Sinclair Extends FOX Affiliation Agreements & Enters Into Programming Licensing Arrangement

Sinclair Extends FOX Affiliation Agreements & Enters Into Programming Licensing Arrangement

BALTIMORE. Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," announced that the affiliation agreements with the FOX Network that were due to expire on March 31, 2012, including KFXA-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa which Sinclair operates pursuant to an Outsourcing Agreement and which had been month-to-month, have been extended until December 31, 2012.

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In addition, the Company announced that it has entered into an overall programming licensing agreement with the FOX Network which allows the Company to enter into retransmission consent agreements with distributors for the remainder of the term of the affiliation agreement.

About Sinclair:

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies, owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 58 television stations in 35 markets. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 22% of U.S. television households and is affiliated with all major networks. Sinclair owns equity interests in various non-broadcast related companies.

The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information and can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

SOURCE Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

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CONTACT: Barry Faber, EVP & General Counsel, or David Amy, EVP & Chief Financial Officer, or Lucy Rutishauser, VP-Corporate Finance & Treasurer, +1-410-568-1500

Web Site: http://www.sbgi.net

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