Nexstar Picking Up KCWI for $3.5 Million

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Nexstar is acquiring KCWI Des Moines from Pappas Telecasting of Iowa for $3.5 million. KCWI is a CW affiliate.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

Nexstar acquired Des Moines ABC affiliate WOI in a deal with Citadel Communications last year.

On Oct. 23, Nexstar agreed to buy KASW Phoenix, also a CW, for $68 million.

KCWI airs a 6-10 a.m. variety program called Great Day that features local performers, authors and personalities, as well as local headlines, weather and traffic.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.