ssp-20250707

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 7, 2025

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

001-10701

31-1223339

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


312 Walnut Street
Cincinnati,	Ohio	45202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	SSP	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR § 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR § 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K


Item No.		Page

1.01	Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement	3

9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	3

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

On July 7, 2025, The E.W. Scripps Company (“Scripps”) entered into agreements with Gray Media, Inc. (“Gray”), to swap television stations across five markets. Scripps will acquire Gray’s KKTV (CBS) in Colorado Springs, Colorado; KKCO (NBC) and low power station KJCT-LP (ABC) in Grand Junction, Colorado; and KMVT (CBS) and low power station KSVT-LD (Fox) in Twin Falls, Idaho. Gray will be acquiring Scripps’ WSYM (Fox) in Lansing, Michigan, and KATC (ABC) in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The swap involves the even exchange of comparable assets. As a result, neither company will pay cash consideration to the other. The transaction, pending regulatory and other approvals, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description of Item

99.1						Press release dated July 7, 2025

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

BY:						/s/ Daniel W. Perschke
						Daniel W. Perschke
						Senior Vice President, Controller
						(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: July 7, 2025

E.W. Scripps Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits