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Coalition files petition, appeal with US FCC to stay Nexstar-Tegna approval

( March 20, 2026, 23:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A coalition of groups that includes Free Press, Public Knowledge and Newsmax filed an emergency petition and appeal with the US Federal Communications Commission seeking to stay the agency’s decision to approve Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna. The deal, which is facing a lawsuit from eight US state attorneys general, will create a combined company that reaches 80 percent of US households, exceeding the 39 percent national audience cap established by Congress. “To say that the merger will ‘adversely affect’ petitioners would be a massive understatement,” according to the groups’ filing.Statement follows in full. ...

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