The Nest (TV network)

The Nest
Type	Digital broadcast television network
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide, via OTA digital TV; (coverage 76.47%)
Headquarters	Hunt Valley, Maryland
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	480i (SDTV, widescreen)
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Parent	Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
History
Launched	October 30, 2023; 12 months ago
Replaced	Stadium (OTA only)
Links
Webcast	Watch live
Website	watchthenest.com

The Nest is an American digital broadcast television network owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The network features a variety of reality, true crime, and celebrity TV shows licensed from A&E Networks.^[2]

History

On October 10, 2023, Sinclair announced that they had plans to launch a new over-the-air television network called The Nest on October 30.^[3] Sinclair's distribution of The Nest would replace that of Stadium on TV stations across the U.S. after they sold control of the network to Jerry Reinsdorf's Silver Chalice in May of the same year.^[4] At launch, the network was available in more than 50% of U.S. over-the-air television households, including the major markets.^[5]

On February 20, 2024, Sinclair announced that Tegna agreed to carry the network to 35 stations across the country.^[6]

Affiliates

City	Station^[1]	Virtual channel	Physical channel	Owner (management company)	Date of affiliation
Alabama
Birmingham	WBMA-LD	58.3	32	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Huntsville	WZDX	54.7	18	Tegna	February 2024
Mobile (Pensacola, FL)	WPMI-TV	15.3	15	Deerfield Media	October 30, 2023
Arizona
Mesa (Phoenix)	KPNX	12.5	18	Tegna	February 17, 2024
Tucson	KTTU-TV	18.3	19	Tegna	2024
Arkansas
Fort Smith	KFSM-TV	5.5	18	Tegna	2024
Little Rock	KATV	7.5	22	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
California
Bakersfield	KBFX-CD	58.4	29	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Calipatria (El Centro–Yuma, AZ)	KAJB	54.4	36	Calipatria Broadcasting Company, LLC
Eureka	KBVU	28.6	28	Cunningham Broadcasting
Los Angeles	KCAL-TV	9.2	9	CBS News and Stations
Paradise (Chico–Redding)	KCVU	20.4	30	Cunningham Broadcasting
Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto	KXTV	10.6	10	Tegna	February 21, 2024
San Diego	KFMB-TV	8.6	8	Tegna	February 2024
San Francisco Bay Area	KPYX	44.6	28	CBS News and Stations	October 30, 2023
Visalia (Fresno)	KMPH-TV	26	28	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Colorado
Denver	KTFD-TV	50.3	28	Entravision Communications	October 30, 2023
Denver	KUSA	9.6	9	Tegna	February 2024
Connecticut
Hartford–New Haven	WTIC-TV	61.5	34	Tegna	February 2024
District of Columbia
Washington	WUSA	9.4	9	Tegna	February 2024
Florida
Jacksonville	WJXX	25.5	10	Tegna	February 2024
St. Petersburg–Tampa	WTSP	10.4	10	Tegna	February 2024
St. Petersburg–Tampa	WFTT-TV	62.5	25	Entravision Communications	2024
Tallahassee (Thomasville–Valdosta, GA)	WTLF	24.4	24	MPS Media, LLC	2024
West Palm Beach	WPEC	12.4	13	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
West Palm Beach	WWHB-CD	48.3	33	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Georgia
Atlanta	WXIA-TV	11.4	10	Tegna	February 2024
Macon	WMAZ-TV	13.5	13	Tegna	February 2024
Idaho
Boise	KTVB	7.5	7	Tegna	February 2024
Boise	KYUU-LD	35.4	28	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Illinois
Decatur (Springfield)	WBUI	23.3	22	GOCOM Media, LLC	October 30, 2023
Moline–Rock Island (Davenport–Bettendorf, IA)	WQAD-TV	8.6	31	Tegna	February 2024
Indiana
Indianapolis	WTHR	13.6	13	Tegna	February 2024
Iowa
Cedar Rapids	KFXA	28.4	27	Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd.	October 30, 2023
Des Moines	WOI-DT	5.4	5	Tegna	February 2024
Sioux City	KMEG	14.4	32	Waitt Broadcasting, Inc.	October 30, 2023
Kansas
Hutchinson (Wichita)	KMTW	36.2	35	Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc.	October 30, 2023
Topeka (Kansas City, MO)	KCMN-LD	42.4	28	HC2 Holdings	October 30, 2023
Kentucky
Glasgow (Bowling Green)	WDNZ-LD	11.2	11	Marquee Broadcasting	October 30, 2023
Louisville	WHAS-TV	11.5	11	Tegna	February 2024
Paducah (Harrisburg, IL–Cape Girardeau, MO)	WDKA	49.4	25	Standard Media	October 30, 2023
Louisiana
New Orleans	WWL-TV	4.3	27	Tegna	February 2024
Maine
Bangor	WLBZ	2.4	2	Tegna	February 2024
Portland	WGME-TV	13.3	15	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Maryland
Baltimore	WNUV	54.4	25	Cunningham Broadcasting	October 30, 2023
Massachusetts
Worcester (Boston)	WUTF-TV	27.3	19	Entravision Communications	October 30, 2023
Michigan
Flint (Saginaw–Bay City)	WSMH	66.4	16	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Grand Rapids (Kalamazoo–Battle Creek)	WXSP-CD	15.3	15	Nexstar Media Group	October 30, 2023
Minnesota
Minneapolis–St. Paul	KARE	11.5	31	Tegna	February 2024
Missouri
St. Louis	KDNL-TV	30.4	31	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Nebraska
Omaha (Council Bluffs, IA)	KXVO	15.2	29	Mitts Telecasting Company, LLC
Nevada
Las Vegas	KINC	15.3	16	Entravision Communications
Las Vegas	KVCW	33.5	7	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Reno	KNSN-TV	21.2	20	Deerfield Media	October 30, 2023
New Jersey
Middletown Township (New York City)	WJLP	33.6	3	Weigel Broadcasting	2024
New York
Albany	WCWN	45.4	22	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Buffalo	WNYO-TV	49.2	16	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
North Carolina
Charlotte	WCNC-TV	36.5	24	Tegna	February 20, 2024
Greensboro	WXLV-TV	45.4	29	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Greenville	WYDO	14.4	19	Cunningham Broadcasting
Raleigh	WLFL	22.2	18	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Ohio
Cincinnati	WKRC-TV	12.3	12	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Cleveland	WKYC	3.5	17	Tegna	February 20, 2024
Columbus	WSYX	6.4	28	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Dayton	WKEF	22.3	34	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City	KOKH-TV	25.3	24	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Oregon
La Grande (Portland)	KUNP	16.2	16	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia	WPSG	57.2	31	CBS News and Stations	2024
Pittsburgh	WPNT	22.2	27	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Scranton	WSWB	38.4	34	MPS Media	October 30, 2023
South Carolina
Charleston	WCIV	36.3	25	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Columbia	WLTX	19.5	15	Tegna	February 2024
Greenville	WLOS	13.4	13	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Myrtle Beach	WWMB	21.3	26	Howard Stirk Holdings
Tennessee
Memphis	WATN-TV	24.6	25	Tegna	February 14, 2024
Knoxville	WBIR-TV	10.5	10	Tegna	February 2024
Nashville	WNAB	58.2	30	Tennessee Broadcasting	October 30, 2023
Texas
Austin	KVUE	24.5	33	Tegna	February 2024
Corpus Christi	KIII	3.6	8	Tegna	February 2024
El Paso	KFOX-TV	14.4	15	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Dallas–Fort Worth	KTXD-TV	47.4	23	Cunningham Broadcasting	October 30, 2023
Houston	KIAH	39.3	34	Nexstar Media Group	May 13, 2024
Laredo	KLDO-TV	27.4	19	Entravision Communications	October 30, 2023
McAllen	KTFV-CD	32.4	32	Entravision Communications	October 30, 2023
Odessa–Midland	KWES-TV	9.5	9	Tegna	February 2024
Port Arthur–Beaumont	KBTV-TV	4.4	27	Deerfield Media	October 30, 2023
San Antonio	KMYS	35.3	32	Deerfield Media	October 30, 2023
Temple–Killeen–Waco	KCEN-TV	6.6	9	Tegna	February 2024
Tyler	KYTX	19.7	15	Tegna	February 2024
Utah
Salt Lake City	KTVX	4.4	30	Nexstar Media Group	2024
Virginia
Portsmouth (Hampton Roads)	WAVY-TV	10.2	19	Nexstar Media Group	October 30, 2023
Washington
Seattle–Tacoma	KUNS-TV	51.3	24	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Spokane (Coeur d'Alene, ID)	KREM	2.4	20	Tegna	February 2024
Yakima	KUNW-CD	2.3	30	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Wisconsin
Green Bay	WCWF	14.4	15	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
West Virginia
Charleston (Huntington)	WVAH-TV	11.2	24	Cunningham Broadcasting	October 30, 2023

References

^ ^a ^b "Stations for Network - The Nest". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "The Nest - A Sinclair Broadcast Network". Sinclair, Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ Lafayette, Jon (October 10, 2023). "Sinclair Will Serve Up 'Comfort Food' on New Multicast Network The Nest". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ Lafayette, Jon (May 30, 2023). "Sinclair Sells Control of Stadium to Jerry Reinsdorf's Silver Chalice". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ Staff, TVNewsCheck (October 10, 2023). "Sinclair To Launch The Nest Broadcast Network". TV News Check. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ Lafayette, Jon (February 20, 2024). "Sinclair's The Nest Gains Carriage on 35 Tegna Stations". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

External links

Official website

[affiliates-1] "Stations for Network - The Nest". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

[2] "The Nest - A Sinclair Broadcast Network". Sinclair, Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[3] Lafayette, Jon (October 10, 2023). "Sinclair Will Serve Up 'Comfort Food' on New Multicast Network The Nest". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[4] Lafayette, Jon (May 30, 2023). "Sinclair Sells Control of Stadium to Jerry Reinsdorf's Silver Chalice". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[:0-5] Staff, TVNewsCheck (October 10, 2023). "Sinclair To Launch The Nest Broadcast Network". TV News Check. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[6] Lafayette, Jon (February 20, 2024). "Sinclair's The Nest Gains Carriage on 35 Tegna Stations". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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