Nexstar...again

[Rusty Muck 4688]

2 hours ago, mre29 said:

 

It wouldn't surprise me if the netlet's affiliation here moves from Tegna-owned WCCT to Nexstar-owned WCTX at some point in the not-too-distant future.

 

The few Tegna-owned CW affiliates left, including WCCT, are good with the network until 2026. And Perry already said two years ago that KUSI would take the CW affiliation from KFMB .2, so Tegna can't wait to rid themselves of the network group-wide. (NOT counting KTTU, which is on paper a Tegna station but is run by Gray.)

Edited July 30, 2025 by Rusty Muck

[TennTV1983 870]

1 hour ago, Rusty Muck said:

The few Tegna-owned CW affiliates left, including WCCT, are good with the network until 2026. And Perry already said two years ago that KUSI would take the CW affiliation from KFMB .2, so Tegna can't wait to rid themselves of the network group-wide. (NOT counting KTTU, which is on paper a Tegna station but is run by Gray.)

 

Same case with WLMT here in Memphis, which TEGNA owns along with WATN. Nexstar would love nothing more than to move the CW over to one of WREG's (and WJKT also) subchannels.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

How much longer is WISH in Indianapolis affiliated with them?

 

Had Nexstar been in charge back then of WTTV/WXIN, they would have probably kept "Plan A" to move the CW to 4.2 after getting CBS.

That's probably the plan once their contract with WISH is up. 

 

 

[gsrecaps 22]

YTTV added a few small market CW channels today. WJBF-DT3 (Augusta, GA) is now on YTTV as of today, alongside WVIR-DT3 (Charlottesville), KLCW (Lubbock), KTEN-DT2 (Ada), WLFI-DT2 (Lafayette, has the main CBS channel by accident as of now), and KCWT (Rio Grande Valley).

[Nelson R. 585]

Official…CW is moving to WMYT September 1.

 

Haven’t heard WCCB’s plans/where the MyNet programming is going. WMYT has aired MyNet from 11pm-1am since 2018.

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2025 by Nelson R.

[AmericanErrorist 267]

10 minutes ago, Nelson R. said:

Official…CW is moving to WMYT September 1.

 

Haven’t heard WCCB’s plans/where the MyNet programming is going. WMYT has aired MyNet from 11pm-1am since 2018.

 

 

 

Giving the timing of affiliation contracts, MyNet may stay where it is.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Its not official until its promo time.

 

 

[Nelson R. 585]

20 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

Its not official until its promo time.

 

 

They aired that too

[l_miro 245]

1 hour ago, Nelson R. said:

Official…CW is moving to WMYT September 1.

 

Haven’t heard WCCB’s plans/where the MyNet programming is going. WMYT has aired MyNet from 11pm-1am since 2018.

 

 

 

 

Blink and you miss it it was so short.

 

[gsrecaps 22]

YTTV added WBNX (soon to be CW) recently in the Cleveland market.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

10 hours ago, gsrecaps said:

YTTV added WBNX (soon to be CW) recently in the Cleveland market.

At least WUAB should be on YTTV for the next month or so.  Hopefully they don't go away when the CW walks.

 

WANF is the other station to watch when CBS walks to WUPA.

 

 

 

[gsrecaps 22]

WETM-DT2 is becoming CW on September 1st according to this:

https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId={B0481E98-0000-CD4A-8F64-074DF235BE83}

 

WENY-DT3 is becoming Independent.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

This is boring. Nexstar's Q2 Earnings. But there's a reason why I'm posting this:

 

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Finalized agreements to move three additional CW affiliations to Nexstar stations in September 2025 in Charlotte, NC, Erie, PA and Elmira, NY.

 

Yep. The CW is on the move in Erie as well. We just don't know yet if it will be on WJET 24.2 or WFXP 66.2.

 

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:fbfe1fd7-bd8e-4e22-8624-a88fbc4a0104

Edited August 13, 2025 by TheRolyPoly

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

I have to wonder if all these CW moves are pure contract expirations, or did the stations do something egregious to trigger Nexstar to pull the affiliation?

 

These days, all it takes is a station or group to balk at the terms, let alone default on them.

[Recovering Producer 410]

6 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

I have to wonder if all these CW moves are pure contract expirations, or did the stations do something egregious to trigger Nexstar to pull the affiliation?

 

These days, all it takes is a station or group to balk at the terms, let alone default on them.

1000% contract expirations. For Nexstar more control and assurances all CW programming gets aired as they expand beyond 8-10pm and deeper into sports. But even more importantly, it is likely the retransmission revenue they get from MVPDs from a CW feed is greater than the reverse compensation revenue paid by a non-owned affiliate. (Friendly reminder: if you look at financial reports Nexstar brings in more revenue from distribution/retransmission than ad sales!) 

 

And, honestly, if I was a non-Nexstar station operator in a market where Nexstar has an operation - I would have serious reservations about paying for the privilege of airing programming from a network that is owned by a direct competitor. Even if replacement programming options are limited. 

[Nelson R. 585]

29 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

I have to wonder if all these CW moves are pure contract expirations, or did the stations do something egregious to trigger Nexstar to pull the affiliation?

 

These days, all it takes is a station or group to balk at the terms, let alone default on them.

I know WCCB’s contract expires at the end of the month but I can’t speak for the other markets 

[GodfreyGR 812]

In other news, Diddy wants $100 Million from Nexstar...

 

https://www.thewrap.com/diddy-defamation-damages-lawsuit-doubles-nexstar/

[channel2 1042]

5 hours ago, Recovering Producer said:

1000% contract expirations. For Nexstar more control and assurances all CW programming gets aired as they expand beyond 8-10pm and deeper into sports. But even more importantly, it is likely the retransmission revenue they get from MVPDs from a CW feed is greater than the reverse compensation revenue paid by a non-owned affiliate. (Friendly reminder: if you look at financial reports Nexstar brings in more revenue from distribution/retransmission than ad sales!) 

 

What changed? I remember a decade ago people said things like "CBS probably makes more money off KMOV being an affiliate than they would owning it again" amid Les Moonves' push for more and more reverse comp money...

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

When WBNX lost the CW under the Ernest Angley management, that was tied to a default the ministry had with one of their investors.  They were originally under contract through 2021 and WB/CBS cut the deal with WUAB that's up in September.

 

Then Nexstar bought the CW, and then WBNX. 

[Megatron81 343]

Expiring contracts and Nexstar taking The CW on their own stations on DT2 or a sister TV station although kinda surprised that in some markets that Nexstar is in the rivals still have The CW was kinda surprised that Sinclair owns a couple CWs in IL thar Nexstar has TV station in the same market, kinda surprised they didn't take them away when Sinclair renewed for The CW in 2023.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Parents... Its 10 O'clock. Do you know where your children are?

 

KFOR is bringing this tradition back.

 

https://kfor.com/news/local/in-by-10-reminds-parents-to-get-kids-home-by-10-p-m/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMQ5RVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHi_9aIoepmWstIm3TbcG9SWEbkH6yyIJnSBV0K9LSejSlEP_VOGTjOGLv9kV_aem_ZFnvMYMKTzYrIKXaLth0iw

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

On 8/12/2025 at 9:20 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

This is boring. Nexstar's Q2 Earnings. But there's a reason why I'm posting this:

 

 

Yep. The CW is on the move in Erie as well. We just don't know yet if it will be on WJET 24.2 or WFXP 66.2.

 

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:fbfe1fd7-bd8e-4e22-8624-a88fbc4a0104

 

Update

 

According to Zap2it... WJET 24.2 on September 1st. The transition happens at 6am.

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

And now for something unrelated to the CW or the Tegna merger...but still Nexstar being Nexstar.....

 

Antenna TV is replacing MeTV on WKRG 5.3 on September 25th...
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/antenna-tv-gulf-coast-to-air-classic-shows-details-schedule/

[gsrecaps 22]

YouTube TV already changed the logos for WBNX & WMYT.

[Nelson R. 585]

39 minutes ago, gsrecaps said:

YouTube TV already changed the logos for WBNX & WMYT.

It appears this is the logo. I wish they would change their call letters to WCWC.

Edited August 29, 2025 by Nelson R.