Sinclair Expands Multicast Network Footprint in Top-Ten U.S. DMAs
January 04 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Comet and CHARGE! Now Available on CBS
Affiliates in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San
Francisco
TBD. and The Nest Available on KCAL9 in Los
Angeles
Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., a
diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and
sports, today announced network distribution agreements with CBS
Television Stations to add Sinclair’s free over-the-air (OTA)
national broadcast TV networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD. and
The Nest to additional CBS affiliates beginning this
week.
The expanded agreement positions Sinclair’s networks
Comet and CHARGE! in CBS’s key channel slots in
several of the country’s top-10 markets, adjacent to all five
broadcast networks.
Comet, featuring sci-fi and fantasy entertainment
franchises, is now available on the following CBS multicast
stations:
- New York WCBS - Channel 2.5
- San Francisco KPIX - Channel 5.5
CHARGE!, with a lineup of high-profile police procedural
dramas, is now available on the following CBS multicast
stations:
- Los Angeles KCAL - Channel 9.3
- Chicago WBBM - Channel 2.5
- Philadelphia KYW - Channel 3.5
Additionally, TBD. and The Nest receive
significant distribution upgrades in several top-20 DMAs:
TBD., the free TV home of big stars and big comedy, with
a lineup of ground-breaking, funny franchises, is now available on
the following CBS multicast stations:
- Miami WBFS – Channel 33.6
- Philadelphia WPSG – Channel 57.2
- San Francisco KPYX – Channel 44.2
The Nest, Sinclair’s newest network, delivers
viewers ‘comfort food’ programming comprised of home-improvement,
true-crime, factual reality series, and celebrity driven family
shows. The Nest is now available on the following CBS multicast
stations:
- Los Angeles KCAL - Channel 9.2
- San Francisco KPYX – Channel 44.4
"We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our networks’
distribution and the strengthening of our impactful partnership
with CBS, showcasing our commitment to delivering compelling
content to a broader audience across the US,” said Lee Schlazer,
SVP, Distribution.
Throughout 2023, Comet, CHARGE!, TBD. and The Nest were the
fastest growing multicast networks in the country, +24%* from the
prior year. The networks have benefitted from a continued
investment in successful, proven programming, adding iconic
franchises to the networks’ lineups, which will continue into 2024
and beyond.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group:
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc.,
(Nasdaq: SBGI) 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;
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.
*Source: Nielsen L+SD P25-54 Total Day (M-Su/9am-3am) Imp, 2023
(through 12/17/23) vs 2022
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