Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (“Nexstar”) announced today that its
three local television stations will provide Iowa voters broadcast
coverage of the one hour debate between U.S. Senate candidates, Joni
Ernst (GOP) and current U.S. Representative, Bruce
Braley (D) on October 16, 2014. Ernst and Braley are competing for
the Iowa Senate seat that will be left vacant when long-time Senator Tom
Harkin (D) retires after this term.
The debate, which takes place in the Eppley Auditorium of Morningside
College in Sioux City, will be conducted as a round table discussion
before a live audience at 7:00 p.m. CT on October 16, 2014. It will be
carried live on Nexstar’s ABC affiliates, KCAU-TV in Sioux City
and WOI-TV in Des Moines. A live stream of the debate can also be
accessed by visiting the stations’ community web portals www.SiouxlandMatters.com,
www.WeAreIowa.com,
and www.OurQuadCities.com.
A replay of the debate will air Sunday, October 19, 2014 beginning at
7:00 a.m. CT on the Company’s CBS affiliate, WHBF-TV in Quad
Cities, Iowa / Rock Island, Illinois.
Reflecting its commitment to serve the local communities where it
operates, Nexstar has partnered with the ABC Cedar Rapids affiliate, KCRG-TV,
to deliver state-wide live debate coverage and commentary. The debate
will be moderated by local Iowa Nexstar political journalists, Tim
Seaman of KCAU-TV and Amanda Krenz of WOI-TV.
Nexstar’s daily political coverage, strong local news and special
coverage, such as the political debates, position it as Iowa’s local
election headquarters delivering voters unprecedented state-wide
coverage of all races. The race for the open seat has national
significance as the Iowa election may determine the balance of power in
the U.S. Senate. The October 16th debate is the third and
final debate between the U.S. Senate candidates Ernst and Braley and is
an event not to be missed!
Media Guidelines
Members of the media who want to cover the event in person should
contact KCAU-TV News Director Jack Brooks at 712/277-2345, ext. 238 or jbrooks@kcautv.com
for media credentials. Still photography will be permitted, but no video
cameras will be allowed inside the Eppley Auditorium until after the
debate’s conclusion. Video can be recorded from any of the stations
carrying the debate. Verbal and visual credit must be given to the
station who provided the video. No more than two minutes of debate
footage can be used for news purposes for 24 hours. Video clips may not
be posted to the internet.
About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nexstar
Broadcasting Group is a leading diversified media company that
leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and
advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media
platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other
services to 80 television stations and 20 related digital multicast
signals reaching 46 markets or approximately 13.1% of all U.S.
television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes affiliates of NBC,
CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV, The CW, Telemundo, Bounce TV, Me-TV, Live
Well, LATV and an independent station. Nexstar’s 48 community portal
websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for
consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and
how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities.
Pro-forma for the completion of all announced transactions Nexstar will
own, operate, program or provides sales and other services to 107
television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 56
markets or approximately 16.0% of all U.S. television households.
Forward-Looking Statements
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these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and
projections about future events. Forward-looking statements include
information preceded by, followed by, or that includes the words
"guidance," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "could," or similar
expressions. For these statements, the Company claims the protection of
the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release,
concerning, among other things, changes in net revenue, cash flow and
operating expenses, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to
change based on various important factors, including the impact of
changes in national and regional economies, our ability to service and
refinance our outstanding debt, successful integration of acquired
television stations (including achievement of synergies and cost
reductions), pricing fluctuations in local and national advertising,
future regulatory actions and conditions in the television stations'
operating areas, competition from others in the broadcast television
markets served by the Company, volatility in programming costs, the
effects of governmental regulation of broadcasting, industry
consolidation, technological developments and major world news events.
Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this news release
might not occur. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
release. For more details on factors that could affect these
expectations, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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