The CW Network and Sinclair Expand and Extend Affiliation Partnership
August 31 2023 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
The CW Network Adds New Affiliate Stations
with Launch of CW Programming on KOMO-TV in Seattle and
WPNT-TV in Pittsburgh
Multi-Year Agreement Extends CW Station
Affiliations Across 35 US Markets
The CW Network (The CW) and Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC
(Sinclair) today announced a multi-year deal that renews
affiliations across 35 markets, including 10 markets in which
Sinclair provides sales and other services to a CW-affiliated
station. In addition, beginning September 1, Sinclair will launch
The CW on two new affiliate stations, KOMO-TV, in Seattle,
Washington, and WPNT-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – both stations
currently broadcast LIV Golf and will expand carriage to include
the entire CW Programming offering. Financial terms of the
agreement were not disclosed.
“With The CW’s first-ever ACC college football game featuring
the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Cincinnati Bearcats in primetime on
September 9, we are pleased to be adding WPNT-TV in Pittsburgh and
KOMO-TV in Seattle to our affiliate group,” said Dennis Miller,
President of The CW Network. “We appreciate that Sinclair values
their partnership with The CW as we remake the network with our
significant investment in sports, combined with a smart
entertainment programming strategy that will further expand
viewership on a local and national level.”
“We are pleased to be continuing our long relationship with The
CW Network and look forward to bringing our stations in Seattle and
Pittsburgh into the CW family,” said Rob Weisbord, Sinclair’s COO
and President of Local Media. “We thank our distribution team for
securing the renewal of our affiliate agreement, which includes
rights that allow us to negotiate with virtual MVPDs for
CW-affiliated stations.”
About The CW Network The CW
Network, LLC is one of America’s major broadcast networks and
reaches 100% of US television households. The CW delivers 14 hours
of primetime entertainment programming per week in addition to over
300 hours of sports per year as the broadcast home to LIV Golf, ACC
football and basketball games, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series
beginning in 2025. The fully ad-supported CW App, with more than 96
million downloads to date, is available for free to consumers on
all major platforms and is home to the latest episodes and seasons
of The CW’s primetime programming, live streaming of LIV Golf
tournaments and a library of entertaining film and television
content for on-demand viewing. The CW is 75%-owned by Nexstar Media
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), a leading diversified media company and
largest CW affiliate group with 37 CW affiliates, covering 32% of
the population. For more information about The CW, please visit
www.cwtv.com.
About Sinclair, Inc.
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! and TBD; and
owns and provides services to 21 regional sports network brands.
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.
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Sinclair Investor: Chris King – VP, Investor Relations
chrisking@sbgtv.com Billie-Jo McIntire – AVP, Investor Relations
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Nexstar Media: Gary Weitman EVP & Chief
Communications Officer 972/373-8800 (office)
gweitman@nexstar.tv
Nexstar Investor: Joseph Jaffoni JCIR 212/835-8500 or
nxst@jcir.com
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