RETRANS WARS

Sinclair, Bright House Sign Retrans Deal

The new multi-year retransmission consent agreement covers WTTA Tampa, Fla.; WEAR and WFGX Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla.; WTWC Tallahassee, Fla.; and WABM and WTTO Birmingham, Ala.

Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Bright House Networks for the carriage of six of the television stations it owns and/or operates in four markets.

The granting of retransmission rights to Bright House had previously been covered by the Time Warner Cable retransmission agreement. Sinclair and Time Warner have reached an agreement in principle but not yet fully documented the terms.

The stations and markets covered under Bright House agreement are: WTTA Tampa, Fla.; WEAR and WFGX Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla.; WTWC Tallahassee, Fla.; and WABM and WTTO Birmingham, Ala.


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