IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that its media businesses across the country have helped raise close to $1.5 million to date from viewers to support relief efforts related to Hurricane Helene and the potential damage that may be caused by Hurricane Milton. Donations will go to aid several charitable organizations assisting victims of the storm, including the American Red Cross, United Way, and the Salvation Army, among others.
All of Nexstar’s 200 owned or partner television stations, the company’s national cable news network, NewsNation, The CW Network, and radio station WGN-AM in Chicago are participating in the fundraising drive, which began last week and is still underway. Among the more notable efforts:
- WJHL-TV, Nexstar’s local television station in Tri-Cities, Tennessee, raised more than $700,000 in partnership with the local chapter of United Way.
- WIVB-TV in Buffalo, New York, held a telethon that generated more than $165,000 in donations to the American Red Cross.
- The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation contributed $25,000 to the American Red Cross last week.
In addition, across all of its local stations and television networks, Nexstar has so far helped raise more than $325,000 in contributions from viewers to the American Red Cross. Fundraising efforts will continue this week, with Hurricane Milton headed toward the Florida coast with the potential to be even more severe than Helene. Several Nexstar television stations are planning telethons, food and water drives, and airing a variety of public service programming related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
“Since its founding nearly 30 years ago, Nexstar has always been committed to giving back to the communities in which it operates,” said Nexstar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Perry Sook. “We take great pride in being able to assist those directing the hurricane recovery efforts in the southeastern region of the United States, and to make it easy for our viewers, listeners, and users to come to the aid of those impacted by Hurricane Helene and possibly Hurricane Milton.”
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, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
