WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the FCC expected to grant its game-changing merger with Nexstar Media Group by granting waivers that would allow it to own more than two full-power stations in a market — just as it did with Circle City’s purchase of WRTV-TV in Indianapolis from The E.W. Scripps Co. — the only TV station ownership group headquartered in the National Capital Region has stated its rule-busting deal is on track for completion “by the second half of 2026.”