Sinclair Partners With Nexstar to Distribute Multicast Networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD TV and The Nest

February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST

New affiliations added in Chicago, Kansas City, Denver and Sacramento

Sinclair today announced a broadcast affiliate distribution agreement with Nexstar to renew and expand the clearances for Comet, CHARGE!, TBD and The Nest, Sinclair’s free, over-the-air multicast television networks. These renewals and additions represent over 15M total U.S. households, further bolstering the complete national coverage in key markets and prime channel positions for the networks.

CHARGE!, home to a line-up that delivers the biggest police procedural franchises in TV history including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, and CSI: New York, has renewed agreements on the following Nexstar stations:

WJZY-3 (46.3) Charlotte
WJW-4 (8.4) Cleveland
WNOL-4 (38.4) New Orleans
WXIN-4 (59.4) Indianapolis

CHARGE!, will also add two new markets:

KRBK-3 (49.3) in Springfield, MO
KWGN-3 Denver (2.3) launches 4/1/25

CHARGE! is now available in 23 of the Top 25 DMAs.

Comet, THE destination on free TV for true fans of sci-fi and fantasy with some of the most iconic franchises including The X-Files, Grimm, Stargate SG-1, fun movie titles that celebrate sci-fi and fantasy fandom and the annual CometFest fan festival, has renewed agreements on the following Nexstar stations:

WNOL-3 (38.3) New Orleans
WTTV-3 (4.3) Indianapolis
WJW-3 (8.3) Cleveland
KGBT-3 (4.3) Harlingen

TBD, delivering the best in breakout TV comedy, including the Emmy-Award winning Saturday Night Live, Key & Peele and Whose Line Is It Anyway?, has renewed agreements on the following Nexstar stations:

WDAF-4 (4.4) Kansas City
KTXL-4 (40.4) Sacramento

The Nest airs “comfort food TV” programming with factual reality series, celebrity-driven family shows and true crime, including Dog the Bounty Hunter, Ice Road Truckers and Cold Case Files, is now available in Chicago on WGN (9.5.).

With the addition of the Chicago market, The Nest will now have prime location, full power OTA coverage in the top 10 DMAs.

“The expanded distribution agreement with Nexstar marks a significant milestone in our efforts to bring Sinclair’s multicast networks to even more viewers nationwide,” said Lee Schlazer, SVP, Distribution. “With the addition of key markets like Chicago and continued renewals across critical stations, we are strengthening our commitment to delivering high-quality, diverse programming that resonates with audiences of all ages. This is just the beginning as we continue to grow the reach of Comet, CHARGE!, TBD, and The Nest.”

As previously announced, Sinclair continues to expand distribution of its multicast networks and invest in successful, proven programming, adding iconic franchises to the networks’ lineups, which will continue in 2025 and beyond.

For more information, program schedules and a location finder, please visit: https://sbgi.net/networks/.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

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