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Nexstar ready to hook up with TEGNA?

powergate92 said:
Republican Attorney Generals from Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont have now joined the lawsuit to block the Nexstar / Tegna merger.
www.nbcnews.com

Republican state attorneys general join lawsuit to stop $6.2B local TV merger

Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont have teamed with eight other states in an antitrust suit aimed at blocking the Nexstar-Tegna deal.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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While separate newsrooms might be mandated, the staffing levels of each can still be reduced. And other station departments and functions will still be consolidated, resulting in more job losses.

This appears to be a play for time on the part of Nexstar.
 
powergate92 said:
Republican Attorney Generals from Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont have now joined the lawsuit to block the Nexstar / Tegna merger.
www.nbcnews.com

Republican state attorneys general join lawsuit to stop $6.2B local TV merger

Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont have teamed with eight other states in an antitrust suit aimed at blocking the Nexstar-Tegna deal.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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So, that makes 13 states that are against the deal now.
 
The FCC's response to congress says:

Finally, in this particular case, as your letter notes, the Bureau-level decision is not a final
action by the full Commission. Parties have appealed the Bureau decision to the full
Commission by filing an application for review. I would welcome the chance to work with you
or your offices on any legislative ideas that you believe would aid the FCC’s decision-making
process.
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He is correct about this. Twenty years ago, the FCC made regulatory changes that the congress didn't agree with. So congress came in and reversed the FCC's action.

www.wthr.com

Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule

WTHR.com is the news leader for Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Get the best news, weather, sports and traffic information from Channel 13.
www.wthr.com www.wthr.com

The question now would be does congress have enough votes to do this now? Probably not. But it does slow things down.
 
TheBigA said:
The FCC's response to congress says:



He is correct about this. Twenty years ago, the FCC made regulatory changes that the congress didn't agree with. So congress came in and reversed the FCC's action.

www.wthr.com

Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule

WTHR.com is the news leader for Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Get the best news, weather, sports and traffic information from Channel 13.
www.wthr.com www.wthr.com

The question now would be does congress have enough votes to do this now? Probably not. But it does slow things down.
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I hope this does not pass the senate.
 
From above linked article:

`Under binding Circuit precedent, this Court lacks jurisdiction to review an order issued by the Commission’s staff,’ the regulator said
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So the FCC is citing precedent. Yet it ignores the fact that the same FCC broke precedent when it gave Nexstar a waiver that allowed it to reach 80% of homes, well in excess of the current 39% limit. That seems to throw precedent away completely.

Also the actions by the supreme court clearly shows that there is no such thing as a "binding precedent."
 


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