Sinclair Closes on Freedom Group

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Sinclair Broadcast Group has closed on its $385 million acquisition of the Freedom Communications stations.

Sinclair had been operating the stations since Dec. 1, pursuant to a local marketing agreement, as it awaited FCC approval.

The stations are WPEC West Palm Beach, WWMT Grand Rapids (Mich.), WRGB-WCWN Albany (N.Y.), WTVC Chattanooga (Tenn.), WLAJ Lansing (Mich.), KTVL Medford (Ore.) and KFDM Beaumont (Texas).

Sinclair now owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 74 television stations in 45 markets, and reaches approximately 26.3% of U.S. television households.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.