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Business Briefs: Sinclair Broadcast Group boosts minimum wage to $15 an hour

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcasting wants to “Stirr” up streaming. The regional TV network is starting a free ad-supported streaming service on Wednesday called Stirr that includes content from local Sinclair stations, joining a bevy of others from NBCUniversal to Amazon who have recently started ad-supported streaming services. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcasting wants to “Stirr” up streaming. The regional TV network is starting a free ad-supported streaming service on Wednesday called Stirr that includes content from local Sinclair stations, joining a bevy of others from NBCUniversal to Amazon who have recently started ad-supported streaming services. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File) FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcasting wants to “Stirr” up streaming. The regional TV network is starting a free ad-supported streaming service on Wednesday called Stirr that includes content from local Sinclair stations, joining a bevy of others from NBCUniversal to Amazon who have recently started ad-supported streaming services. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

By Dave Flessner, compiler 3 min read

Sinclair Broadcast Group will increase its minimum wage for hourly workers to $15 starting Dec. 29.

The change will affect about 15% of Sinclair’s 9,500 employees nationwide, those whose minimum wage had been tied to state and federal laws. Sinclair owns WTVC-TV, WFLI-TV and WDSI-TV in Chattanooga.

“At Sinclair, we recognize that we would be nothing without our hardworking and dedicated employees,” Chris Ripley, Sinclair’s president and CEO, said in an announcement. “With this latest change, we hope to make a meaningful impact on the professional and personal lives of so many valuable members of our team.”

Sinclair owns or operates 23 regional sports network brands and 191 television stations in 89 markets. The broadcaster also said Wednesday that it will increase its company match for employee 401(k) funds and improve its paid-time-off benefits.

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