Nexstar Media Group

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nexstar-media-group

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the corporate structure?American publicly traded media company
2. What is the founding date?June 17, 1996
3. How many TV stations does Nexstar own?Nexstar owns 197 TV stations, the most of any company in the U.S.
4. Where are Nexstar’s headquarters located?The company has offices in Irving, Texas; Midtown Manhattan; and Chicago.

Publicly Traded Company: A business whose ownership is divided into shares of stock that are bought and sold on public exchanges.
Local Marketing Agreement (LMA): A contractual arrangement where one broadcast station operates another station's facilities and programming for a fee.
Owned-and-Operated (O&O) Station: A television or radio station that is owned and operated by a broadcast network itself, rather than being independently owned and affiliated.
FAST Channel: Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television, a digital service offering content without subscription fees, supported by advertising revenue.