The deal closed on August 22, 2019, thus putting SportsTime Ohio and Fox Sports Ohio under common ownership with several Sinclair stations in Ohio, which include WSYX/WTTE/WWHO in Columbus, WKRC-TV/WSTR-TV in Cincinnati, WNWO-TV in Toledo, WKEF/WRGT-TV in Dayton, and WTOV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio. The deal also marked Sinclair's entry into Northeast Ohio, where its nearest existing broadcasting properties are WSYX/WTTE/WWHO, WNWO, WTOV and WPGH-TV/WPNT in Pittsburgh.
The deal on August 22, 2019, brought SportsTime Ohio and Fox Sports Ohio under the same ownership as several Sinclair stations across Ohio, including those in Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton, and Steubenville. This also marked Sinclair's entry into Northeast Ohio, where its existing broadcasting properties are located.