Nexstar to dramatically expand local TV news operations in Greater Washington

Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is expanding its local news operations in Greater Washington, bringing together its two area television stations into one Northwest D.C. location and rebranding as D.C. News Now. The Irving, Texas-based company, billed as the largest television station owner in the U.S., said Wednesday it will combine its D.C.-based CW affiliate WDCW-TV (Channel 50) with Hagerstown, Maryland, independent station WDVM-TV (Channel 25) into a new “state-of-the-art newsroom and studio currently under construction” on Wisconsin Avenue.