Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of a 75% ownership interest in The CW Network LLC. Nexstar also announced that Dennis Miller has been named President of The CW, effective immediately. Mr. Miller is assuming leadership of The CW from Mark Pedowitz.
WSET-TV, WDBJ, WWCW, WSLS and WZBJ Begin Broadcasting with New Technology Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA – September 27, 2022 – The leading television stations serving the Roanoke-Lynchburg market today began broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology. Today’s launch includes WSET-TV, WDBJ, WWCW, WSLS and WZBJ. Based on the same fundamental technology as the […]
Debates Will Take Place on October 6 and October 18 in Central Illinois and Chicago Live Statewide Debate Coverage Will be Available to all 12+ Million Residents of Illinois Across the 10 TV Markets IRVING, TX (September 23, 2022) – Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced […]
Debate Will be the Only Face-to-Face Meeting Between Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke Live Statewide Debate Coverage Will Reach More Than Twelve Million Viewers IRVING, TX (September 20, 2022) – Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host a multi-market live telecast of […]
KTLA 5 Will Exclusively Air 15 Clippers Games This Season and Produce Pre-game, Halftime, and Post-Game Programming KTLA Clippers Broadcasts Will Be Syndicated Throughout Southern California LOS ANGELES, CA (Sept. 20, 2022)—KTLA-TV (KTLA 5), Los Angeles’ #1 TV station, and the LA Clippers today announced a broadcast television partnership that will return live Clippers […]
KETK-TV in Tyler, TX, and KLRT-TV in Little Rock, AR, Honored in Categories of Public Service in Television and Television Feature Reporting IRIVING, TX (Aug. 30, 2022) – KETK-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc., television station serving Tyler and Longview, TX, and KLRT-TV, the Mission Broadcasting, Inc., television station serving Little Rock, AR, and the surrounding […]
Chicago Blackhawks hockey on WGN Radio starts with preseason on September 27 CHICAGO (August 25, 2022) – WGN Radio’s Joe Brand will continue as the host of Chicago Blackhawks pre-game, intermission and post-game shows as well as the weekly “Blackhawks Live” show during the upcoming 2022-23 season. Joe Brand, a native of Oak Lawn, has […]
Nexstar Media Group (Nasdaq: NXST) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 75 percent ownership interest in The CW Network. Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) and Paramount Global (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), the current co-owners of The CW, will each retain a 12.5 percent ownership interest in The CW.
EVANSTON, Ill. — For 100 years, WGN Radio has been a source of all-talk programming that has connected Chicagoland — and well beyond, thanks to the impressive broadcast range of the 50,000-watt station at 720 AM. Its lineup of memorable hosts, long-running cultural programming and avid local sports coverage has enshrined WGN Radio as a […]
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has extended the employment agreement of Chief Executive Officer, Perry A. Sook, through March 31, 2026. In addition to his responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sook also serves as the Company’s Chairman and he remains a top shareholder of the Company.