401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
120
Participants Small participant base
49th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,778
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC · Maryland · Information & Media

$7M in assets, 120 participants

Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC's Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan reported $7M in total assets and 120 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 49th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #949 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan covers 120 participants in Maryland, about 13% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $7M.

#949
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-5.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $388K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$7,173,409 49th percentile higher than 49% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (120 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $467K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$388K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 133 in the plan year 2023 filing to 120 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 521494660 · Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan · $7M · 120 · 49th

  • VS-ST $7M
  • VS-ST 120
  • VS-ST 49th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Trone, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #949

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$388K
Employer EIN521494660
Plan Effective Date1985-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 98.75005078010349% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $574M $7.17M ▼ -98.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,715 $574M
2023 1 133 $8M
2024 1 120 $7M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007173409 · Participants: 120Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.448624264 · Participants: 96812Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.712016434 · Participants: 101417Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.948487009 · Participants: 6639T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.08462816 · Participants: 2771Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.987191008 · Participants: 18370Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees
Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Trone, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($7M); by covered participants it is Dlmc, Inc. Dba Kamaaina Health Services 401(k) Retirement Plan in HI (120 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (120 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.1% during 2024, from $8M to $7M. Reported net income was -$388K.
How have Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 98.8%, from $574M to $7M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trone, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($7M, 23 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bonten Media Group Inc. Employee Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dlmc, Inc. Dba Kamaaina Health Services 401(k) Retirement Plan in HI (120 participants, $738K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 521494660.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.