E.W. Scripps completes new affiliation agreement with NBC

E.W. Scripps (SSP) said it has completed a new multi-year affiliation agreement with NBC covering all 11 of Scripps’ NBC television stations. The new agreement, effective January 1, includes WGBA in Green Bay, Wisconsin; WTMJ in Milwaukee; KRIS in Corpus Christi, Texas; KTGF in Great Falls, Montana; KTVH in Helena, Montana; WLEX in Lexington, Kentucky; KOAA in Colorado Springs, Colorado; KJRH in Tulsa, Oklahoma; KSBY in San Luis Obispo, California; WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida; and KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri. “This expanded agreement recognizes our decades-long partnership with NBC as well as the importance of our TV stations in providing trusted local news reporting, emergency weather alerts and community coverage to these markets,” said Dean Littleton, Scripps executive vice president, media broadcast operations. “Moreover, it illustrates the ongoing strength of the network-affiliate model and the enduring value of our local stations.”