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# Nexstar to Launch Daily Primetime Local Newscasts on Stations in Dallas and Phoenix | NXST Stock News

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**_KDAF-TV and KAZT-TV to Add News Seven-Days-a-Week_ _Beginning in Mid-August_**

IRVING, Texas\--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST: NASDAQ), today announced that it will launch primetime newscasts Monday through Sunday in Dallas and Phoenix in mid-August, bringing local news content to millions of new viewers in two of the nation’s top-12 markets.

In Dallas, where Nexstar owns KDAF-TV (CW33), the new newscasts will air at 9 p.m. local time, following programming on The CW Network. In Phoenix, where Nexstar provides services to KAZT-TV (CW7 Arizona) under a Time Brokerage Agreement, the new newscasts also will air at 9 p.m. local time after CW programming.

“We’re excited to launch daily primetime newscasts in two of the country’s top-12 markets and provide viewers with a new outlet for news and information that didn’t exist previously,” said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “Nexstar is committed to serving our communities with high-quality, fact-based local journalism, which is particularly important now, as the mid-term elections approach and voters look for reliable, credible information about the issues and the candidates running for office.”

**About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.  
**Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

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**MEDIA CONTACT**  
Gary Weitman  
EVP & Chief Communications Officer  
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.  
972/373-8800 or gweitman@nexstar.tv

**INVESTOR CONTACT**  
Joe Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman  
JCIR  
212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com

Source: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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