Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced a new partnership with the Lone Star Conference to bring college football fans exclusive coverage of multiple matchups featuring NCAA Division II teams via live television broadcast and streaming online video.
The planned programming line-up reflects Nexstar’s ongoing commitment to delivering unprecedented game-day experiences and coverage of the best local gridiron matchups directly to the homes of local viewers and football fans throughout Texas and beyond.
The Lone Star Conference football games will air via live television broadcast and/or streaming online video exclusively on network-affiliated stations and/or websites owned by Nexstar and select broadcast partners including: KTAB (Abilene), KASY (Albuquerque), KCPN (Amarillo), KBVO (Austin), KVEO (Brownsville), KTSM (El Paso), KLBK (Lubbock), KMID (Midland/Odessa), KSAN (San Angelo), KTPN (Tyler), KWKT (Waco) and KJBO (Wichita Falls). The television and/or online streaming programming schedule is specific to each station, please see the table below for air-dates/times and more information.
“We are excited to collaborate with Nexstar and KXAN-TV to create this new media partnership. This agreement is going to provide great exposure for the newly expanded Lone Star Conference and allow us to highlight many of our great football programs and student-athletes this fall,” said LSC Commissioner Jay Poerner.
Eric Lassberg, Vice President and General Manager of
KXAN-TV, “Nexstar and our local stations are thrilled to team up with the Lone Star Conference to deliver unprecedented viewing experiences of these thrilling games to local college football fans throughout the great state of Texas. We look forward to bringing more local sports to viewers with live game-day coverage of NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference football this season, which will be televised and live-streamed exclusively on Nexstar stations and station websites, in addition to select broadcast partners.”
Lone Star Conference Football Game Programming Schedule – Television Broadcast and Live-Stream: (Please check local listings for schedule updates and additional information)
| Date |
Time |
Lone Star Conference Football Game Schedule |
| October 26, 2019 |
3:00pm |
Western New Mexico |
at |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
| November 2, 2019 |
2:00pm |
Midwestern State |
at |
Tarleton State |
| November 9, 2019 |
3:00pm |
West Texas A&M |
at |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| November 16, 2019 |
3:00pm |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
at |
Angelo State |
Nexstar and Broadcast Partner Participating Stations – Television Broadcast / Online Live-Stream:
* Note: KASY-TV is owned by Tamar Media. KTPN-TV is owned by White Knight Broadcasting. KCPN-TV and KJBO-TV are owned by Mission Broadcasting.
**Note: KSAN-TV will air the Texas A&M-Commerce vs. Angelo State game via live television broadcast and streaming online video. All other games will be only be available via live-stream online at www.conchovalleyhomepage.com.
Nexstar Participating Stations – Online Live-Stream Only:
**Note: KSAN-TV will air the Texas A&M Commerce vs. Angelo State game via live television broadcast and streaming online video. All other games will be only be available via live-stream online at www.conchovalleyhomepage.com.
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About Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference, which is the largest intercollegiate athletics conference in NCAA Division II with 19 member institutions, is an innovative athletics conference that aims to provide a superior competitive experience for member institutions and to allow for comprehensive development of student-athletes through academic services and life skills programming. Founded on April 25, 1931, the LSC started as a five-member conference of Texas-based schools and is now a 19-member league with 14 members in Texas, two in Oklahoma, two in New Mexico, and one in Arkansas. The LSC conducts conference championships in 18 sports (nine men and nine women).
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 170 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 100 markets or nearly 39% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities. For more information please visit
www.nexstar.tv.