NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is an American multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Irving, Texas, with operational headquarters in Midtown Manhattan and an additional office in Chicago. Founded on June 17, 1996, Nexstar is the largest television broadcasting company in the United States, owning 265 television stations—most of which are affiliated with the four major American television networks and MyNetworkTV—in markets as large as New York City and as small as San Angelo, Texas, and operating additional stations through local marketing agreements with certain affiliates such as Mission Broadcasting and Vaughan Media to satisfy existing regulations set in place by the Federal Communications Commission.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- telecommunications industry; broadcasting; media industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. [2]
- Headquarters location
- New York City; Irving [1]
- Founded
- 1996-06-17 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- Perry A. Sook [1]
- Official website
- http://www.nexstar.tv/; https://www.nexstar.tv/ [1]
- Employees
- 12,832 · reported year 2025 [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 4,500,000,000 · reported year 2020 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US65336K1034 [1]
- CIK
- 1142417 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- NXST (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is an American multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Irving, Texas, with operational headquarters in Midtown Manhattan and an additional office in Chicago. Founded on June 17, 1996, Nexstar is the largest television broadcasting company in the United States, owning 265 television stations—most of which are affiliated with the four major American television networks and MyNetworkTV—in markets as large as New York City and as small as San Angelo, Texas, and operating additional stations through local marketing agreements with certain affiliates such as Mission Broadcasting and Vaughan Media to satisfy existing regulations set in place by the Federal Communications Commission. [3]
In addition, Nexstar owns three radio stations, WGN in Chicago, WBNS and WBNS-FM in Columbus, owns 81% of and operates mid-major TV network The CW and oversees The CW Plus syndication service, in which all CW and CW Plus affiliates the company previously owned became directly owned-and-operated stations (O&O). The company also owns two terrestrial television networks airing classic shows, Antenna TV and Rewind TV, one FAST channel airing sports programming, SportsGrid, and controls pay television network NewsNation. Nexstar has been described as politically conservative, but not as much as Sinclair. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Nexstar Media Group. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 12,832 · reported year 2025. [1]
Annual revenue: USD 4,500,000,000 · reported year 2020. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: NXST (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. founded?
Founded: 1996-06-17. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.?
Headquarters location: New York City; Irving. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.?
Business sectors: telecommunications industry; broadcasting; media industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Nexstar Media Group (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.