FCC’s Gómez: Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Can’t Get Waiver OK

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At a press conference held following Thursday’s hourlong FCC November Open Meeting, during which the Commission voted to propose rules for 5G and 6G services in the Upper C-band (3.98-4.2 GHz), the lone Democrat serving as a Commissioner lashed out at the Republican leadership for its efforts to censor the media.


Anna M. Gómez also made it clear that Nexstar Media Group‘s proposed acquisition of TEGNA — a deal that would put Nexstar well above the Congressionally mandated local TV national reach limit — can’t simply get the FCC’s approval with a waiver.

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