Nexstar Television Stations in Augusta, Georgia; Monroe, Louisiana; Wichita Falls, Texas; Terre Haute, Indiana; and Utica, New York, to Become CW Network Affiliates
August 22 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Five Stations Will Carry CW’s Primetime
Entertainment, Live Sports, and Special Event Programming Beginning
in September and October
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that
its owned and operated television stations in Augusta, Georgia
(WJBF-D3 DMA #110); Monroe, Louisiana (KARD-D2 DMA #142); Wichita
Falls, Texas (KFDX-D3 DMA #149); Terre Haute, Indiana (WTWO-D2 DMA
#159); and Utica, New York (WFXV-D2 DMA #171), will become
affiliates of The CW Network. All five local stations will begin
carrying the network’s primetime entertainment, live sports, and
special event programming beginning in September and October.
“The addition of these affiliates will bring the number of
Nexstar- and partner-owned CW stations to 54, covering more than
45% of U.S. TV Households,” said Andrew Alford, president of
Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “As The CW’s #1 affiliate group,
Nexstar is very pleased to be airing the network’s programming on
these stations this fall, especially with NASCAR Xfinity series
racing and the WWE’s NXT joining a very robust lineup of sports
programming, including LIV Golf and ACC college football and
basketball, and PAC 12 football. Adding The CW’s programming to
these stations will offer advertisers a variety of new linear and
digital opportunities to reach millions of viewers.”
The CW is available in 100% of U.S. households, delivering
primetime entertainment programming and 500 hours per year of
sports programming. The free, ad-supported CW App is widely
available on all major platforms. The CW App is home to The CW’s
primetime programming, live streaming of LIV Golf tournaments, and
a library of entertaining film and television content.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading
diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging
local and national news, sports and entertainment content across
its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000
hours of programming produced annually by its business units.
Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group
comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner
stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s
national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth
major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network
providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast
networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in
TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets,
including its local TV station websites, The Hill and
NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and
information property. For more information, please visit
nexstar.tv.
About The CW Network
The CW is America’s fifth major broadcast network and is
available to 100% of U.S. television households. The CW delivers
primetime entertainment programming and more than 500 hours of
sports programming annually including LIV Golf, ACC football and
basketball games, Pac-12 football games, “Inside the NFL,” WWE NXT
and NASCAR Xfinity Series racing. The free, ad-supported CW App is
widely available on all major platforms. The CW App is home to The
CW’s primetime programming, live streaming of LIV Golf tournaments,
and a library of entertaining film and television content. The CW
is 75%-owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), a leading
diversified media company and the largest CW affiliate group. For
more information about The CW, please visit www.cwtv.com.
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Nexstar Media Contact: Gary Weitman EVP & Chief
Communications Officer 972/373-8800 or gweitman@nexstar.tv
Nexstar Investor Contact: Joseph Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman
JCIR 212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com The CW Media Contact:
Beth Feldman 646/563-8334 Beth.Feldman@cwtv.com
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