Nexstar in the News

(KVEO-TV) Nexstar Media Group Incorporated is pleased to announce that it has acquired the CBS Network affiliate for the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan area. Click here to read more.

(Radio + Television Business Report) For generations of Philadelphians and for many longtime television industry veterans, the name Lew Klein is one of high reverence. It is because of Klein that American Bandstand is permanently etched into the fabric of U.S. culture. It is also because of Klein, who pioneered the Action News format at […]

(TVNewsCheck) The head of the nation’s largest TV station group is highly bullish on NextGen TV, cautious about OTT and optimistic that broadcast’s over-the-air nature may be a key asset to cable-wary sports leagues. Click here to read more.

(Variety) A technology meltdown at Fontainebleau Miami Beach made for a bumpy start to getting settled at NATPE for numerous executives and producers who arrived here over the weekend. Nonetheless, the core business of the content-sales gathering was humming as numerous distributors reported new deals and renewal pacts inked over the past few days. Click […]

(The Hollywood Reporter) Local TV station giant Nexstar is planning to launch a new primetime cable news block on its WGN America channel. Click here to read more.

(Robert Feder) Nexstar Media Group will launch a three-hour nightly national newscast from Chicago this summer on its WGN America cable network. Click here to read more.

(Deadline) Nexstar Media Group is launching a three-hour nightly newscast on its flagship cable channel WGN America, drawing on local journalists for reports from its stations across the country. Click here to read more.

(Chicago Tribune) Nexstar Media Group, which bought Tribune Media in September, is launching a nightly three-hour national newscast on cable channel WGN America beginning this summer. Click here to read more.

(Los Angeles Times) Television station group Nexstar is launching a new national three-hour prime-time network newscast that will replace the entertainment programming on its cable channel WGN America. Click here to read more.