Featured below is a press release that was issued today to announce a number of new affiliates for The CW Network ahead of the upcoming WWE NXT on CW premiere on October 1.
Nexstar Television Stations in Augusta, Georgia; Monroe, Louisiana; Wichita Falls, Texas; Terre Haute, Indiana; and Utica, New York, to Become CW Network Affiliates
Five Stations Will Carry CW’s Primetime Entertainment, Live Sports, and Special Event Programming Beginning in September and October
IRVING, Texas—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.
