Tegna And NBC Renew Affiliation Agreement

Tegna and NBC on Wednesday announced a comprehensive, multi-year deal that renews station affiliation agreements for 20 Tegna markets nationwide, including 10 of the top 25 markets for NBC. The 20 markets renewed cover more than 21 million households, nearly 17% of U.S. TV households. Tegna is the largest independent owner of NBC affiliates.

“As the largest NBC affiliate group among independent station groups, we are proud of our longstanding partnership that enables us to serve local communities,” said Dave Lougee, president-CEO, Tegna. “This new multi-year agreement allows our stations to continue providing consumers and advertisers with premium network content such as Today, Sunday Night Football and this summer’s Paris Olympic Games alongside our award-winning local news, weather and sports.”

“Tegna continues to be an important partner to NBC, bringing our loved, must-see programming to top markets across the United States,” said Philip Martzolf, president, NBC Affiliate Relations. “This renewal comes at the perfect time as NBC returns to primetime with midseason programming this week, as well as prepares for two of TV’s biggest moments in the election and Summer Olympics later this year.”

The new agreement includes full carriage of the NBC broadcast network, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Sunday Night Football, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, The Voice, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and more.

The agreement includes renewals for these Tegna-owned NBC affiliates: WXIA Atlanta, Ga.; KPNX-KNAZ Phoenix, Ariz.; KING Seattle, Wash.; KARE Minneapolis, Minn.; KUSA Denver, Colo.; WKYC Cleveland, Ohio; KGW Portland, Ore.; WCNC Charlotte, N.C.; KSDK St. Louis, Mo.; WTHR Indianapolis, Ind.; WTLV Jacksonville, Fla.; WGRZ Buffalo, N.Y.; WBIR Knoxville, Tenn.; WCSH Portland, Maine; KCEN-KAGS Waco, Texas; KTVB Boise, Idaho, along with KTFT Twin Falls, Idaho; KWES Odessa-Midland, Texas; KBMT Beaumont, Texas; and WLBZ Bangor, Maine.