Sinclair Broadcast Group will partner with the owner of The Weather Channel to buy 21 regional sports networks and Fox College Sports from The Walt Disney Co. for $10.6 billion, the companies announced Friday.

Baltimore-area businesses weathered failed deals, layoffs, closings and restructuring in 2018. But some started new chapters by expanding or merging, and new development sprouted all over and one new industry spread like a weed.

Last year at this time, the Sinclair Broadcast Group was riding about as high as a media company can ride these days. But what a difference 12 months have made for this Baltimore-based broadcaster.

An investigation found no evidence FCC Chairman Ajit Pai acted improperly during Sinclair Broadcast's failed merger with Tribune Media.

Sinclair reports strong third quarter earnings, exceeding expectations.

Tronc has shed its much-derided corporate moniker and reverted to its legacy name, Tribune Publishing. The name change will take effect after the market closes Tuesday.

Sinclair Broadcast filed a counterclaim Wednesday in the breach of contract lawsuit by former merger partner Tribune Media.

After the collapse of the $3.9 billion Sinclair/Tribune merger, Sinclair will likely have its hand full fighting the $1 billion Tribune lawsuit and allegations of “misrepresentation” by the FCC. But merger opponents expect no change in the long run in the broadcaster's goals for growth.

Signage that long announced The Baltimore Sun’s presence near the city’s downtown core — reading “THE SUN” in massive letters visible from the Jones Falls Expressway — came down from the newspaper’s former headquarters on Calvert Street on Thursday, bound for storage.

The Baltimore Sun's news and business operations have moved out of their long-time home on Calvert Street just north of downtown and the new owners are considering new uses for the property.

Tribune Media Co. announced Thursday morning that it terminated the controversial $3.7 billion merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group, citing regulatory hurdles.

Sinclair's image problem: The CEO of the company it was about to partner with and the chair of the FCC are both calling its conduct into question — and one of them is willing to take on the president of the United States who appointed him and the other is going to court to prove it.

Sinclair Broadcast Group continues to work with Tribune Media Co. to win approval of their controversial proposed $3.9 billion merger despite hitting a potentially deal-ending roadblock with federal regulators last month.

A law firm has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the nation’s five largest owners of local television stations, including Sinclair Broadcast Group, accusing them of artificially inflating the price of advertisements.

President Trump signaled this week just how important the Sinclair-Tribune deal is for him.

If anyone still thought President Trump didn’t see Sinclair in political terms as part of his media support system, his Tuesday night tweet denouncing the FCC for not granting approval for the Maryland company's purchase of Tribune Media should dispel that notion.

After more than a year, Sinclair Broadcast appeared to be close to finalizing its controversial deal to acquire rival Tribune Media for $3.9 billion when its apparent derailment was triggered by an unlikely key player - the head of the FCC.

In a document released Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is raising questions about whether Sinclair Broadcast misrepresented parts of the proposed deal to acquire Tribune Media and whether the deal is in the public interest.

Sinclair Broadcast and Tribune Media will come up with new buyers for TV station divestitures in light of FCC concerns over the companies' $3.9 billion merger.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai issued a statement Monday expressing serious concerns about the proposed Sinclair-Tribune merger, putting the $3.9 billion deal in jeopardy

The FCC's surprise move on the Sinclair purchase of Tribune Media spells bad news for the Hunt Valley broadcaster.

Opponents of the Sinclair/Tribune deal, led by Free Press, plan to protest outside Sinclair Broadcast headquarters Thursday before the company's annual shareholder meeting.

Fox Broadcasting Co. will buy some of the 23 Sinclair Broadcast Group television stations that the broadcaster will sell in its bid to win federal approval of its proposed multi-billion dollar takeover of Tribune Media.

Twenty two senators have asked the FCC chairman to pause Sinclair Broadcast's proposed acquisition of Tribune.

Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Media announced plans Tuesday to sell 23 television stations after they merge as part of their campaign to get the deal approved by federal regulators.

Sinclair, the giant, Hunt Valley-based news conglomerate, has made waves recently for a script delivered by local anchors at all its stations admonishing fake news.

Top executives at Sinclair Broadcast Group have close ties to Baltimore-area businesses whose leaders are buying two of the biggest market TV stations Sinclair has agreed to sell as it seeks federal approval to acquire Tribune Media for $3.9 billion,

Sinclair Broadcast Group is selling WGN-TV but seeking to maintain control of the station through a deal with the buyer in a bid to skirt ownership limits and win federal regulatory approval for its proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.

Sinclair Broadcast Group expects to finalize its proposed $3.9 billion takeover of Tribune Media in the second quarter, the Hunt Valley TV station owner said Wednesday.

Sinclair Broadcast will sell TV stations in New York, Chicago and nine other markets under an amended proposal to acquire Tribune Media for $3.9 billion.

Sinclair Broadcast Group has renewed a multi-year agreement with Nielsen TV ratings to measure its audience across the Hunt Valley broadcaster’s local stations, digital broadcast networks and national unwired network, the companies announced Thursday.

The FCC said Thursday it is stopping the self-imposed clock on its review of Sinclair Broadcast Group's planned $1.3 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.

Sinclair Broadcast announced renewals and extensions of its affiliations with ABC stations

The Baltimore Sun Media Group is in negotiations to move from its longtime headquarters on North Calvert Street to its printing plant in Port Covington.

The Hunt Valley broadcast company Sinclair says it will pay $1,000 bonuses to 9,000 employees following passage of the federal tax bill.

Opponents of Sinclair Broadcast Group's proposed acquisition of Tribune Media are reacting to reports that the Federal Communications Commission plans to fine Sinclair $13.3 million over undisclosed advertisements.

Sinclair Broadcast appoints an executive to the new role of chief revenue officer.

FCC vote to ease restrictions on broadcast ownership is expected to benefit the proposed Sinclair Broadcast deal to acquire Tribune Co.

Sinclair Broadcast Group announced plans to remain in its Hunt Valley headquarters and double the number of employees by 2024.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed comments Friday with the Federal Communications Commission saying ownership by Sinclair would decrease consumer choices and diversity in the media marketplace.

Sinclair Broadcast reports a drop in sales and profit during the third quarter due to impact of hurricane season

In May, when Sinclair announced its purchase of Tribune, the deal looked like slam dunk to make the Hunt-Valley-based company the largest broadcaster in the country. But not today.

FCC extends review period for Sinclair Broadcast deal to acquire Tribune Media

Sinclair Broadcast takes bids for TV stations as it pursues Tribune acquisition

Sinclair Broadcast defends Tribune Media acquisition in FCC response

A few dozen Maryland residents hoisted posters and shouted through a megaphone in opposition to Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s proposed $3.9 billion takeover of Tribune Media Co.

The Hunt Valley-based broadcaster was already the nation’s largest owner of TV stations when it bought Tribune Media. The $3.9 billion deal, announced in May,

FCC requests more information on Sinclair Broadcast's planned acquisition of Tribune Media

Goldman Sachs invests $233 million in Port Covington