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                Commission File Number 000-26076
event reported) July 1, 1998


                         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 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On July 1, 1998,  Sinclair  Broadcast Group, Inc, (the "Company")  acquired
all of the issued and outstanding  capital stock of Sullivan Broadcast Holdings,
Inc.  ("Sullivan").  Sullivan is a television broadcast company, and the Company
intends to  continue to use the assets of Sullivan  for  substantially  the same
purposes.  The purchase price for the equity of Sullivan was  approximately  $ 1
billion in cash and assumed  debt paid at the closing.  The  purchase  price was
based  on  the  Company's  evaluation  of  the  financial  condition,   business
operations  and  prospects  of Sullivan  and was  negotiated  in an  arms-length
transaction among unrelated and unaffiliated  parties.  The total  consideration
payable is  subject to  adjustment  based on a final  determination  of: (i) the
annualized cash flow of Sullivan for the period prior to the  acquisition;  (ii)
the  working  capital  of  Sullivan  at the time of the  acquisition;  and (iii)
collection  of  receivables   of  Sullivan   outstanding  at  the  time  of  the
acquisition.  Funds  for  the  acquisition  were  obtained  from a  draw  on the
Company's existing line of credit with The Chase Manhattan Bank, as agent.

     On July 6, 1998,  the Company  acquired  all of the issued and  outstanding
equity and certain  assets of Max Media  Properties,  L.L.C.  and its affiliates
("Max Media").  Max Media is a television and radio  broadcasting  company.  The
Company intends to continue to use the assets of Max Media for substantially the
same  purposes.  The purchase price for the equity of Max Media was $252 million
in cash.  The  purchase  price  was  based on the  Company's  evaluation  of the
financial  condition,  business  operations  and  prospects of Max Media and was
negotiated  in an  arms-length  transaction  among  unrelated  and  unaffiliated
parties.  Funds for the  acquisition  were obtained from a draw on the Company's
existing line of credit with The Chase Manhattan Bank, as agent.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  Financial  Statements.  It is  impracticable  to provide the  required
financial  statements at this time. The required  financial  statements  will be
filed as soon as practicable, but not later than 60 days after the date by which
this report on Form 8-K must be filed.

     (b) Pro forma financial  information.  It is  impracticable  to provide the
required pro forma  financial  information  at this time. The required pro forma
financial  information will be filed as soon as practicable,  but not later than
60 days after the date by which this report on Form 8-K must be filed.

     (c) No exhibits  are filed with this  report.  The  acquisition  agreements
relating  to the  acquisitions  set  forth  in Item 2 were  previously  filed as
exhibits to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 1998.


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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
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Name:    David B. Amy
                                       Title:   Chief Financial Officer



Dated: July 16, 1998
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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 (Date of earliest                Commission File Number 000-26076
event reported) July 1, 1998

                         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 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On July 1, 1998,  Sinclair  Broadcast Group, Inc, (the "Company")  acquired
all of the issued and outstanding  capital stock of Sullivan Broadcast Holdings,
Inc.  ("Sullivan").  Sullivan is a television broadcast company, and the Company
intends to  continue to use the assets of Sullivan  for  substantially  the same
purposes.  The purchase price for the equity of Sullivan was  approximately  $ 1
billion in cash and assumed  debt paid at the closing.  The  purchase  price was
based  on  the  Company's  evaluation  of  the  financial  condition,   business
operations  and  prospects  of Sullivan  and was  negotiated  in an  arms-length
transaction among unrelated and unaffiliated  parties.  The total  consideration
payable is  subject to  adjustment  based on a final  determination  of: (i) the
annualized cash flow of Sullivan for the period prior to the  acquisition;  (ii)
the  working  capital  of  Sullivan  at the time of the  acquisition;  and (iii)
collection  of  receivables   of  Sullivan   outstanding  at  the  time  of  the
acquisition.  Funds  for  the  acquisition  were  obtained  from a  draw  on the
Company's existing line of credit with The Chase Manhattan Bank, as agent.

     On July 6, 1998,  the Company  acquired  all of the issued and  outstanding
equity and certain  assets of Max Media  Properties,  L.L.C.  and its affiliates
("Max Media").  Max Media is a television and radio  broadcasting  company.  The
Company intends to continue to use the assets of Max Media for substantially the
same  purposes.  The purchase price for the equity of Max Media was $252 million
in cash.  The  purchase  price  was  based on the  Company's  evaluation  of the
financial  condition,  business  operations  and  prospects of Max Media and was
negotiated  in an  arms-length  transaction  among  unrelated  and  unaffiliated
parties.  Funds for the  acquisition  were obtained from a draw on the Company's
existing line of credit with The Chase Manhattan Bank, as agent.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  Financial  Statements.  It is  impracticable  to provide the  required
financial  statements at this time. The required  financial  statements  will be
filed as soon as practicable, but not later than 60 days after the date by which
this report on Form 8-K must be filed.

     (b) Pro forma financial  information.  It is  impracticable  to provide the
required pro forma  financial  information  at this time. The required pro forma
financial  information will be filed as soon as practicable,  but not later than
60 days after the date by which this report on Form 8-K must be filed.

     (c) No exhibits  are filed with this  report.  The  acquisition  agreements
relating  to the  acquisitions  set  forth  in Item 2 were  previously  filed as
exhibits to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 1998.
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
                                          -------------------------------------
                                       Name:    David B. Amy
                                       Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Dated: July 16, 1998