Outlet track record
Sinclair Broadcast Group
U.S. right
Sinclair Broadcast Group is the largest U.S. local TV station owner by number of stations, controlled by the conservative Smith family through a dual-class share structure. The company has a well-documented record of conservative-leaning editorial practices, including mandatory pro-Republican commentary segments and favorable framing of Republican administrations. Under Trump's second term, Sinclair-owned affiliates have continued that pattern, carrying administration messaging that national broadcast networks declined to air.
Owned byPublicly traded company (NASDAQ: SBGI); the Smith family — led by Executive Chairman David D. Smith and his brothers — retains effective voting control through a dual-class share structure (Class B shares) established at the 1995 IPO
LeaningU.S. right
On the administrationbroadly supportive
4average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun