Nexstar Media Group

NXST

Market cap $6.56B

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group will report 2025 fourth quarter financial results on February 26, and host conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) Presents at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference 2025 Transcript

There's a frenzy of merger and acquisition activity in the media industry as cord-cutting has upended the economics. Broadcast station owners like Nexstar and Sinclair want in on the action.

Nexstar and Sinclair's stocks fell after President Trump went against his FCC head, saying that removing a cap on TV-station ownership would hurt Republicans.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

Nexstar Media Group Chairman and CEO Perry A. Sook joins 'Mornings with Maria' to discuss the company's $6 billion merger filing, ongoing DOJ and FCC reviews and how Trump-era deregulation opened the door for major media expansion.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has long advocated for changes to rules that limit the number of stations a local television company can own, but opponents say that's something only Congress can address.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. ( NXST ) Wells Fargo's 9th Annual TMT Summit November 18, 2025 3:45 PM EST Company Participants Perry Sook - Founder, Chairman & CEO Lee Gliha - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Presentation Steven Cahall Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Okay. Thank you.

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that in connection with its pending acquisition of TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), the companies have filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking consent to the transfer of the broadcast licenses currently controlled by TEGNA to Nexstar. The applications address why, if certain of the FCC's rules governing television ownership remain in effect, waiver of the rules would serve the p.

Perry Sook says broadcasters need to grow to better compete with tech companies.