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DIRECTV, broadband groups ask FCC to block Scripps acquisition of Inyo stations

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DIRECTV, broadband groups ask FCC to block Scripps acquisition of Inyo stations

May 20, 2026 - DIRECTV and several broadband groups have filed a petition with the FCC seeking to block the E. W. Scripps Company from acquiring several Ion affiliates it previously divested.
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Yes there is a similar thing Directv said when states sued Nexstar over their proposed merger with Tegna. However Inyo is basically a sidecar for some of the Scripps stations that hold Ion affiliations.

DIRECTV and several state-level broadband organizations have filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking to block a proposed acquisition of Ion-affiliated television stations owned by Inyo Holdings.

In comments filed with the FCC this week, the groups said the E. W. Scripps Company’s proposal to acquire nearly two dozen stations owned by Inyo exceeds current rules that limit the amount of TV stations a company may own directly.

The stations were divested by Scripps to Inyo several years ago in order to satisfy regulatory concerns over the company’s acquisition of the Ion television network, which brought several Ion owned-and-operated stations into Scripps’ ownership portfolio.
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