11/2/2022

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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Sinclair Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants have been placed on a listen-only mode, and the floor will be open for questions and comments after the presentation. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Lucy Rutishausa, Executive Vice President and CFO. Ma'am, the floor is yours.

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Lucy Rutishauser
Executive Vice President and CFO

Thank you, Operator. Participating on the call with me today are Chris Ripley, President and CEO, Rob Weisbord, President of Broadcast and Chief Operating Officer, and Steve Zenker, Vice President of Investor Relations. Before we begin, I want to remind everyone that slides and supplemental information for today's earnings call are available on our website, sbgi.net, on the information page and on the earnings webcast page. I also want to remind you that today's call is a Sinclair-only call. A separate public call for Diamond Sports Group will be hosted in a couple of weeks. Now, Billie Jo McIntyre will make our forward-looking statement disclaimer.

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Billie Jo McIntyre

Certain matters discussed on this call may include forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, future operating results. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results in the future could differ from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors. Such factors have been set forth in the company's most recent reports as filed with the SEC and included in our third quarter earnings release. The company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. The company uses its website as a key source of company information, which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net. In accordance with Regulation FD, this call is being made available to the public. A webcast replay will be available on our website and will remain available until the next quarterly earnings release. Included on the call will be a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures, specifically adjusted EBITDA, adjusted free cash flow, and leverage. The company considers adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of the operating performance of its assets. The company also believes that adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by industry analysts, investors, and lenders as a measure of valuation. These measures are not formulated in accordance with GAAP and are not meant to replace GAAP measurements and may differ from other companies' uses or formulations. The company does not provide reconciliations on a forward-looking basis. Further discussions and reconciliations of the company's non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP financial measures can be found on the company's website, www.sbgi.net. In addition, given the deconsolidation of Diamond on March 1st of this year, and in order to have a meaningful discussion around comparative results and trends, All discussions of prior financial reporting periods during this call reflect Sinclair-only pro forma numbers and thus exclude Diamond and any intercompany transactions with them and exclude businesses sold in the prior 12 months. For actual results, including the periods that Diamond was consolidated, please refer to this morning's earnings release. Chris Ripley will now give you an update on the strategic direction of the companies.

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