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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest Commission File Number 000-26076
event reported) November 28, 2001
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant)
Maryland 52-1494660
(State of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
10706 Beaver Dam Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(410) 568-1500
(Registrant's telephone Number)
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SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
No financial statements are filed as part of this report.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
EXHIBIT 99.1 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Press Release (Dated
November 28, 2001) Announcing Private Securities Offering.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ David B. Amy
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Name: David B. Amy
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: November 28, 2001