Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation

Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation, also known as CBC, is a privately owned entity headquartered in the US. Founded in 1994, with approximately 20 employees, the company reported $13.9M in revenue as of 2023. The company is identified as a tier 2 media tech buyer. It operates as an owner of broadcast television stations in the United States, holding fifteen stations; eight are affiliated with Fox, three with The CW, two with ABC, and two with MyNetworkTV. Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation maintains close ties to the Sinclair Broadcast Group, with all but two Cunningham stations operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. The exceptions are WTAT-TV, which Cunningham operates directly with no involvement from Sinclair outside of 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. Based on these arrangements, Cunningham appears to be a shell corporation which Sinclair uses to circumvent Federal Communications Commission regulations on television station ownership.