KTLA 5 to host exclusive U.S. Senate primary debate on Feb. 12

LOS ANGELES – L.A.’s Very Own KTLA 5 and its parent company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. today announced that its television stations serving the state of California will host an exclusive multi-platform debate involving Adam Schiff, Steve Garvey, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, the top four candidates for U.S. Senator from California.

The hour-long debate airs live on Monday, Feb. 12 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be moderated by Inside California Politics hosts Frank Buckley and Nikki Laurenzo.

“We intend to challenge the candidates to provide California voters with their positions and proposals on the issues that affect their lives,” said Buckley.

The debate will originate from KRON-TV studios in San Francisco and will air exclusively across Nexstar’s television stations and digital platforms serving the state, including KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, KTLA+ and KTLA.com, KSWB-TV in San Diego, KTXL-TV in Sacramento, KSEE-TV in Fresno, and KGET-TV in Bakersfield.

Nexstar uses specific and transparent criteria to determine which candidates qualify to participate in its statewide debates. Among the criteria, a candidate must have received at least five percent in the ballot test poll question that includes all party-aligned candidates, or at least 10 percent in a ballot test poll question that includes all candidates.

About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 300,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national cable news network, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

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