COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Changes in the Rules on Television Ownership (Details) - station	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 18, 2017
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
FCC nation ownership cap, % of domestic households reached		39.00%
Number of television stations owned	185
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
FCC nation ownership cap, % of domestic households reached		39.00%
Number of television stations owned	185
FCC Consent Decree Settlement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of television stations owned		34
Loss contingency, % of domestic households reached, UHR discount applied		24.00%
FCC Consent Decree Settlement | Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of television stations owned		34
Loss contingency, % of domestic households reached, UHR discount applied		24.00%
LMA
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of separately owned television stations having programming agreement	2
Number of stations that programs substantial portions of the broadcast day and sells advertising time to programming segments	1
LMA | Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of separately owned television stations having programming agreement	2
Number of stations that programs substantial portions of the broadcast day and sells advertising time to programming segments	1