SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
May 1, 2006

Commission File Number
000-26076

 

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant)

Maryland

52-1494660

(State of organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

10706 Beaver Dam Road

Cockeysville, MD  21030

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(410) 568-1500

(Registrant’s telephone Number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 1, 2006, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (the “Company”), and FOX Broadcasting Company (“FOX”) entered into nineteen Station Affiliation Agreements (the “Affiliation Agreements”). The Affiliation Agreements were effective as of March 7, 2006. FOX has agreed to provide each affiliate station with two hours of programming on Monday to Friday, seven hours on Saturday and four hours on Sunday. Each Affiliation Agreement will expire on March 6, 2012. The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Affiliation Agreements. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Affiliation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s second quarter Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

 

By:

/s/ David R. Bochenek

 

Name:

David R. Bochenek

 

Title:

Vice President / Chief Accounting Officer

 

Dated: May 4, 2006

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