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)  June 20, 2003

 

Commission File Number 000-26076

 

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant)

 

 

 

Maryland

 

52-1494660

(State of organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

 

10706 Beaver Dam Road
Cockeysville, MD  21030

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

 

 

(410) 568-1500

(Registrant’s telephone Number)

 



 

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

 

Item 5.  Other Events

 

On June 20, 2003, KDSM, Inc., a Maryland corporation and a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. merged with and into KDSM LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.  KDSM LLC was the surviving entity of that merger and is the successor to KDSM, Inc.

 

Also on June 20, 2003, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. a Maryland corporation and the indirect parent of KDSM LLC and Sinclair Capital a Delaware business trust announced the redemption of the 11.625% High Yield Trust Originated Preferred Securities as described in the attached press release.

 

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

No financial statements are filed as part of this report.

 

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit  99.1

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.  Press Release (Dated June 20, 2003) – Sinclair Announces Redemption Of 11.625% High Yield Trust Originated Preferred Securities Due 2009

 

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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 R. Bochenek

 

 

Name:

David R. Bochenek

 

Title:

Chief Accounting Officer/Controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 24, 2003

 

 

 

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