
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