nexstardigital.net

We performed a comprehensive analysis of nexstardigital.net on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 16456ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 65 KB, and the site is served behind a CDN (Content Delivery Network). Warning: The website does not have a valid SSL certificate. Visitors may see security warnings in their browser, and data transmitted to and from this website is not encrypted. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 20/100 (poor). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy. However, the site is missing Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 3 technologies across 3 categories powering nexstardigital.net. The detected stack includes WordPress 6.8.5, Google Tag Manager, and Google Fonts. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, nexstardigital.net receives an overall trust score of 53/100, classified as "Caution Advised".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, nexstardigital.net receives a trust score of 53/100, which places it in the "Caution Advised" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit and a well-established domain registered for over 20.1 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked nexstardigital.net against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. based in US, with a registration date of 2006-06-05 and expiration date of 2027-06-05.

Our technology detection engine scanned nexstardigital.net and identified 3 distinct technologies across 3 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: WordPress (version 6.8.5) — manages the content and page structure for nexstardigital.net. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for nexstardigital.net. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for nexstardigital.net. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-5LHQC5. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

nexstardigital.net delivers its homepage in 16456ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 65 KB, and we detected 113 resource requests loading assets from 16 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 1 out of 5 CSS files and 0 out of 7 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 11 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. The site is served through a Content Delivery Network (CDN), which caches static assets at edge servers around the world. This means visitors from different geographic regions receive content from the nearest edge server, significantly reducing latency. CDN usage is particularly important for websites with a global audience, as it can reduce page load times by 40-60% for distant visitors. From an environmental perspective, each page view of nexstardigital.net produces approximately 0.03g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 65 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for nexstardigital.net. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

nexstardigital.net resolves to the IPv4 address 165.160.15.20, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 2 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: dns1.cscdns.net and dns2.cscdns.net. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for nexstardigital.net is handled by cscdns.net with 1 MX records configured: custmx.cscdns.net. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF is not configured, meaning any server could potentially send emails pretending to be from this domain. This is a significant email security concern. DMARC is not configured, leaving the domain vulnerable to email spoofing and phishing attacks that impersonate this domain. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for nexstardigital.net. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (US). It was first registered on 2006-06-05 and is set to expire on 2027-06-05, making it 20.1 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 10 active subdomains for nexstardigital.net: admin.nexstardigital.net, api.nexstardigital.net, app.nexstardigital.net, blog.nexstardigital.net, cdn.nexstardigital.net, dev.nexstardigital.net, m.nexstardigital.net, and mail.nexstardigital.net. Plus 2 additional subdomains. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of nexstardigital.net contains 740 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 10 H2 headings, 3 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 13 images. 8 images (62%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 38% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 59 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 7 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 7 external JavaScript files, 5 CSS stylesheets, and 1 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: Schema.org structured data (BreadcrumbList, EntryPoint, ImageObject, ListItem, Organization, ReadAction, SearchAction, WebPage, and WebSite). Notable missing features: XML Sitemap and robots.txt. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 4 platforms: Facebook (@NexstarMediaGroup), Twitter (@NXSTMediaGroup), Instagram (@nexstarmediagroupinc), and Linkedin (@nexstar-media-group-inc). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for nexstardigital.net is too long at 77 characters: "Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | A Leading Local Media Company With National Reach". At 77 characters, the title will likely be truncated in Google search results (recommended: 50-60 characters). Consider shortening it while keeping the most important keywords at the beginning. The meta description is 156 characters (acceptable): "As the largest TV station operator in the U.S. reaching nearly 39 percent of households, Nexstar Media Group offers unri...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.nexstar.tv/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, the meta robots directive is set to index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Nexstar Media Group, Inc...."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: BreadcrumbList, EntryPoint, ImageObject, ListItem, Organization, ReadAction, SearchAction, WebPage, and WebSite. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates.