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News & Current Events Apr 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM

Federal judge extends restraining order on $6.2B merger of local TV giants Nexstar and Tegna

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Federal judge extends restraining order on $6.2B merger of local TV giants Nexstar and Tegna
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Federal judge extends restraining order on $6.2B merger of local TV giants Nexstar and Tegna
A federal judge has extended an emergency restraining order on a $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna for one week. U.S. District Judge Troy L.
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fxkatt 1 day ago +147
>*The deal,* [*announced last year*](https://apnews.com/article/nexstar-tegna-newsnation-cw-trump-c1743d55103a809ea31c5c7c7c4c0c87) *and approved by the Federal Communications Commission, would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states...* Just what we damn don't need: more media consolidation for more streamlined propaganda.
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offtodevnull 1 day ago +104
Good news. The lawyer who wants the merger says it will help local journalism.
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SeanCrevalle 1 day ago +17
This is america.
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blalien 13 hr ago +4
This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
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fullmoon63 1 day ago +73
Feels like one of those cases where bigger definitely doesn’t mean better.
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CelestialFury 1 day ago +57
Mergers are rarely better for the workers or Americans in general.
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Lucius-Halthier 16 hr ago +3
you want this government to work in your interests, then you better be rich to start
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JoeMagnifico 1 day ago +55
Our Tegna station is our last non-right winged media conglomerate owned local news. It needs to stay that way.
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RLewis8888 1 day ago +17
Someone forgot to bribe Trump.
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Emergency-Two-6407 1 day ago +6
Nah, Sinclair has trump in their back pocket. This court case failure is in their best interests 
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starrpamph 1 day ago +2
Would he have even been awake
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vishalnegal 1 day ago +6
Our Tegna station is the last locally owned news outlet not controlled by a right-leaning media conglomerate, we need to keep it that way.
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Mrs_SmithG2W 19 hr ago +3
No more mergers! No more “too big to fail”, no more tax exemptions, no more monopolies, no more take all the profit while legislating away any responsibility. This late stage capitalism is raping people and the planet for profit. Resist in every way you can.
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AluminiumCucumbers 12 hr ago +3
Really thought that said Tenga
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UlteriorEggos 22 hr ago
Jokes on them, TV broadcast local news has been a joke for years.
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protostar71 13 hr ago +1
Ah, so they should be allowed to make it worse then? "Officer the house was already on fire, why are you upset at me for running at it with petrol"
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