Nexstar Television Stations in Chicago, Norfolk, and Lafayette, LA, to Become Affiliated With The CW Network on September 1
May 01 2024 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
WGN-TV in Chicago, WVBT-TV in Norfolk, and
KLFY-TV in Lafayette Will Carry CW’s Primetime Entertainment, Live
Sports, and Special Event Programming in Three Top Markets
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that
its owned and operated television stations in Chicago, Illinois
(DMA #3), Norfolk, Virginia (DMA #43), and Lafayette, Louisiana
(DMA #125), will become affiliates of The CW Network on September
1, 2024. All three stations will begin carrying the network’s
primetime entertainment, live sports, and special event programming
at that time.
“The addition of these Nexstar-owned stations as affiliates—two
of which are among the country’s Top-50 largest markets,
highlighted by Chicago, at #3—will bring the number of
Nexstar-owned CW stations to 42, covering more than 36% 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 bringing the network’s programming to 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. Adding the CW’s programming to them will offer
advertisers a variety of new linear and digital opportunities to
reach millions of viewers.”
The CW reaches 100% of US households, and delivers a variety of
live sports and 14 hours per week of primetime entertainment
programming; beginning in 2025, the network will carry 500 hours of
sports programming. The fully ad-supported CW App, with more than
96 million downloads to date, is available for free to
consumers.
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 over 200 owned or partner
stations in 117 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s
national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth
major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing
national cable news network, 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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Beth Feldman SVP/CW Communications The CW
Network (917) 797-8054 or bfeldman@nexstar.tv
Gary Weitman EVP and Chief Communications Officer Nexstar Media
Group, Inc. (972) 373-8800 or gweitman@nexstar.tv
INVESTOR CONTACT: Joe Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman JCIR
212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com
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