This email from a Nexstar employee his the nail on the head…

Hi Scott,

Working for a nexstar affiliate we (as you know) have to wait 2 hours to post our newscasts on our websites. Can’t livestream in real time. No one wants to watch the 11pm news at 1am… it absolutely sucks for the affiliate stations. 

But NewsNation can broadcast in real time on their app and website. Typical Nexstar — screw the stations that are fueling content for your “network”.