8 states file emergency motion to block Nexstar-Tegna merger after FCC approval
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California and seven other states filed an emergency motion on Friday to stop the merger of broadcasting companies Nexstar and Tegna, a corporate tie-up that would create the country’s largest operator of local television stations
California and seven other states filed an emergency motion on Friday to stop the merger of broadcasting companies Nexstar and Tegna, a corporate tie-up that would create the country’s largest operator of local television stations.
The eight attorneys general filed the motion for a temporary restraining order less than a day after the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice signed off on the $6.2 billion deal.
Nexstar and Tegna did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The states — California, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, New York, North Carolina, Connecticut and Virginia — argued in a lawsuit filed Wednesday night that the merger violates federal antitrust laws and warned of price hikes for consumers.
“With its approval of the disastrous Nexstar/Tegna broadcasting merger, the Trump Administration has once again put corporate interests ahead of the interests of everyday Americans — not on our watch,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.
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