Nexstar buys low-power TV station in Sarasota, Florida
WSNN, which offers programming as the Suncoast News Network, will add to Nexstar’s ownership of two stations in nearby Tampa.
Nexstar Media Group ($NXST) is one of the biggest operators of local broadcast television stations in the United States. In addition to more than 160 local stations, Nexstar Media Group operates NewsNation (formerly WGN America), LIN Digital, Zap2It and Antenna TV. The company shares ownership of the Food Network and Cooking Channel with Discovery Networks. Nexstar is based in Irving, Texas.
WSNN, which offers programming as the Suncoast News Network, will add to Nexstar’s ownership of two stations in nearby Tampa.
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