Nexstar Media’s California TV stations to host exclusive live debate between U.S. Senate candidates from California

Photos of Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee (Getty Images) Photo of Steve Garvey (AP)

Candidates will face off February 12 at 7 p.m. at the Studio of KRON-TV in San Francisco

Debate will be live-streamed and available to every California voter

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON/Nexstar) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that its television stations serving the state of California will host a multi-market exclusive live telecast of a debate between Adam Schiff, Steve Garvey, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, the top four candidates for U.S. Senator from California.

Nexstar uses specific and transparent criteria to determine which candidates qualify to participate in its statewide debates. The criteria are attached to this release and available on the websites of all of Nexstar’s California television stations.

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, KSWB-TV in San Diego, KTXL-TV in Sacramento, KSEE-TV in Fresno, and KGET-TV in Bakersfield.

“As Your Local Election Headquarters, KRON-TV will host the top four candidates for the primary
nomination for U.S. Senate,” said KRON-TV Vice President and General Manager Jim Rose. “With our broadcast partners across Nexstar, we’re committed to keeping voters throughout California informed and ahead of the curve when it comes to electing our leaders.”

The debate will air on Monday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. across the following Nexstar California stations:

Station	Network	Market	Station Website	Social
KRON-TV	CW	San Francisco	KRON4.com	@KRON4NEWS
KTLA-TV	CW	Los Angeles	KTLA.com	@KTLA
KSWB-TV	FOX	San Diego	FOX5sandiego.com	@FOX5SanDiego
KTXL-TV	FOX	Sacramento	FOX40.com	@FOX40
KSEE-TV	NBC	Fresno	Yourcentralvalley.com	@KSEE24
KGET-TV	NBC	Bakersfield	KGET.com	@KGETnews

Nexstar debate participation criteria

Nexstar Media Inc. (“Nexstar”) is committed to hosting fair and open debates among qualified candidates as part of its mission to inform the public and assist voters in making important electoral decisions. To determine who is a qualified candidate, Nexstar has adopted the following objective and non-discriminatory criteria to govern which candidates are eligible to participate in Nexstar-sponsored debates.

To be eligible to participate, a candidate must comply with all five sections of this policy.

1. A candidate must be legally qualified and (x) listed on the ballot for the office the candidate is seeking or (y) be a write-in candidate who meets all the legal qualifications required by the federal, state or municipal government for the office being sought and has filed the appropriate papers for write-in status.
2. A candidate must have publicly announced his or her candidacy in a public forum. For the purposes of this section, “public forum” includes an announcement of candidacy on the Internet and/or social media.
3. A candidate must be actively campaigning for election in the jurisdiction he or she is seeking to represent for the office he or she is seeking. To meet the definition of an active campaign, a candidate must have or engage in at least four of the following:
   a. A campaign phone number;
   b. A publicized, dedicated candidate-specific website or web page or
   dedicated social media presence used to fundraise, solicit votes, share policy positions or engage in outreach with voters;
   c. Planned in-district appearances or invitations to appear and/or speak at public gatherings;
   d. Monetary contributions;
   e. Campaign literature; and
   f. Press coverage identifying the candidate as a candidate in the current election by at least eight unique news reports in media (e.g., newspapers, TV, cable news, radio, or online news websites that are recognized by local and/or national media; note however, blogs are not considered news reports, whether affiliated or unaffiliated).
4. A candidate must have received at least of 5 percent in the ballot test poll question (i.e., who do you plan to vote for?) that includes all party aligned candidates on the ballot in a primary election, or at least 10 percent in a ballot test poll question (i.e., who do you plan to vote for?) that includes all candidates on the ballot running for office in the general election, in an established, professionally conducted nonpartisan poll chosen by Nexstar Media Inc. or a qualified and prominent national polling organization without taking the survey’s margin of error into account. The poll must be released within 120-days prior to the primary or general election, as applicable. If there is no poll available, the rest of the document will govern who will be invited to the debate.
5. A candidate for a statewide or federal office must have reported, on the most recent official forms filed with the appropriate election authority, accepting at least $100,000 in monetary, as opposed to in-kind, campaign contributions, at least 25 percent of which must be raised from in-state constituents. For non-statewide or local offices, a candidate must have reported, on official forms filed with the appropriate election authority, having accepted at least $25,000 in campaign contributions.
6. Nexstar Media Inc. and its affiliates, employees, agents, and servants shall not guarantee to any candidate or candidate’s campaign, verbally or in writing, that the candidate will be included in a debate until the requirements of this policy, and each of them, have been satisfied to the satisfaction of Nexstar, Inc. and its affiliates.
7. With the voter’s interest in mind, if unforeseen circumstances should occur leading up to a scheduled debate, or if there is a strong public interest rationale, Nexstar Media Inc. reserves the right to modify or change the criteria based on the best interests of the electorate.

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.

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