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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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)  February  25, 1997  Commission File Number 0-26076


                         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.,   incorporates   herein  by
reference the information  contained in the press release filed as Exhibit 99 to
this Current Report.


ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Sequentially
           Exhibit No.                                                                           Numbered Page
<S>                   <C>                                                                               <C>
             99       Press Release by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
                      dated February 25, 1997   ...........................................             5

</TABLE>




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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:  February 28, 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  (Date of
earliest event  reported)  February  25, 1997  Commission File Number 0-26076

                         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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                                   Page 1 of 4
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 February 25, 1997   ...........................................             5
Page 2 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:  February 28, 1997

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