AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 7, 1998 REGISTRATION NO. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------- FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ---------------- SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MARYLAND 4833 52-1494660 (State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number) ---------------- 2000 WEST 41ST STREET BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21211 (410) 467-5005 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) DAVID D. SMITH PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC. 2000 WEST 41ST STREET BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21211 (410) 467-5005 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ---------------- SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS. ---------------- With a copy to: GEORGE P. STAMAS, ESQ. STEVEN A. THOMAS, ESQ. WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING THOMAS & LIBOWITZ, P.A. 2445 M STREET, N.W. 100 LIGHT STREET -- SUITE 1100 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20037 BALTIMORE, MD 21202 (202) 663-6000 (410) 752-2468 ---------------- APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable and from time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement. ---------------- If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.[ ] If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [x] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [x] 333-12257 If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE OF EACH CHLASS PROPOSED MAXIMUM OF SECURITIES TO AMOUNT TO BE AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION BE REGISTRED REGISTERED(1) PRICE FEE Class A Common Stock ......... $71,202,500 $71,202,500 $21,005 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Securities previously registered on registration statement number 333-12257 include $1,000,000,000 of Class A Common Stock, Debt Securities or Preferred Stock. ================================================================================ TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, PRIMARY AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, EXACT NAME OF STATE OR OTHER STANDARD I.R.S. INCLUDING AREA CODE, REGISTRANT AS JURISDICTION OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER OF REGISTRANT'S SPECIFIED IN INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION INDENTIFICATION PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE ITS CHARTER ORGANIZATION CODE NUMBER NUMBER OFFICES - - ------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- -------------------------- Chesapeake Television, Maryland 4833 52-1590917 2000 West 41st Street Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Chesapeake Television Delaware 4833 51-0336990 2000 West 41st Street Licensee, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 FSF-TV, Inc. North Carolina 4833 56-1739096 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 KABB Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-1974581 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 KDNL Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-1974579 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 KSMO, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1836395 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 KSMO Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-1966077 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 KUPN Licensee, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-2016990 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 SCI-Indiana Licensee, Delaware 4833 52-1974576 2000 West 41st Street Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 SCI-Sacramento Delaware 4833 52-1974575 2000 West 41st Street Licensee, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Communica- Maryland 4833 52-1977539 2000 West 41st Street tions, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Albu- Maryland 4833 52-1976547 2000 West 41st Street querque, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Albu- Delaware 4833 52-1974593 2000 West 41st Street querque Licensee, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Maryland 4833 52-1975701 2000 West 41st Street Buffalo, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, PRIMARY AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, EXACT NAME OF STATE OR OTHER STANDARD I.R.S. INCLUDING AREA CODE, REGISTRANT AS JURISDICTION OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER OF REGISTRANT'S SPECIFIED IN INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION INDENTIFICATION PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE ITS CHARTER ORGANIZATION CODE NUMBER NUMBER OFFICES - - ------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- -------------------------- Sinclair Radio of Buf- Delaware 4833 52-1974582 2000 West 41st Street falo Licensee, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Maryland 4833 52-1975786 2000 West 41st Street Greenville, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Delaware 4833 52-1974584 2000 West 41st Street Greenville Licensee, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Los Maryland 4833 52-1975780 2000 West 41st Street Angeles, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Los Delaware 4833 52-1974591 2000 West 41st Street Angeles Licensee, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Maryland 4833 52-1975784 2000 West 41st Street Memphis, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Delaware 4833 52-1974586 2000 West 41st Street Memphis Licensee, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Maryland 4833 52-1975785 2000 West 41st Street Nashville, Inc. Baltimore, aryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Nash- Delaware 4833 52-1974585 2000 West 41st Street ville Licensee, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of New Maryland 4833 52-1975783 2000 West 41st Street Orleans, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of New Delaware 4833 52-1974588 2000 West 41st Street Orleans Licensee, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of St. Maryland 4833 52-1975782 2000 West 41st Street Louis, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of St. Delaware 4833 52-1974592 2000 West 41st Street Louis Licensee, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio of Maryland 4833 52-1975788 2000 West 41st Street Wilkes-Barre, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Sinclair Radio Delaware 4833 52-1974583 2000 West 41st Street of Wilkes-Barre Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Licensee, Inc. 410/467-5005 ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, PRIMARY AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, EXACT NAME OF STATE OR OTHER STANDARD I.R.S. INCLUDING AREA CODE, REGISTRANT AS JURISDICTION OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER OF REGISTRANT'S SPECIFIED IN INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION INDENTIFICATION PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE ITS CHARTER ORGANIZATION CODE NUMBER NUMBER OFFICES - - ----------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- -------------------------- Superior Communica- Delaware 4833 61-1250982 2000 West 41st Street tions of Kentucky, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Superior Communica- Oklahoma 4833 73-1021304 2000 West 41st Street tions of Oklahoma, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 Inc. 410/467-5005 Superior KY License Delaware 4833 61-1250983 2000 West 41st Street Corp. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Superior OK License Delaware 4833 73-1438189 2000 West 41st Street Corp. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 Tuscaloosa Broadcast- Maryland 4833 52-1940000 2000 West 41st Street ing, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WCGV, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1836393 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WCGV Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-0349552 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WDBB, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1947227 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WLFL, Inc. Maryalnd 4833 52-1911462 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WLFL Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 51-0364246 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WLOS Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-1974580 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WPGH, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1742771 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WPGH Licensee, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1742774 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WSMH, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1952880 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, PRIMARY AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, EXACT NAME OF STATE OR OTHER STANDARD I.R.S. INCLUDING AREA CODE, REGISTRANT AS JURISDICTION OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER OF REGISTRANT'S SPECIFIED IN INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION INDENTIFICATION PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE ITS CHARTER ORGANIZATION CODE NUMBER NUMBER OFFICES - - ------------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- -------------------------- WSMH Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-1939265 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WSTR, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1836394 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WSTR Licensee, Inc. Maryalnd 4833 52-1958895 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WSYX, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-2050323 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WTTE, Channel 28, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1313500 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WTTE, Channel 28 Maryland 4833 52-1742776 2000 West 41st Street Licensee, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WTTO , Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1836391 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WTTO Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 51-0349553 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WTVZ, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1903498 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WTVZ Licensee, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1908393 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WYZZ, Inc. Maryland 4833 52-1959155 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 WYZZ Licensee, Inc. Delaware 4833 52-1959631 2000 West 41st Street Baltimore, Maryland 21211 410/467-5005 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-12257) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and declared effective on September 16, 1997 is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrants certify that they have reasonable grounds to believe that they meet all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and have duly caused this amendment to registration statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, Maryland on the 6th day of April , 1998. SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC. By: /s/ David B. Amy ------------------------------------ David B. Amy Chief Financial Officer THE GUARANTORS LISTED BELOW By: /s/ David B. Amy ------------------------------------ David B. Amy Chief Financial Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below under the heading "Signature" constitutes and appoints David D. Smith and David B. Amy as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - - --------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------- /s/ David D. Smith Chairman of the Board, April 6, 1998 - - ------------------------- Chief Executive Officer, David D. Smith President and Director of the Guarantors listed below (Principal executive officer) /s/ David B. Amy - - ------------------------- Chief Financial Officer and April 6, 1998 David B. Amy Director of the Guarantors listed below (other than Sinclair Communications, Inc.,) (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and the Guarantors listed below) /s/ Frederick G. Smith Director of Sinclair Broadcast Group, April 6, 1998 - - ------------------------- Inc. and Sinclair Communications, Inc. Frederick G. Smith SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - - ------------------------------ --------------------------------------- -------------- /s/ J. Duncan Smith Director of Sinclair Broadcast Group, April 6, 1998 - - ------------------------------ Inc. and Sinclair Communications, Inc. J. Duncan Smith /s/ Robert E. Smith Director of Sinclair Broadcast Group, April 6, 1998 - - ------------------------------ Inc. and Sinclair Communications, Inc. Robert E. Smith /s/ Basil A. Thomas Director of Sinclair Broadcast Group, April 6, 1998 - - ------------------------------ Inc. and Sinclair Communications, Inc. Basil A. Thomas /s/ Lawrence E. McCanna Director of Sinclair Broadcast Group, April 6, 1998 - - ------------------------------ Inc. and Sinclair Communications, Inc. Lawrence E. McCanna GUARANTORS Chesapeake Television, Inc. Chesapeake Television Licensee, Inc. FSF-TV, Inc. KABB Licensee, Inc. KDNL Licensee, Inc. KSMO, Inc. KSMO Licensee, Inc. KUPN Licensee, Inc. SCI-Indiana Licensee, Inc. SCI-Sacramento Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Communications, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Albuquerque, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Albuquerque Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Buffalo, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Buffalo Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Greenville, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Greenville Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Los Angeles, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Los Angeles Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Memphis, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Memphis Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Nashville, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Nashville Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of New Orleans, Inc. Sinclair Radio of New Orleans Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of St. Louis, Inc. Sinclair Radio of St. Louis Licensee, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Wilkes-Barre, Inc. Sinclair Radio of Wilkes-Barre Licensee, Inc. Superior Communications of Kentucky, Inc. Superior Communications of Oklahoma, Inc. Superior KY License Corp. Superior OK License Corp. Tuscaloosa Broadcasting Inc. WCGV, Inc. WCGV Licensee, Inc. WDBB, Inc. WLFL, Inc. WLFL Licensee, Inc. WLOS Licensee, Inc. WPGH, Inc. WPGH Licensee, Inc. WSMH, Inc. WSMH Licensee, Inc. WSTR, Inc. WSTR Licensee, Inc. WSYX, Inc. WTTE, Channel 28, Inc. WTTE, Channel 28 Licensee, Inc. WTTO, Inc. WTTO Licensee, Inc. WTVZ, Inc. WTVZ Licensee, Inc. WYZZ, Inc. WYZZ Licensee, Inc. EXHIBIT INDEX All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-12257 are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed part of this registration statement, except the following, which are filed herewith: EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - - -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.1* Opinion of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (including the consent of such firm) regarding legality of securities being offered 5.2* Opinion of Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. (including the consent of such firm) regard- ing legality of securities being offered 23.1* Consent of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5.1 hereto) 23.2* Consent of Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5.2 hereto) 23.3 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants 23.4 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants 23.5 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants 23.6 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants. - - ---------- * To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to be incorporated by reference herein in connection with an offering of the offered securities.