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Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Schedule of Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | Investments in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | September 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
Equity method investments |  | $ | 770 |  |  | $ | 873 |
Other equity investments |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total investments |  | $ | 774 |  |  | $ | 877 |
Summary of Transactions Related to Investment | Nexstar had the following transactions related to its investment in TV Food Network during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Cash distributions received |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | 143 |
Recognized share in TV Food Networkʼs net income |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 107 |
Recorded amortization of basis difference (expense) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | (52 | )
TV Food Network [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Summary of Financial Information | Summarized financial information for TV Food Network is as follows (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Net revenue |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 254 |  |  | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 757 |
Costs and expenses |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | 412 |
Income from operations |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | 243 |  |  |  | 345 |
Net income |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | 342 |
Net income attributable to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 107 |

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