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Sinclair Broadcast Group

U.S. right-leaning (conservative-tilted local TV owner)

Sinclair is one of the largest U.S. owners of local TV stations. It is publicly traded but controlled by the Smith family, and it has a record of conservative-leaning corporate-mandated content. Its recent posture toward the Trump administration is mostly supportive, in part because it benefits from FCC deregulation and from consolidation approvals.

Owned byPublicly traded (Nasdaq: SBGI). The Smith family, led by Executive Chairman David D. Smith, holds the controlling voting shares through Class B stock. Christopher Ripley is CEO. The company renamed itself Sinclair, Inc. in 2025 after reorganizing its broadcast business.

LeaningU.S. right-leaning (conservative-tilted local TV owner)

On the administrationbroadly supportive

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4.4average bias score across 9 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

4 U.S. GDP Grew at a 3.4% Annual Rate in the Third Quarter, Above Forecasts; September PCE Inflation Rose to 3.6% From a Year Earlier
3 Ninth Circuit Panel Unanimously Orders Injunction Against California's ID Law as Applied to Federal Agents
3 Kansas Man Held Without Bond in Florida on 25 Felony Counts Over Online Threats to Kill Ben Shapiro
5 Massie and Khanna File Discharge Petition to Force House Vote on a Second Epstein Files Bill
5 Trump Headlines Houston RNC Fundraiser for Ken Paxton's Senate Bid, With Tickets From $10,000 to Nearly $500,000
2 N.C. Gov. Stein Signs Regulatory Reform Act Requiring Cities Over 50,000 to Allow Accessory Dwelling Units
8 CMS Finalizes Rule Ending Federal Medicaid and CHIP Payment for Gender-Transition Care for Minors, Effective October 13
6 Charlotte Police Arrest Di-Quan Schafar Hunt After Videos Show Attacks on Women; Assault Charge Pending
4 Justice Department Unseals Five Indictments Against CJNG Leaders and Announces Over $100 Million in Rewards