Minority groups rally around WADL owner, urge FCC to approve sale to Mission
Exclusive: Two civil rights groups and the owner of WADL-TV have sent letters to the FCC urging the agency to approve the station’s sale to Mission Broadcasting.
Nexstar Media Group
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.
WADL owner Adell preparing lawsuit against Scripps over CW
Kevin Adell says he is prepared to sue Scripps for “tortious interference” after Scripps and Nexstar announced an affiliation deal for the CW Network in Detroit.
WADL sends cease-and-desist to Scripps over CW in Detroit
Station owner Kevin Adell says his company may commence legal action against Nexstar, Scripps if the CW Network move to WMYD is permanent.
Nexstar finds new home for CW Network in Detroit
CW Network shows and live sports will move to WMYD, a former independent station owned by Scripps.
WADL pulls CW Network programming, blames delay in selling station
The family that owns the station has been trying to sell it to Nexstar-controlled Mission Broadcasting for months, but protests brought to the FCC have held up the transaction.
WGN-TV forecaster Tom Skilling announces retirement
After four decades of loyal service to WGN-TV in Chicago, veteran forecaster Tom Skilling says he will retire early next year.
Nexstar brag may hurt in court as DirecTV lawsuit continues
Nexstar’s claim that its local TV stations reach 68 percent of the American population did not go unnoticed by DirecTV.
DirecTV Stream raising prices weeks after Nexstar deal
The price increase is meant to help DirecTV Stream “remain competitive in the marketplace,” according to a notice sent to customers.
DirecTV presses ahead with antitrust lawsuit against Nexstar
DirecTV says it still has issues with Nexstar’s use of so-called “sidecar” businesses to extract higher rates for local TV channels.
NewsNation gets Dan Abrams for several more years
NewsNation host Dan Abrams will stay at the upstart cable news channel under a new multi-year deal announced this week.
