Nexstar Media Inc. To Host Exclusive Statewide Live Telecast of Debate Between the Candidates for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania on October 25 at 8 P.M. ET
Twelve Nexstar Stations and WPXI to Bring Exclusive Live Debate Coverage To Over Nine Million Viewers Across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA (October 11, 2022) – Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), announced today that it will host an exclusive multi-market live prime time telecast of a debate between the candidates running for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and Democrat Lt. Governor John Fetterman. The event is currently the only scheduled face-to-face meeting between the two candidates. “YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS: PENNSYLVANIA U.S. SENATE DEBATE” will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. EDT, at the WHTM/abc27 studio in Harrisburg, PA, and will be telecast to sixty-two counties and live streamed throughout the state.
With the addition of broadcast partner, WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, the live debate will be available via broadcast or digital live stream to every Pennsylvania voter in every county of the state. The one-hour debate will bring together potentially more than nine million viewers across Pennsylvania and will air live on nine television stations serving the state: WHTM-TV (ABC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York, WPXI-TV (NBC) in Pittsburgh, WPHL-TV (MyNetworkTV) in Philadelphia, WTAJ-TV (CBS) in Johnstown/Altoona/State College, WBRE-TV (NBC) and WYOU-TV (CBS) in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton, WJET-TV (ABC) and WFXP-TV (FOX) in Erie, and WYTV-DT (MNT) in Youngstown, OH. In addition, the debate will be live streamed on WETM-TV (NBC) in Elmira, NY, WPIX-TV (CW) in New York, NY, WIVB-TV (CBS) in Buffalo, NY, and WDVM-TV (IND) in Washington, D.C. (see table below for more information). Additionally, all radio stations throughout the commonwealth will be provided free access to the debate.
The debate will be moderated by WHTM abc27 News anchor Dennis Owens and WPXI anchor Lisa Sylvester, who will pose questions to the candidates focused on current local and regional issues impacting communities across Pennsylvania.
The election for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania is scheduled to take place on November 8th. For more information regarding the upcoming elections, including early voting dates, polling locations and voter identification requirements, please visit https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov.
Your Local Election Headquarters: U.S. Senate Debate
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT
CLICK HERE FOR THE MEDIA GUIDELINES.
The U.S. Senate Debate will be carried on the following stations and websites:
| Station | Network | Market | Station Website | Social |
| WHTM-TV | ABC | Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, York, PA | Abc27.com | @abc27news |
| WJET-TV | ABC | Erie, PA | YourErie.com | @jetfoxyourerie |
| WFXP-TV | FOX | Erie, PA | YourErie.com | @jetfoxyourerie |
| WYTV-DT | MNT | Youngstown, OH | Wytv.com,Wkbn.com | @33wytv |
| WBRE-TV | NBC | Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, PA | Pahomepage.com | @eyewitnessnewstv |
| WYOU-TV | CBS | Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, PA | Pahomepage.com | @eyewitnessnewstv |
| WTAJ-TV | CBS | Johnstown, Altoona, State College, PA | wtaj.com | @wtajtv |
| WPHL-TV | MyNetworkTV | Philadelphia, PA | Phl17.com | @phl17 |
| WPXI-TV | NBC | Pittsburgh, PA | Wpxi.com | @wpxi |
The U.S. Senate Debate will be streamed on the following websites:
| Station | Network | Market (Counties) | Station Website | Social |
| WETM-TV | NBC | Elmira, NY (Tioga) | Mytwintiers.com | @wetm18news |
| WPIX-TV | CW | New York, NY (Pike) | Pix11.com | @pix11news |
| WIVB-TV | CBS | Buffalo, NY (McKean, Potter) | Wivb.com | @News4buffalo |
| WDVM-TV | IND | Washington, D.C. (Fulton) | dcnewsnow.com | @DCNewsNow |
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 television, streaming and digital platforms, including almost 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, 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 The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit Nexstar.tv.
Contacts:
Chris Berg
Senior Director of Local Content Development
Nexstar Media Inc.
972/373-8800
Robert Bee
Vice President/General Manager
WHTM-TV abc27
(717) 238-0962 Office or rbee@abc27.com
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Click here for the PDF version of the release and here for the media guidelines.