Cunningham Broadcasting
Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation is an owner of broadcast television stations in the United States. The company currently owns fifteen stations – eight affiliated with Fox, three affiliated with The CW, two affiliated with ABC, and two affiliated with MyNetworkTV.
| Formerly | Glencairn, Ltd. (1994–2001) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Broadcast media |
| Founded | 1994 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Founder | Edwin Edwards |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Parent | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Website | cunninghambroadcasting |
Cunningham has very close ties to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. All but one of the Cunningham stations are operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements (the exception is WYZZ-TV, which is operated by Nexstar Media Group). In addition, 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 that Sinclair uses to circumvent Federal Communications Commission regulations on television station ownership.