Nexstar also said it wanted to reassure viewers, advertisers, regulators and the investment community that this occupational break-up was nothing other than "a straightforward employment contract renewal process." It will, the company said, "pursue any and all legal remedies for damage caused by Ms. Posteraro and her advisors through their destructive public mischaracterizations." Nexstar acquired WHTM in January 2017, as part of its larger acquisition of the now-defunct Media General company. The statement said the new management took its time to evaluate all aspects of WHTM's operations - from the studios and news sets to programming, on-air talent and viewer engagement - after the acquisition went through. That resulted, Friday's statement said, in "a business decision to assign several on-air personalities to new broadcasts. These decisions were based on factors such as historical performance ratings, market research and general broadcast business knowledge."