Nexstar Media Inc. To Host Exclusive Statewide Live Telecast of Republican U.S. Senate Primary Debate on April 25 at 8 P.M.
Twelve Nexstar Stations and WPXI to Bring Exclusive Live Debate Coverage To Over Nine Million Viewers Across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA (April 18, 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 Republican Party candidates for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania. “YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS: PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATE DEBATE” will take place on Monday, April 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 streamed throughout the state.
With the addition of broadcast partner, WPXI-TV (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-TV (ABC) 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. All candidates on the ballot who meet eligibility criteria will be invited to participate. Candidates who have committed to attend include Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, Dave McCormick, Mehmet Oz, and Carla Sands.
The primary election for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania is scheduled to take place on May 17th. Voters must register to vote by May 2nd. To register to vote, please visit https://www.vote.pa.gov/Register-to-Vote. 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: Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate Debate
Monday, April 25, 2022
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT
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-TV | ABC | Youngstown, OH | Wytv.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 | Wearecentralpa.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, DC (Fulton) | Localdvm.com | @wdvmtv |
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, including 283,000 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 television assets also include NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 75 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 with over 120 million monthly unique users as of December 31, 2021. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform 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 www.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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