Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NXST) is seeking acquisitions. Perry A. Sook, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nexstar Media, commented, "Nexstar's fourth consecutive annual increase in our cash dividend highlights the Board's commitment to create value for shareholders through our proven ability to generate prodigious free cash flow growth through accretive acquisitions, meticulous integration and disciplined operating practices which collectively allow for expanded returns of capital." He added, "We are highly confident in the strong growth prospects for the new Nexstar Media Group as we follow the successful strategies we've established in terms of building the top line, maintaining close control of fixed and variable costs and optimizing the balance sheet and capital structure. This plan will continue to support our goals of delivering or exceeding our free cash flow targets of approximately $565 million for the 2016/2017 cycle, while allowing us to reduce leverage, pursue additional select accretive acquisitions, pay dividends and consider other return of capital initiatives, and take any other actions for the continued near- and long-term enhancement of shareholder value."
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is a diversified media company with television broadcasting, television network and digital media assets operating in the United States. The Company produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms. The Companyâs segments include Broadcast and The CW Network, LLC (The CW). The Broadcast segment includes television stations and related local websites that Company owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to in various markets across the United States, NewsNation, a national cable news network, two owned and operated digital multicast networks and other multicast network services, and WGN-AM, a Chicago radio station. The CW segment is a broadcast network in the United States. The other activities of the Company include digital businesses focused on the national marketplace and the management of certain real estate assets.