I just saw the FCC filing. It includes an attachment titled "REDACTED - Project Nimbus - Comprehensive Exhibit (with attachments).pdf" in which Nextstar is asking the FCC to give them Wavers of the Ownership Rules if the Rules are not changed and tries to justify it as being in the Public Interest.
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Nexstar ready to hook up with TEGNA?
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The long filing has a market by market justification for the merger. I don’t recommend reading the whole thing, as the same arguments are repeated over and over. But you might want to search for your own market (or one you are interested in) to see what their thinking is for those particular situations.
Denver is one to keep an eye on, as Nexstar wants a quadropoly in the market.
It has been pointed out on other forums that various stations Nexstar operates through sidecar companies aren’t mentioned in the filing. The section for Austin doesn’t include KNVA, for example. Oddly, KNVA is where The CW airs in the market.
The FCC has now accepted the application for the Nexstar / TEGNA Merger. Petition to Deny is due by December 31, 2025; Opposition to Petition to Deny is due by January 15, 2026; and reply is due by January 26, 2026. Here is the link for the Docket: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/25-331
TEGNA SVP Larry Delia announces retirement
Larry Delia has announced his retirement from local television broadcaster TEGNA after a career in the industry that spans the better part of four decades.
thedesk.net
Tegna's SVP Larry Delia announces retirement as the Tegna/Nexstar deal is in talks for now.
Scoop: Civil rights groups urge FCC to block Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray acquisitions
The groups argue the transactions would violate ownership caps, weaken local news and reduce competition in affected markets.
thedesk.net
Here's more and it will be a steep process if the Nexstar/Tegna deal is approved or rejected. Yes we seen how the Scripps/Sinclair deal got rejected by the Scripps board. Now this one is at play here.
Newsmax has asked the FCC to deny the merger of Nexstar and Tegna.
barrettmedia.com
Last month, Newsmax got the attention of the president by saying it opposed any loosening of ownership caps.
Newsmax Formally Asks FCC to Block Nexstar Media Group Merger with TEGNA
"This merger would create an unprecedented and dangerous consolidation within the broadcast TV industry, giving them immense control over local news and political news coverage."
barrettmedia.com
Last month, Newsmax got the attention of the president by saying it opposed any loosening of ownership caps.
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Newsmax has asked the FCC to deny the merger of Nexstar and Tegna.
Newsmax Formally Asks FCC to Block Nexstar Media Group Merger with TEGNA
"This merger would create an unprecedented and dangerous consolidation within the broadcast TV industry, giving them immense control over local news and political news coverage."
Last month, Newsmax got the attention of the president by saying it opposed any loosening of ownership caps.
Then Newsmax is doing the right thing for once-- this merger would just about put the coffin in local news, and turn it into just another FOX "News."
Exclusive: Nexstar exec says company still has DEI "philosophy"
A high-level Nexstar executive confirms DEI elements remain part of its "corporate philosophy," creating a possible catch-22 at the FCC as it weighs the Nexstar-TEGNA deal.
thedesk.net
Here is an update on the Proposed Tegna/Nexstar deal. This time it revolves around corporate policies surrounding DEI.
NTCA Asks FCC to Block Nexstar, Tegna Deal
The rural broadband association argued deal would produce higher retrans fees that will have a “severe and worsening impact” on rural communities
www.tvtechnology.com
More Than Two Dozen Groups Tell FCC to Reject Nexstar-Tegna Deal
Public interest groups, labor unions and civil rights organizations sent a letter backing Free Press FCC filing opposing the deal
www.tvtechnology.com
correct, the FCC under Trump would most likely look for their "Kickback" to allow this merger to still happen.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
And now, the idiot-in-chief has done a 180 and endorsed the deal:
tvnewscheck.com
What passes for logic in his addled brain tells him that approving the merger "will result in more competition".
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Trump Praises Nexstar-Tegna Deal He Once Opposed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna, an apparent reversal from earlier criticism of the deal. “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks,” Trump wrote on social...
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What passes for logic in his addled brain tells him that approving the merger "will result in more competition".
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TEGNA or Nexstar must have gave him their "Kickback" to get the merger approved.And now, the idiot-in-chief has done a 180 and endorsed the deal:
Trump Praises Nexstar-Tegna Deal He Once Opposed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna, an apparent reversal from earlier criticism of the deal. “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks,” Trump wrote on social...
What passes for logic in his addled brain tells him that approving the merger "will result in more competition".
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Corey Hutchins at Colorado College in Colorado Springs points out a crucial difference between Tegna's approach to news coverage and Nexstar's approach. In his weekly Inside the News in Colorado, Hutchins compares KUSA/9News's (Tegna) coverage and KDVR's (Nexstar) coverage of a news release from Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who represents eastern Colorado.
The condensed version: 9News provided context for the news release, correctly reporting that Boebert voted against the projects that she subsequently promoted as benefits to her district; KDVR just regurgitated the news release. 9News also reported that this wasn't the first time that Boebert took credit for projects she voted against.
coloradomedia.substack.com
Hutchins wraps it up:
(References: Clark is Kyle Clark, 9News lead anchor and something of a bête noire for right-wingers; Colorado's largest municipality is Denver.)
Hutchins published his piece before Trump flipped and indicated that he now favored the merger.
The condensed version: 9News provided context for the news release, correctly reporting that Boebert voted against the projects that she subsequently promoted as benefits to her district; KDVR just regurgitated the news release. 9News also reported that this wasn't the first time that Boebert took credit for projects she voted against.
Colorado lawmakers target newspaper 'legal notices' with two separate bills
The news behind the news in Colorado
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Hutchins wraps it up:
(References: Clark is Kyle Clark, 9News lead anchor and something of a bête noire for right-wingers; Colorado's largest municipality is Denver.)
Hutchins published his piece before Trump flipped and indicated that he now favored the merger.
A poll says most republicans oppose the Tegna Nexstar merger:
barrettmedia.com
However, the poll was taken before the president changed his view on the merger. And the poll says republicans want TV stations to be locally owned, which is impossible.
Sinclair is a conservative republican TV owner, and they don't believe in local TV ownership. Obviously those polled think big media companies are all owned by liberals. I wonder how they reached that conclusion.
Poll: 68% of Republican Voters Oppose Nexstar-TEGNA Meger, New Data Shows
Only 7% of those voters supported the acquisition.
barrettmedia.com
However, the poll was taken before the president changed his view on the merger. And the poll says republicans want TV stations to be locally owned, which is impossible.
Sinclair is a conservative republican TV owner, and they don't believe in local TV ownership. Obviously those polled think big media companies are all owned by liberals. I wonder how they reached that conclusion.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I presume that was sarcasm, A, because we all know that they reached that conclusion because "someone" (probably with the initials DJT) told them so.
And the station group that I am working with in New Mexico is owned by a native of Albuquerque who is decidedly not a conservative.
Senate Hearing Witnesses Spar Over Ownership Caps, the Crisis in Local Journalism
`Fewer than half of TV stations now report that their local news operations are profitable,” NAB’s LeGeyt told Senators
www.tvtechnology.com
The result of any merger in Denver has become murkier, due to an abrupt management shake-up at Scripps' Denver7, KMGH. Denver7 would have been positioned to pick up viewers from any weakening of the news product at 9News (KUSA) that, it's speculated, would result from a Tegna-Nexstar merger. Thread in Colorado TV (including crediting the source of this information): https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/abrupt-management-shake-up-at-scripps-denver7.779844/
Lawmakers: Nexstar-TEGNA merger will raise cable fees by $135 million
The lawmakers said further consolidation would harm Black and minority communities by shrinking local newsrooms and reducing civic representation.
thedesk.net
Here is more on the proposed Nexstar-Tegna deal.