List of assets owned by Nexstar Media Group
The following is a list of assets owned by Nexstar Media Group.
Broadcasting
Television
Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
Radio
| AM Station |
|---|
| City of license / Market | Station | Owned since | Current format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | WGN 720 | 2019[upper-alpha 2] | News/talk |
Cable channels
- NewsNation
- Cooking Channel (joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, 31%)[7]
- Food Network (joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery, 31%)
Digital multicast networks
FAST streaming channels
- SportsGrid (joint venture with Anthem Sports & Entertainment)[8]
Television networks
- The CW (75% ownership; with 12.5% each remaining by Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery)
Digital
- BestReviews[9]
- Border Report
- The CW App
- The Hill
- Lakana
- LIN Digital
- Yashi
- Zap2it
Former assets
Divested
| City of license / Market | Station |
|
|
Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | WZDX | 54 (41) | 2014–2019[upper-alpha 7] | Fox affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. |
| Phoenix, AZ | KASW | 61 (27) | 2015–2019 | Independent station owned by the E. W. Scripps Company |
| Glenwood Springs, CO | KREG-TV | 3 (23) | 2014–2017[lower-greek 2] | MeTV owned-and-operated (O&O), owned by Weigel Broadcasting |
| Jacksonville, FL | WCWJ | 17 (34) | 2009–2017 | The CW affiliate owned by Graham Media Group |
| West Palm Beach–Fort Pierce, FL | WTVX | 34 (34) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | The CW affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| WTCN-CA | 50 (34.3) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| WWHB-CA | 48 (34.2) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | TBD affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | WFFT-TV | 55 (36) | 2003–2017[upper-alpha 5] | Fox affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting |
| Indianapolis–Marion, IN | WISH-TV | 8 (9) | 2017–2019[upper-alpha 1] | The CW affiliate owned by Circle City Broadcasting |
| WNDY-TV | 23 (32) | 2017–2019[upper-alpha 1] | MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Circle City Broadcasting | |
| WIIH-CD | 17 (8) | 2017–2019[upper-alpha 1] | The CW affiliate owned by Circle City Broadcasting[lower-greek 18] | |
| Ames–Des Moines, IA | WOI-DT | 5 (5) | 2013–2019[upper-alpha 6] | ABC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. |
| KCWI-TV | 23 (23) | 2016–2019 | The CW affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. | |
| Lafayette, LA | KADN-TV | 15 (16) | 2015–2017[upper-alpha 9] | Fox affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting |
| KLAF-LD | 46 (46) | 2015–2017[upper-alpha 9] | NBC affiliate owned by Allen Media Broadcasting on channel 14 | |
| Adams, MA | WCDC-TV | 19 (36) | 2017[upper-alpha 1][lower-greek 19] | Defunct, license cancelled in 2018 |
| St. Joseph, MO | KQTV | 2 (7) | 1997–2017 | ABC affiliate owned by Heartland Media |
| Rochester, NY | WUHF | 31 (28) | 2005–2013[lower-alpha 7] | Fox affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Lebanon–Lancaster–York–Harrisburg, PA | WLYH-TV | 15 (23) | 2006–2015[lower-alpha 8] | TBD affiliate, WXBU, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings |
| Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA | WLWC | 28 (22) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | Court TV affiliate, owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Memphis, TN | WATN-TV | 24 (25) | 2012–2019[upper-alpha 3] | ABC affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. |
| WLMT | 30 (31) | 2012–2019[upper-alpha 3] | The CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Tegna Inc. | |
| Austin, TX | KEYE-TV | 42 (43) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | CBS affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Longview–Tyler, TX | KLPN-LD | 47 (47) | [lower-alpha 5] | Defunct, station signed off in 2016[lower-greek 20] |
| Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX | KBTV-TV | 4 (40) | 1998–2012 | Dabl affiliate owned by Deerfield Media[lower-alpha 9] |
| Salt Lake City–St. George, UT | KUTV | 2 (34) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | CBS affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| KMYU | 12 (9) | 2009–2012[lower-alpha 6] | MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
| Seattle–Tacoma, WA | KCPQ | 13 (13) | 2019–2020[upper-alpha 2] | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| KZJO | 22 (25) | 2019–2020[upper-alpha 2] | MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated (O&O) | |
| Milwaukee, WI | WITI | 6 (33) | 2019–2020[upper-alpha 2] | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
Dormant or shuttered
- Chicago White Sox Radio Network, originator via WGN Radio from 2018 until the end of the 2020 season, when ESPN Radio's WMVP became the team's radio partner
- Chicagoland Television, regional cable news channel
- TV by the Numbers, division of Zap2It; remains up in archive form, with no new content being added.
- Tribune Studios, television production and broadcast syndication company.
- Hollywood Today Live, a daily syndicated entertainment news program distributed by the acquired Media General stations, along with Fox Television Stations under a traditional syndication arrangement; ended shortly after Nexstar's acquisition
- WGN Sports, the programming sports division of WGN-TV that was responsible for all sports broadcasts on the station
See also
Notes
License ownership/operational agreements
- Owned by Mission Broadcasting.
- Owned by Londen Media Group.
- Owned by Cunningham Broadcasting.
- Owned by Vaughan Media.
- Owned by White Knight Broadcasting.
- Owned by Four Points Media Group.
- Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- Operated by Clear Channel Communications, Newport Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Mergers and acquisitions
- Acquired from Media General.
- Acquired from Tribune Broadcasting.
- Acquired from Newport Television.
- Acquired from McKinnon Broadcasting.
- Acquired from Quorum Broadcasting.
- Acquired from Citadel Communications.
- Acquired from Grant Broadcasting.
- Acquired from Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- Acquired from Communications Corporation of America.
- Acquired from Landmark Media Enterprises.
- Acquired from Fox Television Stations.
- Acquired from West Virginia Media Holdings.
Satellites, semi-satellites and translators
- Satellite of KDVR.
- Satellite of KREX-TV.
- Satellite of KHON-TV.
- Satellite of KHII-TV.
- Satellite of WTTV.
- Satellite of KSNW.
- Translator of WWLP.
- Semi-satellite of WFRV-TV.
- Semi-satellite of WJTV.
- Satellite of KRQE.
- Satellite of KWBQ.
- Semi-satellite of WSYR-TV.
- Satellite of KXMB-TV.
- Satellite of KELO-TV.
- Translator of KBVO.
- Translator of KFXK-TV.
- Satellite of WLAX.
- Translator for WISH-TV.
- Satellite of WTEN.
- Satellite of KTPN-LD.
References
- Picker, Leslie (January 27, 2016). "Nexstar Clinches Deal to Acquire Media General". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- "Newport Sells 22 Station For $1 Billion". TVNewsCheck. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- Lafayette, Jon (June 14, 2023). "3 Nexstar Stations To Add The CW Affiliations on Sept. 1". Broadcasting + Cable. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- "Nexstar, Mission Buy 19 Stations For $270M". TVNewsCheck.com. April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- "Nexstar to acquire Quorum Broadcasting". Dallas Business Journal. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- "Nexstar Buys 4 W.Va. TVs For $130M". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia, LLC. November 17, 2015. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- Sherman, Alex (May 7, 2017). "Sinclair close to buying Tribune for $4 billion". Press Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- Sportsgrid (September 1, 2021). "SportsGrid Multicast Network Launches Today in Nine Major Markets Across the United States". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- "Irving-based Nexstar to buy product review site BestReviews from Tribune Publishing for $160 million". Dallas News. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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