Company

TEGNA Inc.

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

INF-1.2: On 19 March 2026 the FCC's Media Bureau granted Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA and waived the National Television Ownership Rule; the order states that Nexstar would reach 54.5 percent of the national audience after the UHF discount, with six stations divested, and lists among its reasons that the combination will preserve Nexstar's ability to preempt network programming in favor of programming that better serves the local community. On 6 August 2026 the Commission adopted a Report and Order repealing the national television multiple ownership rule and replacing it with case-by-case review, over a dissent by Commissioner Gomez.
INF-1.15: On 17 September 2025 Nexstar announced that its ABC-affiliated stations would preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for the foreseeable future, and gave its own objection to Mr. Kimmel's comments as its reason. The release does not mention the FCC or any government request; Nexstar's agreement to acquire TEGNA, dated 18 August 2025, was pending before the FCC on that date.
INF-1.16: The filings reviewed do not state how much of each outlet's advertising revenue comes from pharmaceutical advertisers, and no document read shows whether coverage by the stations Nexstar and TEGNA operate changed after the March 2026 waiver. The court order requires Nexstar to hold TEGNA separate and not to influence its management, including newsroom personnel and programming, pending final judgment.

Exhibit 948 19 March 2026. Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau: Memorandum Opinion and Order, Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of TEGNA Inc. to Nexstar Media Inc., DA 26-267, MB Docket No. 25-331
Exhibit 953 17 April 2026. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California: Order, In re Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Litigation, No. 2:26-cv-00976-TLN-CKD (E.D. Cal.), Dkt. 172