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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)  April 13, 1998  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.  ("Sinclair")  today announced that it will
exercise  its  option  to  acquire  the  non-license  assets of  WSYX-TV  (ABC),
Columbus, Ohio from River City Broadcasting,  LP for a price of $228 million and
will begin  programming the station under a local marketing  agreement  ("LMA").
Sinclair  was  informed on April 13,  1998 by the United  States  Department  of
Justice  ("DOJ")  that the  agency  will  not  challenge  the WSYX  transaction.
Sinclair  currently  owns WTTE-TV  (Fox) in  Columbus.  The  acquisition  of the
non-license assets of WSYX-TV and the commencement of the WSYX LMA are currently
expected to occur by April 17, 1998. The acquisition is expected to be funded by
bank debt.




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



Dated:  April 13, 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 event  reported)  April 13, 1998  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 3
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     Sinclair  Broadcast Group, Inc.  ("Sinclair")  today announced that it will
exercise  its  option  to  acquire  the  non-license  assets of  WSYX-TV  (ABC),
Columbus, Ohio from River City Broadcasting,  LP for a price of $228 million and
will begin  programming the station under a local marketing  agreement  ("LMA").
Sinclair  was  informed on April 13,  1998 by the United  States  Department  of
Justice  ("DOJ")  that the  agency  will  not  challenge  the WSYX  transaction.
Sinclair  currently  owns WTTE-TV  (Fox) in  Columbus.  The  acquisition  of the
non-license assets of WSYX-TV and the commencement of the WSYX LMA are currently
expected to occur by April 17, 1998. The acquisition is expected to be funded by
bank debt.

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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:  April 13, 1998

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