Sinclair Extends Pacts With Insight

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Sinclair Broadcast Group has reached a three-year extension agreement with Insight Communications for the period Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2011. The renewal, announced Tuesday (June 3) covers the analog and digital carriage of four of Sinclair’s stations, including WDKY, the Fox affiliate in Lexington, Ky.; WSYX and WTTE, the ABC and Fox affiliates in Columbus, Ohio; and WSTR, the MyNetworkTV affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Terms were not disclosed.

Sinclair and other TV groups have been taking a tough line in negotiations with cable operators, seeking higher compensation to carry their signals.

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