Nexstar Sets Deal With YouTube TV To Launch 59 Stations

The multiyear agreement covers the broadcaster’s CBS, CW and MNT affiliates, four indies as well as NewsNation.

By TVN Staff | March 13, 2023 | 7:29 a.m. ET.

Nexstar Media Group said today that it has reached a comprehensive, multi-year distribution agreement with YouTube TV to launch 59 stations on its platform, including its 29 CW affiliates, its 26 MyNetworkTV affiliates and its four independents in Chicago, Washington, Oklahoma City and Baton Rouge, La.

The agreement also renews and extends YouTube TV’s carriage of Nexstar’s cable news network, NewsNation. In addition, Nexstar extended carriage of all of the company’s CBS affiliates on YouTube TV. Financial terms of the agreement were not released.

“These agreements with YouTube TV underscore the importance of Nexstar’s national and local content on its platform,” said Tom Carter, Nexstar’s chief operating officer. “Not only will Nexstar’s 40 CBS-affiliated stations continue being carried on YouTube TV, but for the first time Nexstar’s 59 CW, MyNetworkTV, and independent stations will be carried on the platform, bringing Nexstar’s CBS, The CW Network, and MyNetworkTV content, as well as local news, weather, sports, and other proprietary and syndicated content to YouTube TV subscribers in local markets across the country.

“We are also excited to be extending NewsNation’s partnership with YouTube TV at a time when the network is about to expand its weekday news programming to 24-hours a day with the launch of Elizabeth Vargas Reports and The Hill.”