---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-139729"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NXST"
cik: "0001142417"
company_name: "NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:47:57.640963+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nexstar issues $1.725B of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2034 to refinance 2027 notes

## Summary
- $1,725M aggregate principal of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2034 issued on April 2, 2026.
- Proceeds used to redeem existing 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027 and pay fees.
- Notes are senior unsecured, guaranteed by Nexstar, Mission Broadcasting, and certain subsidiaries.
- Interest payable semiannually starting Oct 15, 2026; notes mature April 15, 2034.
- Issuer can redeem up to 40% with equity offering proceeds at 107.250% before April 15, 2029.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-139729
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NXST
- cik: 0001142417
- company_name: NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526139729/0001193125-26-139729-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526139729/nxst-20260402.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-139729.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 07852b7c057663b951062708e71266e169f58f37
  claim: NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. incurred senior notes of $1,725 million with Wilmington Trust, National Association at 7.250% maturing April 15, 2034.
  evidence_excerpt: completed the issuance and sale of $1,725 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2034
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526139729/0001193125-26-139729-index.htm
- claim_id: d41762b851a363f30ca5cc8dccad3c3418e07ebf
  claim: NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. entered into Unsecured Notes Indenture with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee valued at $1,725 million aggregate principal amount of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2034 (effective 2026-04-02).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 2, 2026, Nexstar Media Inc. (the “Issuer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”), completed the issuance and sale of $1,725 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Unsecured Notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526139729/0001193125-26-139729-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.