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 June 27, 1997                   Commission File Number 0-26076
(Date of earliest event reported)

                         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)

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sinclair") is filing this
report on Form 8-K in  connection  with its private  offering of certain  Senior
Subordinated  Notes  due  2007  (the  "Notes")  to  provide  certain  additional
disclosure  to purchasers of the Notes and such  disclosure is  incorporated  by
reference into the Offering  Memorandum for the Notes.  The Company incorporates
herein by reference  the  information  contained in the press  release  filed as
Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     The  following  is a general  summary of certain  of the  anticipated  U.S.
federal income tax  consequences  of the purchase,  ownership and disposition of
the Notes. The summary is for general  information only and is based on the U.S.
Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code"),  the U.S.  Treasury
Regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder,  and judicial and administrative
interpretations  thereof,  all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which
are  subject  to change,  possibly  with  retroactive  effect,  or to  different
interpretations.

     The tax  treatment  of a holder of the Notes  may vary  depending  upon the
particular situation of the holder. The summary is limited to investors who will
hold the Notes as "capital  assets"  within the  meaning of Section  1221 of the
Code and does not deal with holders in special tax  situations  (including,  but
not  limited  to,  insurance  companies,  tax-exempt  organizations,   financial
institutions,  dealers in securities  or  currencies,  holders whose  functional
currency  is not the U.S.  dollar,  or  holders  who will hold  Notes as a hedge
against currency risks or as part of a straddle, synthetic security,  conversion
transaction,  or other integrated  investment comprised of Notes and one or more
other investments), who may be subject to special rules not discussed below. The
summary is applicable  only to  purchasers  of Notes on original  issue at their
issue  price (as  defined  below) and does not  address  other  purchasers.  The
summary does not address the effect of any state,  local or foreign tax law on a
holder of Notes. As used herein,  the term "U.S. Holder" means an individual who
is a citizen or resident of the United  States,  a  partnership,  corporation or
other entity  organized  in or under the laws of the United  States or any state
thereof,  an estate or trust  that is subject to U.S.  federal  income  taxation
without regard to the source of its income.

     The summary does not constitute,  and should not be considered as, legal or
tax advice to prospective  holders of Notes.  Each  prospective  holder of Notes
should consult a tax advisor as to the particular  tax  consequences  of holding
Notes to such holder, including the applicability and effect of any state, local
or foreign tax laws.

INTEREST AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT

     A Note will be  treated  as  issued  at an  original  issue  discount.  The
original  issue  discount  for a Note will be equal to the excess of the "stated
redemption  price at maturity" of the Note over its issue price  (defined as the
first price at which a substantial  amount of Notes of the same issue is sold to
the public). The "stated redemption price at maturity" of a Note is the total of
all  payments  provided by the Note that are not payments of  "qualified  stated
interest." A U.S. Holder will be required to include  original issue discount on
a Note in income as it accrues (using the constant-yield method described in the
applicable  U.S.  Treasury  Regulations),  which will result in  recognition  of
income before the receipt of cash attributable to such income.

     Qualified  stated  interest  on a Note will be taxable to a U.S.  Holder as
ordinary  interest income at the time it is accrued or is received in accordance
with the U.S.  Holder's  method of  accounting  for tax  purposes.  A "qualified
stated interest" payment is a payment of stated interest that is unconditionally
payable in cash or property (other than debt instruments of the issuer) at least
annually during the entire term of the Note, including short periods at a single
fixed rate.

     A U.S.  Holder may elect to treat all interest on a Note as original  issue
discount  and  calculate  the  amount  includable  in  gross  income  under  the
constant-yield  method.  The  election  is made for the  year in which  the U.S.
Holder acquired the Note, and may not be revoked without the consent of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.

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PURCHASE, SALE AND RETIREMENT OF THE NOTES

     A U.S.  Holder's  tax basis in a Note will be its  cost,  increased  by the
amount of any original issue discount  included in the U.S. Holder's income with
respect to the Note and  reduced by the amount of any cash  payments on the Note
that are not qualified  stated interest  payments.  A U.S. Holder will recognize
gain or loss on the sale or retirement of a Note equal to the difference between
the amount realized on the sale or retirement and the U.S. Holder's tax basis in
the Note. As a general rule (with the exception,  among other things, of amounts
attributable  to accrued but unpaid  interest),  gain or loss  recognized on the
sale or  retirement of a Note will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term
capital gain or loss if the Note was held for more than one year.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

     The definition of Permitted  Investment in the description of the Notes for
the  Company's  9%  Senior  Subordinated  Notes  due  2007  is the  same  as the
definition of Permitted  Investment  for the  Company's 10% Senior  Subordinated
Notes due 2005,  which  definition  is  incorporated  herein by reference to the
Company's  Form S-3  (Registration  No.  33-94982)  filed  on July 26,  1995 (as
amended).


ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.
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    99      Press Release by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., dated July 1, 1997.

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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
                                               -------------------------------
                                               David B. Amy
                                               Chief Financial Officer/
                                               Principal Accounting Officer

Dated:  July 1, 1997

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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 June 27, 1997                   Commission File Number 0-26076
(Date of earliest event reported)

                         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)

                                  Page 1 of 4
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sinclair") is filing this
report on Form 8-K in  connection  with its private  offering of certain  Senior
Subordinated  Notes  due  2007  (the  "Notes")  to  provide  certain  additional
disclosure  to purchasers of the Notes and such  disclosure is  incorporated  by
reference into the Offering  Memorandum for the Notes.  The Company incorporates
herein by reference  the  information  contained in the press  release  filed as
Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     The  following  is a general  summary of certain  of the  anticipated  U.S.
federal income tax  consequences  of the purchase,  ownership and disposition of
the Notes. The summary is for general  information only and is based on the U.S.
Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code"),  the U.S.  Treasury
Regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder,  and judicial and administrative
interpretations  thereof,  all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which
are  subject  to change,  possibly  with  retroactive  effect,  or to  different
interpretations.

     The tax  treatment  of a holder of the Notes  may vary  depending  upon the
particular situation of the holder. The summary is limited to investors who will
hold the Notes as "capital  assets"  within the  meaning of Section  1221 of the
Code and does not deal with holders in special tax  situations  (including,  but
not  limited  to,  insurance  companies,  tax-exempt  organizations,   financial
institutions,  dealers in securities  or  currencies,  holders whose  functional
currency  is not the U.S.  dollar,  or  holders  who will hold  Notes as a hedge
against currency risks or as part of a straddle, synthetic security,  conversion
transaction,  or other integrated  investment comprised of Notes and one or more
other investments), who may be subject to special rules not discussed below. The
summary is applicable  only to  purchasers  of Notes on original  issue at their
issue  price (as  defined  below) and does not  address  other  purchasers.  The
summary does not address the effect of any state,  local or foreign tax law on a
holder of Notes. As used herein,  the term "U.S. Holder" means an individual who
is a citizen or resident of the United  States,  a  partnership,  corporation or
other entity  organized  in or under the laws of the United  States or any state
thereof,  an estate or trust  that is subject to U.S.  federal  income  taxation
without regard to the source of its income.

     The summary does not constitute,  and should not be considered as, legal or
tax advice to prospective  holders of Notes.  Each  prospective  holder of Notes
should consult a tax advisor as to the particular  tax  consequences  of holding
Notes to such holder, including the applicability and effect of any state, local
or foreign tax laws.

INTEREST AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT

     A Note will be  treated  as  issued  at an  original  issue  discount.  The
original  issue  discount  for a Note will be equal to the excess of the "stated
redemption  price at maturity" of the Note over its issue price  (defined as the
first price at which a substantial  amount of Notes of the same issue is sold to
the public). The "stated redemption price at maturity" of a Note is the total of
all  payments  provided by the Note that are not payments of  "qualified  stated
interest." A U.S. Holder will be required to include  original issue discount on
a Note in income as it accrues (using the constant-yield method described in the
applicable  U.S.  Treasury  Regulations),  which will result in  recognition  of
income before the receipt of cash attributable to such income.

     Qualified  stated  interest  on a Note will be taxable to a U.S.  Holder as
ordinary  interest income at the time it is accrued or is received in accordance
with the U.S.  Holder's  method of  accounting  for tax  purposes.  A "qualified
stated interest" payment is a payment of stated interest that is unconditionally
payable in cash or property (other than debt instruments of the issuer) at least
annually during the entire term of the Note, including short periods at a single
fixed rate.

     A U.S.  Holder may elect to treat all interest on a Note as original  issue
discount  and  calculate  the  amount  includable  in  gross  income  under  the
constant-yield  method.  The  election  is made for the  year in which  the U.S.
Holder acquired the Note, and may not be revoked without the consent of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.

                                  Page 2 of 4
PURCHASE, SALE AND RETIREMENT OF THE NOTES

     A U.S.  Holder's  tax basis in a Note will be its  cost,  increased  by the
amount of any original issue discount  included in the U.S. Holder's income with
respect to the Note and  reduced by the amount of any cash  payments on the Note
that are not qualified  stated interest  payments.  A U.S. Holder will recognize
gain or loss on the sale or retirement of a Note equal to the difference between
the amount realized on the sale or retirement and the U.S. Holder's tax basis in
the Note. As a general rule (with the exception,  among other things, of amounts
attributable  to accrued but unpaid  interest),  gain or loss  recognized on the
sale or  retirement of a Note will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term
capital gain or loss if the Note was held for more than one year.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

     The definition of Permitted  Investment in the description of the Notes for
the  Company's  9%  Senior  Subordinated  Notes  due  2007  is the  same  as the
definition of Permitted  Investment  for the  Company's 10% Senior  Subordinated
Notes due 2005,  which  definition  is  incorporated  herein by reference to the
Company's  Form S-3  (Registration  No.  33-94982)  filed  on July 26,  1995 (as
amended).

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
----------

    99      Press Release by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., dated July 1, 1997.

                                  Page 3 of 4
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:  July 1, 1997

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