Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., a television broadcasting and digital media company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and operation of television stations and interactive community Websites in medium-sized markets in the United States. It provides free over-the-air programming to television viewing audiences. The company, through various local service agreements, also offers sales, programming, and other services to stations and digital multi-cast channels owned and/or operated by independent third parties. As of March 15, 2013, it owned, operated, programmed, or provided sales and other services to 72 television stations and 15 related digital multicast signals in 41 markets; and 43 community portal Websites that offered hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers. The company primarily operates in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Tennessee, Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Utah. Its stations reach approximately 12.7 million viewers. Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Irving, Texas.