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List of markets and duopolies if Nexstar buys Tegna


This list comes with full credit to Kirk Varner's TVND.com (worth subscribing, it's free) on the markets and stations that could merge under the much talked about sale.  A lot has to happen at the FCC before any of this takes place, but the door is open and when you look at the list, there are some powerhouse stations involved.    

Market Name.        Nexstar Owns/Operates          TEGNA Owns/Operates

Abilene, TX             KTAB (CBS) & KRBC (NBC)                  KXVA (FOX)

Austin, TX               KXAN, (NBC), KNVA (CW), KBVO       KVUE (ABC)

Charlotte, NC         WJZY (FOX) & WMYT                           WCNC (NBC)

Cleveland, OH       WJW (FOX) & WBNX                            WKYC (NBC)

Columbus, OH        WCMH (NBC)                                        WBNS (CBS)

Dallas, TX               KDAF (CW)                                             WFAA (ABC) & KFAA

Denver, CO             KDVR (FOX) & KWGN                           KUSA (ABC) & KTVD

Des Moines, IA       WHO (NBC)                                            WOI (ABC) & KCWI

Fort Smith, AR        KNWA (NBC), KFTA, KXNW                  KFSM (CBS)

Grand Rapids, MI   WOOD (NBC), WOTV (ABC), WXSP    WZZM (ABC)

  (Note: WZZM is in Grand Rapids, WOTV is in nearby Battle Creek, MI)

Greensboro, NC     WGHP (FOX)                                          WFMY (CBS)

Hartford, CT           WTNH (ABC) & WCTX                           WTIC (FOX) & WCCT (CW)

Harrisburg, PA       WHTM (ABC)                                          WPMT (FOX)

Houston, TX           KIAH (CW)                                               KHOU (CBS) & KTBU 

Indianapolis, IN      WTTV (CBS), WXIN (CBS), WTTK     WTHR (NBC)

Knoxville, TN          WATE (ABC)                                            WBIR (NBC)

Little Rock, AR    KARK (NBC), KLRT (FOX), KASN (CW) KTHV (CBS)

Memphis, TN        WREG (CBS)                                           WATN (ABC) & WLMT (CW)

Midland, TX.          KMID (ABC) & KPEJ (FOX)                      KWES (NBC)

New Orleans, LA   WGNO (ABC) & WNOL (CW)                  WWL (CBS)

Norfolk, VA            WAVY (NBC) & WVBT (FOX)                  WVEC (ABC)

Phoenix, AZ           KAZT (CW)                                               KPNX (NBC)

Portland, OR         KOIN (CBS) & KRCW (CW)                     KGW (NBC)

Sacramento, CA   KTXL (FOX)                                              KXTV (ABC)

San Angelo, TX    KLST (CBS) & KSAN (NBC)                    KIDY (FOX)

San Diego, CA      KSWB (FOX) & KUSI                                KFMB (CBS)

St. Louis, MO        KTVI (FOX) & KPLR                                 KSDK (NBC)

Tampa, FL             WFLA (NBC), WTTA (CW), WSNN        WTSP (CBS)

Washington, DC   WDCW (CW) & WDVM                           WUSA (CBS)

Waco, TX               KWKT (FOX) & KYLE                               KCEN (NBC)

Wilkes-Barre, PA  WBRE (NBC) & WYOU (CBS)                 WNEP (ABC)

Comments

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM

    TV stations will be like those combo Jack in the Box/KFC/Taco Bell restaurants. 3 menus, 1 kitchen.

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  2. IDC9August 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM

    TVND did a great job assembling this list. When you lay it out like this, you really get a sense of just how many communities and stations are going to be impacted should this merger materialize. I don't think a TV station ownership group merger has ever had this many conflicts and overlaps to reckon with.

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