The change followed the September 30 termination of a news share agreement with Media General-owned WSLS-TV that – since its formation in 1996 – saw the NBC affiliate produce news content for WFXR (which, along with CW-affiliated sister WWCW, was acquired by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group as part of its 2013 purchase of Grant Broadcasting System II), as well as WFXR/WWCW's move into a new 14830 sqft studio facility in Hollins (near Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport) earlier in September.