Sinclair Announces Retransmission Agreement with DISH Network

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BALTIMORE, May 29, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced today that it has entered into an extension of its retransmission consent agreement with DISH Network Corporation.
Under the terms of the agreement, DISH will continue to carry the signals of stations which Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services. The agreement also provides DISH with certain rights to carry local content produced by Sinclair on a video-on-demand basis. Although Sinclair does not disclose the dollar amount of consideration received from individual multi-channel video program distributors, such as DISH, Sinclair will continue to be compensated by DISH under the agreement.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies, currently owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 58 television stations in 35 markets. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 22% of U.S. television households and includes FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, MNT and CW affiliates.
SOURCE Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.