2020 Press Releases

Nexstar Media Group and DISH Network Reach Multi-Year Distribution Agreement

Nexstar’s 164 Local TV Stations and Cable Network, WGN America, Restored to Satellite Carrier’s Program Line-up WGN America Will Launch on DISH’s Streaming Service, Sling TV, in Early 2021 IRVING, TX (Dec. 25, 2020) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (“Nexstar”), today announced that it has reached a comprehensive multi-year distribution agreement with DISH […]

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Nexstar Media Group Launches NEXTGEN TV in Denver, Marking the Company’s 12th Market and 22nd Station to Rollout ATSC 3.0 in 2020

Nexstar Plans to Convert 32 More Stations in 20 Additional Markets in 2021 IRVING, TX and Denver, CO (Dec. 23, 2020) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) today announced that KDVR-TV and KWGN-TV, Nexstar Inc.’s local television stations serving the Denver, Colorado, area (DMA #16) have begun broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV, the revolutionary new […]

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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Nexstar Inc. To Broadcast Annual New Year’s Eve Television Special, ‘Lone Star NYE 2021’

FORT WORTH-DALLAS, TX and IRVING, TX– (December 22, 2020) – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth /KXAS and Nexstar Inc. today announced the broadcast details for “Lone Star NYE 2021,” a New Year’s Eve program airing December 31, 2020 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. CST, hosted by NBC 5’s Katy Blakey and KARK’s D.J. Williams. This […]

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KLAS-TV To Host 27th Annual “Countdown To New Year’s Eve 2021” Television Special Featuring Live Music, Special Guests, And Fireworks

Exclusive, Emmy Award-Winning Special Program Will Be Syndicated Across 14 Nexstar Markets Reaching More Than 16 Million U.S. TV Households and Live-Streamed Online at 8newsnow.com Viewers Get Chance to Give Back to Local Food Banks in Their Communities, Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation to Donate $10,000 To “Souper Bowl of Caring” LAS VEGAS, Nevada (December 21, […]

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Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WGHP-TV Donate $5,000 To The Salvation Army in the Triad Area of North Carolina

IRVING, TX (Dec. 17, 2020) – The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today it will donate $5,000 to several Salvation Army chapters serving central North Carolina on behalf of WGHP-TV FOX8, the Nexstar Inc. local television station serving Greensboro, High-Point, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known locally as “The Triad.” The contribution is part of the […]

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Nexstar Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire BestReviews, a Leading Consumer Product Reviews Company, for $160 Million in Accretive Transaction

Nexstar Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire leading consumer product recommendations company BestReviews from Tribune Publishing Company for $160 million in a transaction that is immediately accretive to Nexstar’s operating results.

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WGN Radio To Air Classic Roy Leonard Shows and 27 Hours of “Christmas Radio Theatre” Beginning on Christmas Eve

CHICAGO (December 9, 2020) – WGN Radio will air three hours of classic Roy Leonard shows on Christmas Eve beginning at 4 pm, followed by 27 hours of “Christmas Radio Theatre”, hosted by Carl Amari, from Thursday, December 24 at 7 pm until Friday, December 25 at 10 pm. In a career that spanned 31 […]

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Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation, WFXR-TV and WWCW-TV Donate $5,000 to the Rescue Mission of Roanoke

IRVING, TX (Dec. 8, 2020) – The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today it will donate $5,000 to The Rescue Mission of Roanoke, Inc., on behalf of WFXR-TV, WWCW-TV, and WFXRtv.com, the Nexstar Inc. local television stations serving Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia, as well as the central and southwest region of the state. The Rescue […]

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