The supposedly free-market #trump admin seems cool w/ monopolies that serve its interest.
In the article:
"Carr has been a fierce critic of news organizations, accusing them of...'fake news'...threatening to revoke licenses...(when they) do not comport" to his idea of 'public interest.'
His agency said the #Nexstar-#Tegna merger would "empower these #broadcasters to better serve their communities & counter the growing power that national programmers have amassed in recent years." 👀
#Trump #FCC’s Ignores Evidence and the Law, Approves #Nexstar’s #Tegna Takeover
https://www.freepress.net/news/trump-fccs-ignores-evidence-and-law-approves-nexstars-tegna-takeover
RE: https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/116258472966809554
Brendan Carr gives the green light to this Nexstar deal. Nexstar pre-empted Jimmy Kimmel like Trump wanted and pretty much secured its approval. 📺
Here in Dallas we know Nexstar for being a creepy conservative affiliate owner based in Irving, TX. They'll be taking over legacy ABC affiliate WFAA based in downtown Dallas. Good chance they'll move those studios too. Ugh.
Nexstar Media Group Closes $6.2 Billion Acquisition of TEGNA, Becoming Nation’s Largest Local TV Broadcaster of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC
Nexstar Claims Its $6.2 Billion Deal for Tegna Has ‘Closed’ After DOJ, FCC Approvals — After Eight States, DirecTV Sued to Block It
#Variety #News #FCC #JusticeDepartment #NexstarMediaGroup #Tegna
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nexstar-closes-tegna-deal-doj-fcc-approvals-lawsuits-1236694538/
Nexstar Media Group said it "has closed its acquisition" of Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal that would following approval of the transaction from the FCC and the Department of Justice. The deal would augment Nexstar, already the biggest TV station group in the U.S., with Tegna's footprint -- resulting in a company with nearly 260 full-power stations. Nexstar's announcement comes the same day eight state attorneys general and DirecTV filed federal lawsuits seeking to block the Tegna takeover.
FCC Gives Greenlight To Nexstar-Tegna Merger Amid Challenge From California And Other States
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #FCC #Nexstar #NexstarTegnaDeal #Tegna
https://deadline.com/2026/03/fcc-approves-nexstar-tegna-merger-1236760998/
States Make A Statement: Big Media Mergers Face Scrutiny Of AGs, But Whether Deals Can Be Stopped Is Another Question
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #LiveNation #Nexstar #Paramount #RobBonta #Tegna #Tickermaster #Warnerbrosdiscovery
https://deadline.com/2026/03/big-media-mergers-state-attorneys-general-1236750658/
DIRECTV Sues Nexstar to Stop Massive ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Merger
DirecTV Sues to Block Nexstar-Tegna Local TV Deal on Heels of Antitrust Lawsuit From 8 States: ‘DirecTV and Its Subscribers Will End Up Paying More for Less’
#Variety #News #DirecTV #NexstarMedia #Tegna
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/directv-sues-block-nexstar-tegna-deal-1236693478/
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