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| Type | Digital broadcasttelevision network |
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| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide, viaOTA digital TV (coverage 81.85%)[1] |
| Headquarters | Hunt Valley, Maryland |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV,widescreen) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Parent | Sinclair Television Group, Inc. |
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| History | |
| Launched | October 30, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-10-30) |
| Replaced | Stadium (OTA only) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Watch live |
| Website | watchthenest |
The Nest is an Americandigital broadcasttelevision network owned by theSinclair Broadcast Group.[2]
On October 10, 2023, Sinclair announced that they had plans to launch a new over-the-air television network calledThe Nest on October 30.[3] Sinclair's distribution of The Nest would replace that ofStadium on TV stations across the U.S. after they sold control of the network toJerry Reinsdorf'sSilver Chalice in May of the same year.[4] At launch, the network was available in more than 50% of U.S. over-the-air television households, including the major markets.[5]
On February 20, 2024, Sinclair announced thatTegna agreed to carry the network to 35 stations across the country.[6]
The Nest's schedule is made up ofreality andtrue crime content from the libraries ofA&E Networks (mostly from the networksA&E andHistory).[7]
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