Nexstar secures merger with Tegna after FCC, DOJ approval

Eight US states ask judge to temporarily stop $3.5bn Nexstar and Tegna merger

<p>States argue deal would create largest broadcast station group in US, cut jobs and increase consumers’ cable bills</p><p>Eight states asked a US judge on Friday to issue a temporary restraining order to stop a $3.5bn merger of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/26/sinclair-end-boycott-of-jimmy-kimmel-live">Nexstar Media Group</a> and Tegna.</p><p>On Thursday, the local broadcast station owners received merger approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the US Department of Justice and said they had closed the transaction two hours after approval, the day after the states filed their lawsuit.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/states-judge-block-nexstar-tegna-merger-tv">Continue reading...</a>

FCC approves merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna as two lawsuits seek to block it

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced.

FCC approves Nexstar's purchase of Tegna hours after lawsuits sought to block deal

The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.

States challenge "broadcast behemoth" mega-merger

<p>Eight states sued to block the massive <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/19/nexstar-tegna-6-billion-broadcast-deal" target="_blank">$6.2 billion merger</a> of Nexstar and Tegna that could create the largest <a href="https://www.axios.com/media-trends-membership/2025/11/08/nexstar-tegna-merger-fcc-ownership-cap" target="_blank">local broadcast company</a> in the country by far.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The deal, which would require lifting the limit on television station ownership, is a litmus test for the Federal Communications Commission's <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-410147A1.pdf" target="_blank">deregulation</a> drive.</p><hr><ul><li>FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has already <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/federal-communications-commission-chair-backs-nexstar-tegna-merger-2026-02-18/#:~:text=Show%20more%20companies,against%20a%20company's%20ownership%20cap." target="_blank">signaled</a> he supports the transaction.</li></ul>...

Trump FCC lets Nexstar buy Tegna and blow way past 39% TV ownership cap

FCC Records Detail Internal and Public Response to Jimmy Kimmel Controversy

A newly released collection of records from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), provides insight into how the agency handled public backlash, media inquiries, and internal discussions surrounding a controversy involving late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, Commissioner Brendan Carr, and broader First Amendment concerns. The records, totaling nearly 2,000 [...] The post FCC Records Detail Internal and Public Response to Jimmy Kimmel Controversy first appeared on The Black Vault .