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Nexstar should divest stations to fit national cap, petitioners tell US FCC

By Wesley Brown ( March 11, 2026, 16:48 GMT | Insight) -- A coalition of state broadband and cable associations sent an ex-parte letter to the US Federal Communications Commission, proposing conditions that would mitigate potential public interest harms from Nexstar’s proposed acquisition of Tegna. Petitioners from Pennsylvania, Washington, Indiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia signed onto the letter that said the commission should impose conditions on the transaction if it were approved, including but not limited to station divestitures, anti-circumvention measure related to divestitures and barring after-acquired station clauses to avoid price hikes.A coalition of state broadband and cable associations sent an ex-parte letter to the US Federal Communications Commission, proposing conditions that would mitigate potential public interest harms from Nexstar’s proposed acquisition of Tegna....

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