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 July 16, 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

     The information set forth in Exhibit 99 is incorporated herin by reference.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.
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    99     Press Release by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., dated July 16, 1997.

                                  Page 2 of 3


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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 16, 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 July 16, 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 3
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     The information set forth in Exhibit 99 is incorporated herin by reference.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

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

    99     Press Release by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., dated July 16, 1997.

                                  Page 2 of 3
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 16, 1997

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