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PARAMOUNT GLOBAL AND SINCLAIR, INC. ANNOUNCE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS

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Friday, October 27, 2023
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NEW YORK and BALTIMORE, Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) and Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) ("Sinclair"), today announced comprehensive, multi-year distribution agreements across all 21 CBS network affiliations for Sinclair stations, including six top-50 market affiliates, KUTV in Salt Lake City, UT, KEYE in Austin, TX, WKRC in Cincinnati, OH, WPEC in West Palm Beach, FL, WWMT in Grand Rapids, MI and WHP in Harrisburg, PA. Additionally, Paramount reached an agreement to renew the affiliation of WTVH in Syracuse, NY and WGFL in Gainesville, FL, stations to which Sinclair provides services. 

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  • NEW YORK and BALTIMORE, Oct. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) and Sinclair, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) ("Sinclair"), today announced comprehensive, multi-year distribution agreements across all 21 CBS network affiliations for Sinclair stations, including six top-50 market affiliates, KUTV in Salt Lake City, UT, KEYE in Austin, TX, WKRC in Cincinnati, OH, WPEC in West Palm Beach, FL, WWMT in Grand Rapids, MI and WHP in Harrisburg, PA. Additionally, Paramount reached an agreement to renew the affiliation of WTVH in Syracuse, NY and WGFL in Gainesville, FL, stations to which Sinclair provides services.
  • Sinclair is one of the largest operators of CBS affiliates, and the 23 markets combined reach 8% of the U.S. audience serving over 10 million television households.
  • Sinclair's CBS affiliates will remain locally available to subscribers of Paramount+ with Showtime and will continue to be widely distributed across traditional MVPD and vMVPD platforms.
  • The agreement consists of renewals for the following CBS affiliates: WRGB in Albany, NY; KEYE in Austin, TX; KBAK in Bakersfield, CA; KFDM in Beaumont, TX; KBOI in Boise, ID; KGAN in Cedar Rapids, IA; WKRC in Cincinnati, OH; KRCG in Columbia, MO; KDBC in El Paso, TX; KVAL in Eugene, OR; WGFL in Gainesville, FL; WWMT in Grand Rapids, MI; WHP in Harrisburg, PA; KTVL in Medford, OR; KTVO in Ottumwa, IA; WGME in Portland, ME; KHQA in Quincy, IL; KUTV in Salt Lake City, UT; KPTH in Sioux City, IA; WSBT in South Bend, IN; WTVH in Syracuse, NY; WPEC in West Palm Beach, FL; and KIMA in Yakima, WA.

Sinclair Stations WGME/Portland, ME and KOMO/Seattle Win RTDNA National Edward R. Murrow Awards

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Friday, August 12, 2022
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Sinclair Broadcast Group (Nasdaq: SBGI) is proud to announce WGME in Portland, ME and KOMO in Seattle, WA have been honored by the Radio Television Digital News Association ( RTDNA ) with National Edward R. Murrow Awards.

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  • Sinclair Broadcast Group (Nasdaq: SBGI) is proud to announce WGME in Portland, ME and KOMO in Seattle, WA have been honored by the Radio Television Digital News Association ( RTDNA ) with National Edward R. Murrow Awards.
  • The Murrow Awards honor outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism.
  • Earlier this year, 13 of Sinclairs newsrooms were honored with a collective 22 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism, a testament to Sinclairs commitment to providing the best in local journalism.
  • WGME and KOMO were the recipient of three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards at each station.

Sinclair Affiliate WGME Announces Investigative Reporter Jon Chrisos and the I-Team Win Prestigious IRE Award

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Monday, April 12, 2021
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b"WGME CBS 13 (Portland, ME), affiliate of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), is proud to report that Investigative Reporter Jon Chrisos and the station\xe2\x80\x99s I-Team have been named recipients of the prestigious Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award.

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  • b"WGME CBS 13 (Portland, ME), affiliate of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), is proud to report that Investigative Reporter Jon Chrisos and the station\xe2\x80\x99s I-Team have been named recipients of the prestigious Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award.
  • This is the first time that a Maine-based television station earned this award.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThis win is a significant achievement not only for the WGME team, but for veterans everywhere,\xe2\x80\x9d said Scott Livingston, Senior Vice President of News at Sinclair Broadcast Group.
  • Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms.
  • The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information, which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net .\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210412005570/en/\n"