FCC quickly approves Tegna-Nexstar merger after states sought to block it

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The Federal Communications Commission gave its blessing to the $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger on Thursday, shortly after eight attorneys general from blue states sought to block the deal in a federal antitrust lawsuit.

The now-finalized merger is set to create the largest operator of local television stations in the nation.

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