News

Irving-based Nexstar to buy rival Tegna for $3.54 billion in big local-TV deal

Irving-based Nexstar Media has agreed to buy smaller rival Tegna for $3.54 billion, creating a local-TV powerhouse that seeks ...

Broadcast TV merger could spell layoffs, programming changes for 9News and Fox31

NBC affiliate 9News draws the most viewers to its daily newscasts, followed by KDVR (Fox), KCNC (CBS), KMGH (ABC) and KWGN ...

Nexstar to Acquire Tegna in $6.2 Billion Deal, Marking Big Move to Consolidate Local TV Biz

Upon closing of the Tegna deal, Nexstar and its partners will have 265 full-power television stations in 44 states and ...

Nexstar-Tegna merger could reshape Cleveland TV landscape, combining WKYC and WJW

Nexstar’s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna could bring Cleveland’s WJW and WKYC under one owner, but regulatory ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies1d

Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna would require an overhaul of FCC ownership rules

Nexstar says its $6.2 billion takeover of Tegna is expected to close in the second half of 2026 — timing that would align ...

$6.2B Nexstar-Tegna merger could shake up Cleveland TV news

Nexstar-Tegna merger could reshape Cleveland TV landscape, combining WKYC and WJW Aug. 20, 2025, 7:52 a.m. Ohio legislators ...

Nexstar CEO praises Trump administration as local TV giant announces $6.2 billion merger with rival

The initiatives being pursued by the Trump administration offer local broadcasters the opportunity to expand reach, level the ...

Nexstar's Tegna Acquisition May Be Appealing, If FCC Allows It

Today we’re going to be looking at the largest such local TV station owner/operator in the United States, Nexstar Media Group ...

Nexstar makes $6.2B offer for Tegna; deal could affect 2 Sacramento TV stations

N exstar Media, owner of Fox 40 (KTXL), announced Monday it plans to acquire Tegna, the parent company of ABC 10 (KXTV), in a ...