CHARGE! and ABC Owned Television Stations Enter Into New Network Affiliation Agreement
April 01 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Agreement Makes CHARGE! Available on Key
Channel Positions Across ABC’s Market-Leading Owned Television
Stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc.,
(Nasdaq: SBGI) today announced a new broadcast affiliate
distribution agreement with ABC Owned Television Stations that will
make CHARGE!, one of Sinclair’s free, over-the-air, national
broadcast TV networks, available on ABC Owned Television Stations’
Diginet 3.
Beginning today, CHARGE!, which features a lineup of the
biggest police procedural franchises in TV history, including Law
& Order: Criminal Intent and CSI NY, will launch on the
following ABC Owned Television Stations: WABC-TV New York channel
7.3, KABC-TV Los Angeles channel 7.3, WLS-TV Chicago channel 7.3,
WPVI-TV Philadelphia channel 6.3, KTRK-TV Houston channel 13.3, ,
KGO-TV San Francisco channel 7.3, WTVD-TV Raleigh Durham channel
11.3 and KFSN-TV Fresno channel 30.3.
CHARGE!’s move into the big 4 network channel positions in the
country’s largest markets, adds over four million new, over-the-air
TV households as well as 3.73 million new pay TV/cable households.
With the addition of this distribution agreement, CHARGE! can now
be seen over-the-air in 109 U.S. markets, including nine of the
Top-10 markets.
"We are thrilled to launch CHARGE! and broaden our partnership
with ABC Owned Television Stations. Sinclair continues to grow our
multicast networks and securing big- 4 network row positioning for
the launch of CHARGE! on all eight ABC powerhouse stations was a
key strategic initiative," said Lee Schlazer, SVP, of
Distribution.
As previously announced, this agreement continues Sinclair's
investment and expansion of its multicast networks through the
addition of distribution partners and successful programming with
iconic franchises throughout the networks’ lineups which continues
to drive double-digit annual audience growth.
For more information, program schedules and a location finder,
please visit: https://watchcharge.com/watch-live/#find-channel
About Sinclair Broadcast Group:
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc.,
(Nasdaq: SBGI) a diversified media company and a leading provider
of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or
provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets
affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns Tennis
Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD. and The Nest;
and owns and provides services to 21 regional sports network
brands. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms,
including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors,
and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news
content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key
source of Company information which can be accessed at
www.sbgi.net.
About ABC Owned Television Stations:
Disney Entertainment Television’s eight owned ABC stations are
multiplatform leaders in local news and information. Collectively
No. 1 across all U.S. television households, the eight stations are
comprised of WABC-TV New York, KABC-TV Los Angeles, WLS-TV Chicago,
WPVI-TV Philadelphia, KTRK-TV Houston, KGO-TV San Francisco,
WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham and KFSN-TV Fresno. With WABC-NY, they
produce the #1 syndicated daytime series in the country, "Live with
Kelly and Mark," and with KABC- LA, we produce the leading
syndicated entertainment brand ABC "On the Red Carpet."
The stations also deliver locally sourced storytelling to
millions of viewers via its streaming channels that feature 24/7
local news coverage, breaking news, weather forecasts, exclusive
premium content and feel-good stories from ABC’s award-winning
“Localish.” The ABC Owned Television Stations ended 2023 with the
most streaming minutes among its competitors, and have continued to
lead into 2024. They are also the leading local station group on
social media reaching more than 34 million people across platforms,
including 4 stations that have reached Gold Creator Status on
YouTube.
Category: General
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240401588298/en/
Sinclair Jessica Bellucci jbellucci-c@sbgtv.com
Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2024 to Oct 2024
Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2023 to Oct 2024