SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Lobbying Spend

$4.4M

Filings

125

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$590,000	6	2
2025	$800,000	9	2
2024	$770,000	8	2
2023	$200,000	8	2
2022	$200,000	8	2
2021	$200,000	8	2
2020	$200,000	8	2
2019	$200,000	15	3
2018	$250,000	8	2
2017	$235,000	5	1
2016	$60,000	4	1
2015	$255,000	5	1
2014	$420,000	10	1
2005	—	3	2
2004	—	4	2
2003	—	4	2
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	4	2

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP	$4,380,000	71
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP	—	33
S-3 GROUP	—	9
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP	—	9
FISHER WAYLAND COOPER LEADER & ZARAGOZA	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	105
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	104
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	21
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
Office of the Vice President of the United States	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	109
Aerospace	Aerospace	2
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	2
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Immigration	Immigration	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 3148114th Congress

To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Bills in the House and Senate to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements (S.1182) (H.R. 3148); media ownership; broadcast technology; House E&C Comm Act Update; FCC rulemaking re retrains reform; Localism; Exclusivity rules

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3148

S. 1182114th Congress

A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Bills in the House and Senate to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements (S.1182) (H.R. 3148); media ownership; broadcast technology; House E&C Comm Act Update; FCC rulemaking re retrains reform; Localism; Exclusivity rules

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1182

S. 1182114th Congress

A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House E&C Comm Act Update; media ownership; broadcast technology; Senate plans for 2015; S.1182 - A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1182

H.R. 5728113th Congress

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Re-Transmission Consent; Joint Services Agreements; Media Ownership; H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5728

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H.R. 5728113th Congress

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · third_quarter · Firm: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Media ownership; Competition; Joint Sales Agreements; Retrans; H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5728

H.R. 5728113th Congress

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 5728

Source: Senate LDA

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