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Nexstar-Tegna decision should be made at commission level, US FCC’s Gomez says

By Wesley Brown ( February 18, 2026, 19:34 GMT | Insight) -- A US Federal Communications Commission decision on Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of Tegna, Inc. should be made at the commission level, not the bureau level, according to Commissioner Anna M. Gomez. With the proposed merger being contentious due to the national ownership cap and the blurring of differentiations between broadcast, cable and digital networks, Gomez argued that the commission should not decide on such an issue at the bureau level.A decision from the US Federal Communications Commission on Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of Tegna, Inc. should be made at the commission level, according to Commissioner Anna M. Gomez....

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