CBS Corp. and McLean-based Tegna renew station affiliate agreements

Published August 27, 2015 by Robert Powell, III

CBS Corp. and McLean-based Tegna Inc. have announced a deal renewing station affiliation agreements for 10 markets nationwide.

The new deal includes Tegna’s participation in CBS All Access, the company’s video streaming service.

Financial details on the agreements were not announced.

“This agreement will benefit both companies in the near and long-term,” Dave Lougee, the president of Tegna Media, said in a statement.

The agreement includes renewals for Tegna-owned CBS affiliates: WUSA in Washington, D.C.; WTSP in Tampa, Fla.; WFMY in Greensboro, N.C.; KTHV in Little Rock, Ark.; WLTX in Columbia, S.C.; WMAZ in Macon, Ga.; KREM in Spokane, Wash.; KHOU in Houston; KENS in San Antonio; and WWL in New Orleans.

Tegna Media includes 46 television stations. It is the largest independent station group of major network affiliates in the top 25 markets, reaching approximately one-third of all television households nationwide.