOX), KPTH-3 (CBS), KPTH-3 VIE (CBS)
South Bend-Elkhart, IN: WSBT (CBS), WSBT-2 (FOX)
Spokane, WA: KLEW (CBS)
St. Louis, MO: KDNL (ABC)
Syracuse, NY: WSTM (NBC), WSTQ (CW)
Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL-GA: WTWC (NBC), WTWC-2 (FOX)
Toledo, OH: WNWO (NBC)
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI: WPBN (NBC)
Tri-Cities, TN-VA: WCYB (NBC), WCYB-2 (CW)
Tulsa, OK: KTUL (ABC)
Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD): WJLA (ABC)
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL: WPEC (CBS), WTVX (CW)
Wheeling-Steubenville, WV-OH: WTOV (NBC), WTOV-2 (FOX)
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, KS: KSAS (FOX)
Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, PA: WOLF (FOX), WQMY (MyTV)
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA: KIMA (CBS), KIMA-2 (CW
Plus)
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of
local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 regional
sports network brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to
185 television stations in 86 markets; is a leading local news
provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has
TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks.
Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source
of Company information, which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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