With the granting of the necessary waivers, then-FCC Media Bureau Chief Erin Boone gave her blessing to a rule-busting combination of Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA — a deal that would put Nexstar above Congressionally mandated national ownership reach limits. Nexstar and TEGNA swiftly moved to close the transaction based on Boone’s delegated authority.
Now, Nexstar finds itself not only appealing a California Eastern District Court’s preliminary injunction preventing it from integrating TEGNA’s assets, but also defending its deal in the D.C. Circuit. And, it may have an ally in the Commission itself.
