Too Big Or Too Small: Five Takeaways As Senators Weigh Local News, TV Ownership Limits And Trump’s Surprise Nexstar Merger Endorsement

February 11, 2026 Deadline

When Donald Trump endorsed Nexstar’s proposed merger with Tegna, which would create a broadcast giant reaching 80% of the country, it scrambled a feverish Washington, D.C. lobbying effort over a transaction that has gotten fewer headlines than Netflix-Paramount-Warner Bros. The merger will have a huge impact, giving Nexstar 265 stations in 44 states and the […]