Sinclair Enters Into Long-Term Affiliation Agreements With ABC

(RTTNews) - Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBGI) said Monday that it has entered into long-term agreements with American Broadcasting Co. for the renewal of the ABC affiliations in 13 Sinclair markets that come up for renewal during 2014 and 2015.

Three of the new agreements will expire on August 31, 2019 and the other 11 will expire on August 31, 2020.

The markets being renewed include six of Sinclair's ten biggest ABC markets, including five of the top six ABC markets. Sinclair is the largest ABC affiliate with a total of 25 ABC affiliated stations. The company's remaining ABC affiliation agreements do not expire for several years.