Sinclair Sets First Syndie Deal For ‘Ring Of Honor’

Sinclair Broadcast Group today announced that it has signed its first syndication deal for the company’s Ring of Honor Wrestling.

Gannett’s MNT affiliate WATL Atlanta (DMA 9), will air ROH weekly on Saturdays, beginning Sept. 13.

“This is a very exciting start to developing ROH’s broader syndication distribution,” stated Joe Koff, COO of Ring of Honor Wrestling. “Since purchasing ROH three years ago, we have upgraded the production quality, added live events and expanded the audience footprint to 76 television markets reaching over 44 million households.

“We will add an additional 2.4 million television households through today’s announcement and are in discussions with additional companies for syndicated distribution.