tyrannical bastard

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Cox (Apollo) gets roped into this and partners with Standard General to bring in Cox itself to this cluster of ownership madness.

So does this also mean that all of the stations that Rincon now owns "outright" are going back to Sinclair? This includes the Illinois stations in Champaign/Springfield & Quincy as well as Milwaukee and Kirksville/Ottumwa? I figured it was all too good to be true. Makes it interesting since Rincon virtually "yoinked" WHBQ's graphics and put them on the above stations (except for Milwaukee).

These greenlit deals (WTVA, WLFI, WTHI) are not in conflict with other stations in their markets, so they were able to close with no issues from the FCC and DOJ. Others, like WSIL, WAAY and WCOV conflict with existing stations, and could cause issues with market share as well.

Nexstar should have never gotten Media General (through their hostile takeover when Meredith was to merge with them)...

A temporary reprieve...sort of.... https://thedesk.net/2026/03/nexstar-operating-tegna-as-subsidiary/ Nexstar better not change a damn thing to these stations, or they'll likely have to reverse it should the lawsuits prevail...

A possible outcome could be that the former Tegna stations be separated into a separate holding company and if any consolidation has taken place, it would be up to Nexstar to restore these stations to operational independence. If companies like AT&T can be broken up, so should Nexstar when their market share has gotten too big.

Realistically, the only undoing of this deal is any reparations of laid off staffers when this deal was ruled illegal, and if it takes down Nexstar, so be it. Nexstar f-ed around.. They'll find out one day.

Any consolation to a reversal of this merger could be the fines and costs charged to Nexstar for "undoing" any damage they caused post-merger, and essentially rebuilding these operations at their expense for a future competitor.

And another thing. Streaming & OTT. Tegna was always a forward company, Even starting to produce 7-9 a.m. newscasts for their streaming platforms In markets where the stations couldn't air on air. Not to mention the near-universal availability of their stations on other platforms like NewsOn, LocalNow (and some beginning to appear on Zeam in their takeover of NewsOn) And we all know how Nexstar has squandered this in favor of their broadcast stations...cough cough pay TV feeds (Retrans $$$$). Only last year did they finally start rolling out their own OTT apps. We shall see... I'm not too optimistic giving Nexstar's track record over the years.

This could not be sitting well with some of the networks... It's only a matter of time before one of them pulls the plug because they're not comfortable with a company that can potentially control one or more of their competitors in a market. Just another way to hasten the demise of broadcast television...

Nexstar wasted no time yoinking the CW from one station to another.. (Since KFMB is now a Nexstar station since Tegna is no more...)

Basically Brendan Carr kissed Dear Leader's ass or the other way around. Any judge with judicial competence should be able to nullify this deal if no laws were actually changed.

I hope the courts do overturn this deal and Nexstar is forced to divest all of the Tegna stations. And since Tegna no longer technically exists, Nexstar should be forced to sell these stations as going concerns...or be forced to restore the stations to the way they were before they took over them.

Aside from WAVY and WTHR, these divestitures are a joke. Stations that are tied to the hips of their parent stations instead of the standalone ones that should have been sold off. KTVD is tied to KUSA. Both of these should have been divested to another party. WUPL is tied to WWL. I cringe to think how much more Nexstar can destroy WWL than what Tegna has already done. KNWA is tied to KFTA. WCTX is tied to WTIC. And this leaves out other major conflicts in places like Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Columbus, Cleveland, Little Rock, Memphis, Portland, St. Louis, Quad Cities, Grand Rapids, and others where Nexstar now owns 3 or more stations.

I seriously have problems comprehending that our FCC AND DOJ actually approved this deal. That is how screwed up our government is. There's so much more these bastards deserve than being voted out of office.

This is probably the worst deal to hit broadcast television since all of the RKO General corruption came to light or when NBC forced themselves on Philadelphia only to send KYW packing to Cleveland for a few years. I won't believe a thing until the bodies pile up from all of the stations Nexstar should have no control over. That's when the REAL lawsuits should start flying. And if Nexstar ILLEGALLY takes over these stations, they should be held liable and fined into oblivion. Much like when Media General took back WAGT for a few days against a legimate transfer of ownership that they refused to comply with. But the way things are headed, this is just a fraction of the problems in our country today. Laws be damned. -30-

Or they could take a page out of the FOX O&Os and start putting virtual podcasts on TV.... When you have an entire half hour show devoted to "Here's what we're working on for Fox (#) News at (time) like WPWR in Chicago does at 8:30...

Bottom line, it seems the station groups are going with open-source fonts to bypass licensing costs.

That's the joke. Like the third place station in a two station race. Dish has always been scum so it's probably Sling TV that keeps them in business.

And the stations are gone. I'm surprised that Dish is still around. They're the third DSS provider in a 2 way race to the bottom with DirecTV.

Sinclair is (re)introducing a morning newscast (they cancelled in 2023) on WACH in Columbia... https://tvnewscheck.com/journalism/article/wach-launching-good-day-columbia-new-morning-newscast/ It probably costs a fraction of what the old one did. But still noteworthy for a station group that loves to gut their local news departments in favor of piped in propa....i mean "content"....

I believe the WJW facility is much larger and has two studios instead of one. And the WKYC studios would probably fetch more on the market.

The hub has been pushing out the GrayOne promos for quite a while now. They're basically templates the stations customize for themselves regardless of whether they've switched or not. Personally, I'm glad KY3 is holding out on switching. It's one of the better packages out there despite it's age, and they're likely the only Gray station to have never switched to one of their packages.

I think the impetus for the original move was that OfficeMax wanted the property where WUAB was located to build a store, which they did. Parmatown was still a thriving shopping area at the time right before the mall began to start shedding anchors and stores to the then-brand new South Park mall in Strongsville. Fast forward to now, OfficeMax is long gone (I believe it's a Planet Fitness now) since they merged with Office Depot and began closing many stores, including their once-hometown area. Parmatown is extinct (it's now The Shoppes at Parma) a de-malled center, and even South Park is showing it's struggles despite being one of the top malls in the Cleveland area. Their best hope is if WKYC succeeds in merging with Nexstar and their newer(ish) facility is put up for sale when WKYC moves to Dick Goddard Way. WOIO would be a fool not to jump in and buy it.

It's been a problem for years. WOIO employees have had to deal with many of the same issues including rat infestations, being harassed by vagrants, and even the heat going out earlier this year. Gray really messed up by not pursuing the new studios in Independence. And in hindsight, they should have moved in with WUAB on Day Drive in their purpose-built studios way back when they merged. Parmatown may have been booming back then, but it emptied out soon enough as all of the action shifted to Strongsville and South Park mall... 30 years ago, Reserve Square was high-class living, and even had fancy commercials on the radio on how swank it was to live "in the heart of the city". Sounds like little has been done to keep it viable as more people are moving downtown. It may as well be a section 8 development in it's current state.