E.W. Scripps stock jumps on news to acquire 8 TV stations from Nexstar-Tribune
Shares of The E.W. Scripps Co. SSP, +0.36% soared 5% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the media company said it is acquiring eight TV stations in seven markets from the Nexstar Media Group Inc. NXST, -0.91% and Tribune Media TRCO, +0.04% Those two companies are selling assets as part of a plan to merge. E.W. Scripps said it will pay $505 million for six markets and $75 million for WPIX, the CW affiliate in New York City.
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