The Nest (TV network)

The Nest
Type	Digital broadcast television network
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide, via OTA digital TV; (estimated coverage 69%)
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; 4 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 mix of reality, true crime and celebrity TV shows licensed from A&E Networks.^[1]

History[edit]

On October 10, 2023, Sinclair announced that they had plans to launch a new over-the-air television network on October 30.^[2] The network replaced the network 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.^[3] At launch, the network would be available in more than 50% of U.S. over-the-air television households, including the major markets.^[4]

On February 20, 2024, Sinclair announced that Tegna agreed to carry the network to 35 stations across the country.^[5]

Programming[edit]

Affiliates[edit]

City	Station^[7]	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	18.2	19	Tegna	Coming soon
Arkansas
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	Coming soon
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
Florida
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
Idaho
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
Iowa
Cedar Rapids	KFXA	28.4	27	Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd.	October 30, 2023
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
Paducah (Harrisburg, IL–Cape Girardeau, MO)	WDKA	49.4	25	Standard Media	October 30, 2023
Louisiana
New Orleans	WQDT-LD	33.4	32	DTV America Corporation	October 30, 2023
Maine
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
Missouri
St. Louis	KDNL-TV	30.4	31	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Nevada
Las Vegas	KVCW	33.5	7	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Reno	KNSN-TV	21.2	20	Deerfield Media	October 30, 2023
New York
Albany	WCWN	45.4	22	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Buffalo	WNYO-TV	49.2	16	Sinclair Broadcast Group
New York City	WLNY-TV	55.2	29	CBS News and Stations
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	57.3	31	CBS News and Stations	October 30, 2023
Pittsburgh	WPNT	22.2	27	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Scranton	WSWB	38.4	34	MPS Media
South Carolina
Charleston	WCIV	36.3	25	Sinclair Broadcast Group	October 30, 2023
Greenville	WLOS	13.4	13	Sinclair Broadcast Group
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	KGBS-CD	19.1	19	HC2 Holdings	October 30, 2023
El Paso	KFOX-TV	14.4	15	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Dallas–Fort Worth	KTXD-TV	47.4	23	Cunningham Broadcasting
Houston	KEHO-LD	32.5	29	Innovate Corp
Laredo	KLDO-TV	27.4	19	Entravision Communications
McAllen	KTFV-CD	32.4	32	Entravision Communications
Port Arthur (Beaumont)	KBTV-TV	4.4	27	Deerfield Media
San Antonio	KMYS	35.3	32	Deerfield Media
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
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[edit]

^ "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.
^ "Shows - The Nest". The Nest. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "Stations for Network - The Nest". RabbitEars. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

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

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

[:0-4] Staff, TVNewsCheck (October 10, 2023). "Sinclair To Launch The Nest Broadcast Network". TV News Check. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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

[6] "Shows - The Nest". The Nest. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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

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