and WXXA from Shield Media. The sale was completed on November 23. On August 31, 2020, it was announced that Nexstar executed an option to purchase WNAC-TV in Providence, Rhode Island for $64,000. The option had been in place since 2003 when LIN TV-owned sister station WPRI-TV. Nexstar is assigning the WNAC license to Mission. The sale was completed on June 16, 2021. Television stations Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license. Former Mission stations See also Duopoly (broadcasting) Cunningham Broadcasting and Deerfield Mediasimilar holding companies related to Sinclair Broadcast Group White Knight Broadcasting References External links Mass media companies established in 1996 Television broadcasting companies of the United States Nexstar Media Group Wichita Falls, Texas Companies based in Texas