Marquee Sports Network

American regional sports network

Television channel

Marquee Sports Network

Country| United States
Broadcast area| Northern and Central Illinois, Iowa, Eastern and Central Nebraska, Northern, Western and Central Indiana, Southwestern Michigan, Southeastern Wisconsin
Nationwide (via satellite)
Headquarters| Chicago, Illinois
Programming
Language(s)| English
Picture format| HDTV 1080p
Ownership
Owner| Sinclair Broadcast Group (50%)
Chicago Cubs (50%)
Sister channels| FanDuel Sports Network
History
Launched| February 22, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-02-22)
Replaced| NBC Sports Chicago
WGN Sports
WLS-TV
Links
Webcast| watchmarquee.com/watchnow
Website| www.marqueesportsnetwork.com
Availability
Streaming media
DirecTV Stream| Internet Protocol television
FuboTV| Internet Protocol television

Marquee Sports Network is a regional sports network operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group and the Chicago Cubs, launched on February 22, 2020. It replaced a trio of channels (cable channel NBC Sports Chicago and broadcast partners WLS-TV and WGN-TV) as the exclusive broadcaster of Cubs games not shown on national TV.[1]

## History

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The main entrance marquee outside Wrigley Field, from which the channel derives its name

On November 16, 2015, in an interview with WSCR radio, the Cubs' president of business operations Crane Kenney stated that the team was seeking to launch its own in-house regional sports network after its current broadcast contracts with NBC Sports Chicago, WGN Sports, and WLS-TV expire after the 2019 season.[2][3][4]

On December 18, 2018, it was reported by the Chicago Sun-Times that the team was preparing to launch its RSN, "Marquee", in 2020, and that Sinclair Broadcast Group was a frontrunner to serve as managing partner.[5] Sinclair had previously attempted to purchase WGN's parent company Tribune Media, and ran the national sports network Stadium with the White Sox's investment arm Silver Chalice, prior to selling its stake to Silver Chalice in 2023. The venture was officially announced in February 2019 to be launched in 2020 with Sinclair.[6][7]

On May 22, 2019, Michael McCarthy was named general manager of the Marquee Sports Network after being the Cubs' consultant on the channel.[8] He is the former president of the MSG Network[8] and a former top official with the Milwaukee Bucks (COO) and the St. Louis Blues (vice chairman).[9]

On August 22, 2019, a consortium of Sinclair and Entertainment Studios acquired Fox Sports Networks for $10.6 billion, thus making Marquee a sister to them (FSN previously operated a Chicago network, but it became defunct when Chicago's professional teams abandoned it in favor of a joint venture with Comcast—currently known as NBC Sports Chicago). The divestiture was mandated as part of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, who chose not to retain the networks under its successor Fox Corporation.[10][11]

Early reception of Marquee was mixed by fans, culminating in fans booing Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts during the annual Cubs Convention in 2020 after mention of the new network.[12][13]

Marquee Sports Network officially launched on February 22, 2020, at 1 p.m. CT, with its first program being a launch special hosted by actor and Cubs fan Bill Murray, followed by a documentary on Ernie Banks. The channel aired its first live spring training game against the Oakland Athletics at Sloan Park later in the day; the game had been postponed from the afternoon due to the threat of rain.[1][14] However, because the start of the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its first regular-season game was not until July 24, 2020.[15]

In October 2020, the Chicago Bears began a partnership with the channel. As part of the agreement, the channel would air a weekly show named "Bear Essentials" as well as a replay of that week's Bears game throughout the season.[16]

Marquee's Cubs broadcasts underwent tweaks for the 2021 season. Alongside its new play-by-play voice Jon Sciambi, the network would no longer require commentators to wear a suit and tie on-air (a mandate made during the inaugural season by executives insisting that Marquee's broadcasts have a "national network quality"), and replaced an unorthodox bottom-centered score bar it had used during the first season with a more traditional scoreboard in the top-left of the screen (a move which also differentiated Marquee from its newly-relaunched sister networks in the Bally Sports group, whose on-air branding was derived from that of Marquee, but with an equally-unorthodox integration of a scoreboard and ticker).[17]

The network would use the slogan "We get it" in a marketing campaign to promote the new Cubs season and these tweaks.[18][19][20]

In May 2022, the Chicago Sky announced a multi-year broadcast agreement with the network.[21] Prior to the 2025 season, the Sky announced that The U would be its exclusive broadcast partner, ending the team's relationship with Marquee.[22]

In July 2023, Marquee launched a standalone in-market streaming service priced at $19.99 a month. With the service's launch, Marquee also upgraded its streaming video quality to 1080p.[23] Later that year, in September, the Chicago Bears expanded their partnership with the channel and announced that Marquee would be the team's Official Postgame Show Partner, with the new program being named "The Official Bears Postgame Live". The network would also launch an additional weekly Bears program named "Bears Den".[24]

In 2024, Marquee became the exclusive local broadcast partner of Chicago Stars FC. The following year, the team moved its live local games to WFLD-TV, with Marquee airing reruns and other related coverage.[25]

## Talent

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The Cubs' previous television commentators Len Kasper (play-by-play) and Jim "J.D." Deshaies (color) retained their roles on Marquee at the channel's launch.[26] On May 1, 2019, it was reported that David Kaplan—NBC Sports Chicago studio host for Cubs games—had renewed his contract with the channel, dispelling rumors that he planned to join Marquee.[27] Cole Wright, formerly of NFL Network, was to serve as studio host, and Taylor McGregor, formerly field reporter for the Colorado Rockies on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, was to serve as field reporter.[28] The channel also brought on Bob Vorwald, former executive producer of WGN Sports.[1] Jon Sciambi, then a television and radio play-by-play voice on ESPN's MLB national broadcasts, was hired to replace Kasper.[29] Beth Mowins and longtime Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes served as fill-in announcers when Sciambi was not available,[30] until 2025, when it was announced that Alex Cohen would be Sciambi's full-time back-up.[31]

Chris Myers worked as a backup play-by play man for Cubs TV games from 2021-2023.

## Programming

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Besides game broadcasts, Marquee carries documentaries, game replays, and player profiles, as well as coverage of some minor league games.[28][1]

### Cubs Programming

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#### Individual programs

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* Cubs Live!, pre-game[1]
* Cubs Postgame Live![1]

#### Baseball team rights

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* Chicago Cubs
* Iowa Cubs (Triple-A) International League[1]
* Knoxville Smokies (Double-A) Southern League
* South Bend Cubs (High-A) Midwest League[1]
* Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Low-A) Carolina League

### Non-Cubs programming

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#### Individual Programs

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* Follow The Money, a weekday morning sports betting show by Vegas Stats & Information Network hosted by Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard[32]
* Live on The Line, a weekday afternoon betting program
* The Reporters, a weekly round table discussion amongst Chicago sports news people regarding local and national sporting news

#### Chicago Bears

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Due to NFL rules, these programs only run within the Chicago Bears' broadcast area, with alternate programming airing on the network outside of this area.

* The Official Bears Postgame Live (after every Bears game)
* Bear Essentials (weekly on Tuesdays)
* Bears Den (weekly on Thursdays)

#### Collegiate & High School Programming

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* Illinois State Redbirds football and men’s and women’s basketball[33][34]
* Northern Iowa Panthers football and men’s basketball
* DePaul Blue Demons men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and softball[35]
* Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men’s basketball[36]
* Chicago area high school football, including the annual Chicago Prep Bowl game[37]
* Loyola Chicago Ramblers select home events for men's and women's basketball and all home men's volleyball matches[38]

#### Chicago Stars

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* Exclusive game coverage in 2024, transitioned to a limited package 2025[25]

### Former programming

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* ACC on Regional Sports Networks package - Until the rights were picked up by The CW in 2023
* A package of Conference USA football and men’s basketball produced by Stadium until the conference ended its relationship with the network following the 2022-2023 season
* Chicago Sky (2022-2024)[21][22]
* Chicago Hounds (2023-2024)[39][40]
* Mountain West Conference football via sister network Stadium

## Broadcasting areas

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Marquee is broadcast in five states, particularly Illinois (with the exception of Southern Illinois), most of Iowa, eastern Nebraska, all of Indiana except areas near the Ohio River, and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The broadcasting areas for each state are listed below.

### Illinois

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* Chicago metropolitan area (Cook County, DeKalb County, DuPage County, Grundy County, Kankakee County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County, Will County)
* Rockford metropolitan area (Boone County, Ogle County, Stephenson County, Winnebago County)
* Dixon, IL micropolitan area (Lee County)
* Quad Cities metropolitan area (Rock Island County, Fulton County, Henry County, Carroll County, Mercer County)
* Galesburg, Illinois micropolitan area (Knox County, Warren County)
* Macomb, IL micropolitan area (McDonough County)
* Peoria metropolitan area (Marshall County, Peoria County, Stark County, Tazewell County, Woodford County)
* Bloomington, Illinois Metropolitan (McLean County)
* Champaign Metropolitan area (Champaign County, Ford County, Piatt County)
* Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (Macon County)
* Springfield metropolitan area (Menard County, Sangamon County)

### Indiana

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* Chicago metropolitan area (Jasper County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County)
* South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area (St. Joseph County)
* Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area (Elkhart County, Indiana)
* Warsaw Micropolitan area (Kosciusko County)
* Fort Wayne metropolitan area (Adams County, Allen County, DeKalb County, Huntington County, Noble County, Wells County, Whitley County)
* Logansport micropolitan area (Cass County)
* Lafayette metropolitan area (Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County)
* Frankfort micropolitan area (Clinton County)
* Indianapolis metropolitan area (Boone County, Brown County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Johnson County, Madison County, Marion County, Morgan County, Putnam County, Shelby County)
* Bloomington metropolitan area (Greene County, Monroe County, Owen County)
* Terre Haute metropolitan area (Clay County, Sullivan County, Vermillion County, Vigo County)

### Iowa

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* Iowa City metropolitan area (Johnson County)
* Quad Cities metropolitan area (Scott County, Muscatine County, Cedar County, Clinton County, Jackson County)
* Dubuque, Iowa metropolitan area (Dubuque County)
* Waterloo metropolitan area (Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Buchanan County, Butler County, Chickasaw County, Grundy County)
* Cedar Rapids metropolitan area (Benton County, Jones County, Linn County)
* Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area (Webster County)
* Burlington, Iowa micropolitan area (Des Moines)
* Fairfield, Iowa micropolitan area (Jefferson County
* Ottumwa, Iowa micropolitan area (Wapello County, Davis County)
* Ames, Iowa metropolitan area (Story County)
* Des Moines metropolitan area (Dallas County, Guthrie County, Jasper County, Madison County, Polk, Warren County)
* Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area (Harrison County, Mills County, Pottawattamie County)
* Sioux City metropolitan area (Plymouth County, Woodbury County)

### Michigan

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* South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area (Cass County)

### Nebraska

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* Sioux City metropolitan area (Burt County, Cuming County, Dakota County, Dixon County, Stanton County, Wayne County)
* Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area (Cass County, Douglas County, Sarpy County, Saunders County, Washington County)
* Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area (Lancaster County, Seward County)
* Grand Island metropolitan area (Hall County, Hamilton County, Howard County, Merrick County)
* Kearney Micropolitan area (Buffalo County, Kearney County)

### Wisconsin

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* Chicago metropolitan area (Kenosha County)

## Carriage

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As of February 2020, Sinclair had secured distribution deals with Charter Communications, RCN, DirecTV, Mediacom, and Frontier Communications to carry Marquee Sports Network at launch.[1]

Upon the announcement of the channel, the network's ability to gain carriage was compared to the troubled negotiations of the Los Angeles Dodgers' SportsNet LA.[41] Industry observer Phillip Swan thought Marquee would have a "50-50 chance of working" while commenting "How can you not look at the disaster of the SportsNet (LA) scene and not be a little skeptical?"[42] Charter has since come to terms with DirecTV to carry SportsNet LA.[43]

Industry experts predicted that Marquee would seek around $5 per subscriber placing it behind YES Network and ESPN.[42] Sinclair secured Marquee's first major carriage agreement with Charter Communications on July 11, 2019. As part of the multi-year carriage agreement, Marquee was bundled alongside Sinclair's owned-and-operated television stations, Tennis Channel and the regional Fox Sports Networks that Sinclair was in the process of buying from Disney at the time.[44]

On October 17, 2019, AT&T agreed to carry Marquee on its television services (including DirecTV, the second largest provider serving the region behind Comcast) as part of a larger, multi-year carriage agreement with Sinclair.[45][46] Sinclair later reached a deal with Mediacom on November 6, 2019, to carry Marquee Sports Network.[46] On February 17, 2020, the network announced an agreement to carry the network on Hulu's live streaming service.[47] On February 27, the network announced an agreement with WOW cable.[48]

Comcast, the largest television provider in the region (with an estimated 1.5 million subscribers),[49] reached an agreement to carry Marquee on July 24 (in time for the Cubs' opening game) as part of a larger renewal for Sinclair-owned television stations and cable networks.[50]

Until May 2022, Marquee's deal with DirecTV was for in-market coverage only. Unlike many other regional sports networks, Marquee was not included in DirecTV's Sports Pack, which carries RSNs nationwide with appropriate blackouts of professional events. That changed May 9, 2022, with the announcement that Marquee would be available nationwide with the Sports Pack, albeit with the appropriate blackouts.[51]

Dish Network and YouTube TV (which has indicated they have no deal for Marquee's sister RSNs after February 29 and would remove them from the platform on that date) have not reached an agreement with Sinclair to carry Marquee Sports Network.[46]

In October 2024, it was reported that the channel had not yet reached a new deal with Comcast after its four-year agreement had expired, and had continued to be carried through short-term extensions.[52] Ultimately a deal was struck in July 2025, with Comcast announcing that the channel would be moving from the Popular Tier to the Ultimate Tier following the end of the 2025 regular season.[53]

Additionally, Marquee also has the rights to the games for the Cubs' Minor League Baseball clubs, including the Iowa Cubs and the South Bend Cubs, ending deals with local broadcast subchannels to leverage Iowa and northern Indiana cable systems into carrying the network.[1] Despite airing some minor league games from the Tennessee Smokies and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Marquee is not available in Tennessee nor South Carolina.

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* Based in Chicago, Illinois
* Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois

Franchise|

* History
* Coaches
* Seasons
* Current season

Records|

* Franchise records
* Team awards and honors
* Lists of Chicago Bears players
* All-time roster (A–K, L–Z)
* Head coaches
* Pro Football Hall of Famers
* First-round draft picks
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Staley Field
* Wrigley Field
* Memorial Stadium
* Soldier Field
* Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)

Culture|

* Brian's Song
* 1971
* 2001
* Brian Piccolo Award
* "Bear Down, Chicago Bears"
* "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
* Monsters of the Midway
* "Sweet Home Chicago"
* Bill Swerski's Superfans
* Chuck Swirsky
* Chicago Honey Bears
* Staley Da Bear
* Logos and uniforms
* Halas Hall
* A. E. Staley
* Jack Brickhouse
* George Halas
* Mike Ditka
* Armed Forces Benefit Football Game
* Roosevelt/Wabash
* 85386 Payton
* Jim Cornelison
* Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")

Lore|

* Staley Swindle
* 1932 Playoff Game
* First NFL Championship Game
* Sneakers Game
* T formation
* 73–0
* 1985 season
* Super Bowl XX
* 46 defense
* Asterisk Game
* Fog Bowl
* "They are who we thought they were!"
* 2010 NFC Championship Game
* Double Doink
* Hail Maryland

Rivalries|

* Arizona Cardinals
* Detroit Lions
* Green Bay Packers
* Minnesota Vikings
* New York Giants

Minor league affiliates|

* Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941)
* Wichita Aero Commandos (1942)
* Akron Bears (AFL, 1946)
* Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947)
* Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950)
* Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)

Retired numbers|

* 3
* 5
* 7
* 28
* 34
* 40
* 41
* 42
* 51
* 56
* 61
* 66
* 77
* 89

Key personnel|

* Chairman / principal owner: George McCaskey
* President / CEO: Kevin Warren
* General manager: Ryan Poles
* Head coach: Ben Johnson

Division championships (21)|

* 1933
* 1934
* 1937
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1946
* 1956
* 1963
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1990
* 2001
* 2005
* 2006
* 2010
* 2018

Conference championships (4)|

* 1956
* 1963
* 1985
* 2006

League championships (9)|

* 1921
* 1932
* 1933
* 1940
* 1941
* 1943
* 1946
* 1963
* 1985 (XX)

Media|

* Broadcasters
* Radio:
* WMVP
* Personnel:
* Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
* Tom Thayer (analyst)
* Jason McKie (sideline reporter)
* Television:
* WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate)
* Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming)
* Personnel:
* Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
* Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)
* Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: North Division

* Category
* Commons
* WikiProject

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in Chicagoland

Full power|

* WBBM-TV 2
* CBS
* WMAQ-TV 5
* NBC
* WLS-TV 7
* ABC
* WGN-TV 9
* The CW
* WTTW 11
* PBS
* WCIU-TV 26
* Ind.
* WFLD 32
* Fox
* WWTO-TV 35
* TBN
* WCPX-TV 38
* Ion Television
* WSNS-TV 44
* Telemundo
* WPWR-TV 50
* MyNetworkTV
* WYIN 56
* PBS
* WTVK 59
* Infomercials
* WXFT-DT 60
* UniMás
* WJYS 62
* Ind.
* WGBO-DT 66
* Univision

Low-power|

* WCHU-LD 3
* WOCK-CD 13
* WRJK-LD 22
* Diya TV
* WWME-CD 23
* MeTV
* WPVN-CD 24
* W31EZ-D 25
* WAUR-LD 29
* WLPD-CD 30
* TBN Inspire
* WSPY-LD 31
* YTA TV
* WRME-LD 33
* Jewelry TV
* WEDE-CD 34
* WESV-LD 40
* Estrella
* WMEU-CD 48
* Ind.
* KPDS-LD 49
* WAAA-LD 49
* WDCI-LD 57
* WILC-CD 8

Defunct|

* WHNW-LD 18 / WHVI-LP 24
* WYCC 20
* PBS
* WOCH-CD 41
* WCAE 50
* WLXT-TV 60

See also
Champaign-Decatur-Springfield
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Madison
Milwaukee
Peoria-Bloomington
Quad Cities
Rockford
South Bend

* v
* t
* e

FanDuel Sports Network

* Main Street Sports Group (JV)
* Hudson Bay Capital Management
* PGIM

Owned RSNs|

| Current|

* Detroit
* Florida
* Indiana
* Kansas City
* Midwest
* North
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* SoCal
* South
* Southeast
* Southwest
* Sun
* West
* Wisconsin

|

Defunct|

* Arizona
* Great Lakes
* New Orleans
* San Diego

Affiliates|

| Current|

* Marquee Sports Network (JV between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Cubs)
* MSG/MSG Sportsnet
* YES Network (Main Street Sports Group 20%)

|

Former|

* MASN
* Root Sports Northwest

Defunct|

* AT&T SportsNet
* Rocky Mountain

Other|

* FanDuel Sports app streaming service

Predecessors|

* Fox Sports Networks
* Prime Sports
* SportsChannel
* Bally Sports

* v
* t
* e

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Stations|

Sorted by primary channel network affiliations

ABC|

* KAEF-TV
* KATU
* KATV
* KDNL-TV
* KHGI-TV
* KHGI-CD
* KWNB-LD
* KWNB-TV
* KOMO-TV
* KRCR-TV
* KTUL
* KTXS-TV
* KTXE-LD
* KVII-TV
* KVIH-TV
* WATM-TV
* WWCP .2
* WBMA-LD
* WABM .2
* WDBB .2
* WGWW .2**
* WCHS-TV
* WCIV .2
* WCTI-TV
* WEAR-TV
* WGTU**
* WGTQ**
* WTOM-TV .2
* WPBN-TV .2
* WGXA .2
* WHAM-TV**
* WKEF
* WJLA-TV
* WLOS
* WPDE-TV
* WSET-TV
* WSYX
* WTVC
* WXLV-TV

CBS|

* KBAK-TV
* KBOI-TV
* KDBC-TV
* KEYE-TV
* KFDM
* KGAN
* KIMA-TV
* KEPR-TV
* KLEW-TV
* KPTH .3
* KBVK-LD .3
* KRCG
* KTVL
* KUTV
* KMYU .2
* KVAL-TV
* KCBY-TV
* KPIC
* WGFL**
* WGME-TV
* WHP-TV
* WKRC-TV
* WPEC
* WRGB
* WSBT-TV
* WTVH**
* WWMT

Fox|

* KABB
* KBAK-TV .2
* KBFX-CD
* KBSI**
* KBVU**
* KCVU**
* KDSM-TV
* KFDM .3
* KFOX-TV
* KFXL-TV
* KGAN .2
* KHGI-TV .2
* KWNB-TV .2
* KWNB-LD .2
* KMPH-TV
* KOKH-TV
* KPTH
* KBVK-LD
* KPTM
* KRXI-TV
* KSAS-TV
* KAAS-TV
* KOCW
* KSCC
* WACH
* WATM-TV .2
* WBFF
* WCHS-TV .2
* WEMT**
* WFXL***
* WGXA
* WKEF .2
* WLUK-TV
* WMSN-TV
* WOLF-TV**
* WQMY .2**
* WPFO**
* WPGH-TV
* WRLH-TV
* WSBT-TV .2
* WSMH
* WSYX .2
* WTAT-TV**
* WTGS
* WTOV-TV .2
* WTVC .2
* WTWC-TV .2
* WUHF
* WUTV
* WWCP-TV
* WYDO**
* WZTV

NBC|

* KECI-TV
* KCFW-TV
* KTVM-TV
* KDBZ-CD
* KMTR**
* KMCB**
* KTCW**
* KRNV-DT**
* KSNV
* WCYB-TV
* WEYI-TV**
* WJAC-TV
* WJAR
* WNBW-DT**
* WNWO-TV
* WOAI-TV
* WPBN-TV
* WTOM-TV
* WGTU .2**
* WGTQ .2**
* WPMI-TV**
* WSTM-TV
* WTOV-TV
* WTWC-TV

The CW|

* KECA-LD
* KFDM-TV .2
* KFRE-TV
* KIMA-TV .2
* KEPR-TV .2
* KMTR .2**
* KMCB .2**
* KTCW .2**
* KPTM .3
* KSCC .2
* KTXS-TV .2
* KTXE-LD .2
* KUNS-TV
* KVCW
* KTXS-TV .2
* KTXE-LD .2
* KVII-TV .2
* KVIH-TV .2
* KYUU-LD
* WBSF**
* WCWF
* WCWN
* WCYB-TV .2
* WEYI-TV .2**
* WFLI-TV**
* WHAM-TV .2**
* WHP-TV .2
* WKRC-TV .2
* WLFL
* WNUV**
* WPDE-TV .2
* WPNT
* WSTM-TV .2
* WSWB**
* WOLF-TV .2**
* WQMY .3**
* WTLF**
* WTTO
* WDBB
* WTVX
* WUCW
* WWHO**
* WZTV .2

MyNetworkTV|

* KMYU
* KNSN-TV**
* KPTH .2
* KBVK-LD .2
* KRVU-LD
* KZVU-LD
* WABM
* WCIV
* WDKA**
* WFGX
* WMYV
* WNYO-TV
* WQMY**
* WRDC
* WSTR-TV**
* WTCN-CD
* WTVZ-TV
* WUXP-TV

Other|

Antenna TV
KXVU-LD
WYME-CD**
Comet
KTES-LD
Dabl
KMTW**
Heroes & Icons
WSJV
Catchy Comedy
WVAH-TV**
Roar
KBTV-TV**
KENV-DT**
KFXA**
KMEG
KMYS**
KXVO**
WDCO-CD

WIAV-CD
WMYA-TV**
WNAB**
WRGT-TV**
WTTE**
WUTB**
WWHB-CD
WWMB**
Independent
KJZZ-TV
KOCB
KUNP
WJTC**
UniMás
KKTF-LD
Univision
KEUV-LD
KUCO-LD
KUNW-CD

KVVK-CD
KORX-CA

Networks|

Subchannel networks
Charge!
Comet
Roar
The Nest
Cable
Marquee Sports NetworkJV
Tennis Channel

Tennis (magazine)
WJLA 24/7 News
Defunct
American Sports Network

Programming|

News
Full Measure w/ Sharyl Attkisson
The National News Desk
Defunct
Circa News
KidsClick
News Central

Acquisitions|

* Act III Broadcasting
* Allbritton Communications
* Barrington Broadcasting
* Bonten Media Group
* Dielectric Communications
* Fisher Communications
* Four Points Media Group
* Fox Sports Networks
* Freedom Communications
* Guy Gannett Communications
* Heritage Media
* Newport Television
* Ring of Honor Wrestling
* River City Broadcasting

** Operated by Sinclair through various operating agreements.
*** Owned by Sinclair and operated by Marquee Broadcasting.
JV Joint venture.

* v
* t
* e

Regional sports broadcasting in the United States

FanDuel Sports Network|

* Current: Detroit
* Miami
* Florida
* Sun
* Midwest
* Indiana
* Kansas City
* North
* Ohio
* Southeast
* South
* Southwest
* Oklahoma
* Los Angeles
* West
* SoCal
* Wisconsin
* YES Network (part-ownership)

* Former: Fox College Sports
* Arizona
* Carolinas
* Chicago
* Great Lakes
* Houston
* New Orleans
* San Diego

Fenway Sports Group|

* NESN
* SportsNet Pittsburgh

MSG Entertainment|

* MSG Network
* MSGSN
* MSG Western NY

NBC Sports Regional Networks|

* Current: Bay Area
* Boston
* California
* Philadelphia
* SportsNet New York (part ownership)

* Former: Chicago
* Northwest

Sinclair Broadcast Group|

* Nevada Sports Net
* Marquee Sports Network (part-ownership)

Spectrum Sports|

* Current: Hawaii
* Kansas City
* Los Angeles
* Spectrum SportsNet
* SportsNet LA
* SportsNet New York (part ownership)

* Former: Carolinas
* Florida
* New York
* Ohio
* Wisconsin
* Texas

Gray Media|

* Arizona's Family Sports
* Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network
* Matrix Midwest
* Palmetto Sports & Entertainment
* Peachtree Sports Network
* Rock Entertainment Sports Network (part ownership)
* Tennessee Valley Sports Entertainment Network
* Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network

Independent|

* Altitude Sports
* Buckeye Cable Sports
* BYU TV Sports
* Chicago Sports Network
* Cyclones.tv
* LFSN
* MASN
* MLB Local Media
* Monumental Sports Network
* Rangers Sports Network
* Root Sports Northwest
* Space City Home Network
* Midco Sports
* Scripps Sports (local broadcast)
* SWX Right Now
* Victory+

Defunct|

* AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain
* Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast
* Comcast Entertainment Television
* Comcast Network
* Empire Sports Network
* MountainWest Sports Network
* Prime Sports
* La Cadena Deportiva
* Upper Midwest
* PRISM
* Pro-Am Sports System
* Root Sports Utah
* SportsChannel
* Cincinnati
* Los Angeles
* Philadelphia
* Sports Time
* Turner South
* Victory Sports One

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