Nexstar Broadcasting Group 'B+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable; New Debt Rated - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Nexstar Broadcasting Group 'B+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable; New Debt Rated

Nexstar Broadcasting Group 'B+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable; New Debt Rated - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Nexstar Broadcasting Group 'B+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable; New Debt Rated
Published Sep 17, 2013
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U.S. TV broadcaster Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. plans to put in place a new $150 million term loan B due 2020 and a $275 million add-on to the senior unsecured notes due 2020. The company will use proceeds to repay $325 million second-lien notes due 2017 and fund the acquisition of five stations for $103 million. We are affirming our 'B+' corporate credit rating on Nexstar. We are assigning the proposed $150 million term loan B due 2020 a 'BB' issue-level rating, with a recovery rating of '1'. Following the $275 million proposed add-on to the senior unsecured notes due 2020, our issue-level rating on the debt is 'B', with a recovery rating of '5'. The stable rating outlook reflects

  
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RESEARCH Nexstar Broadcasting Group 'B+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable; New Debt Rated Publication date: 17-Sep-2013 Primary Credit Analyst: Daniel Haines, Chicago (1) 312-233-7045; daniel.haines@standardandpoors.com Secondary Credit...

  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Nexstar Broadcasting Group 'B+' Rating Affirmed; Outlook Stable; New Debt Rated" Sep 17, 2013. Alacra Store. May 10, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Nexstar-Broadcasting-Group-B-Rating-Affirmed-Outlook-Stable-New-Debt-Rated-1192500>
  
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