================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 18, 1996 Commission File Number 000-26071 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant) Maryland 52-1494660 (State of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 2000 West 41st Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (410) 467-5005 (Registrant's telephone Number) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., incorporates herein by reference the information contained in the press release filed as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS Sequentially Exhibit No. Numbered Page ----------- ------------- 99 Press Release by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., dated October 18, 1996 .......................... 5 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 ------------------------------ David B. Amy Chief Financial Officer/ Principal Accounting Officer Dated: October 21, 1996