SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

       (Mark One) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
             [X]  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the Quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                       OR
            [ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                      For the transition period from ___________to__________.

                        Commission File Number: 033-69482


                         SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



                 Maryland                                   52-1494660
       (State or other jurisdiction                      (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

            2000 W. 41st Street                               21211
        Baltimore, Maryland 21211                           (Zip Code)
 (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (410) 467-5005
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                      None
                 (Former name, former address and former fiscal
                       year-if changed since last report)


        Indicate by check mark whether the  Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

        Yes    X          No
             -----            --------

        As of November 5, 1996,  there were  6,632,400  shares of Class A common
stock,  $.01 par  value,  28,117,600  shares of Class B common  stock,  $.01 par
value,  and  1,150,000  shares  of  preferred  stock,  $.01  par  value,  of the
Registrant issued and outstanding.







ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)     Exhibits

     10.1 Letter  Agreement  dated  August 20, 1996 between  Sinclair  Broadcast
     Group,  Inc., River City Broadcasting,  L.P. and Fox Broadcasting  Company.
     (Confidential  treatment  has been granted with respect to portions of this
     document.  The  copy  filed  omits  the  information  granted  confidential
     treatment.)

     27 Financial Data Schedule*



* Previously filed






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                                    SIGNATURE



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.






                                   SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.



                                   by: /s/ David B. Amy
                                       -----------------------------
                                       David B. Amy
                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                       Principal Accounting Officer



























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                                  Exhibit Index

     10.1 Letter  Agreement  dated  August 20, 1996 between  Sinclair  Broadcast
     Group,  Inc., River City Broadcasting,  L.P. and Fox Broadcasting  Company.
     (Confidential  treatment  has been granted with respect to portions of this
     document.  The  copy  filed  omits  the  information  granted  confidential
     treatment.)

     27 Financial Data Schedule*









* Previously filed