Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation

Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation, also known as CBC, is a privately owned company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1994, it employs approximately 20 individuals, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer, specializing in broadcast television and radio. The company owns fifteen broadcast television stations in the United States, with affiliations including eight with Fox, three with The CW, two with ABC, and two with MyNetworkTV. Cunningham maintains close ties to the Sinclair Broadcast Group; all but two of its stations are operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. The exceptions are WTAT-TV, which Cunningham operates directly with a news-share agreement with a Sinclair-owned station in its market, and WYZZ-TV, which is operated by Nexstar Media Group. Additionally, over 90 percent of Cunningham's stock is controlled by trusts in the name of Sinclair founder Julian Smith's children, indicating that Cunningham serves to circumvent Federal Communications Commission regulations on television station ownership.