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FCC Panel to Review Nexstar-TEGNA $6.2B Deal

5/6/2026

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  • FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the Bureau’s March 19 approval of Nexstar’s $6.2 billion purchase of TEGNA is not final.
  • Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania petitioned the three-member FCC panel to review the March order.
  • Blue states and DirecTV sued, prompting Judge Troy Nunley’s April 17 injunction that forces Nexstar to keep TEGNA separate.
  • The Media Bureau waived the 39 % ownership cap, letting the merger give Nexstar reach up to 80 % of households.