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BREAKING: FCC Scraps National TV Ownership Cap

The agency will now judge media deals case by case—giving Trump’s FCC enormous power to pick winners and losers.

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Aug 06, 2026
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Nexstar Stock Drops Sharply After Judge Puts Brakes On Tegna Merger

The Federal Communications Commission has voted 2–1 to eliminate the rule that kept any one company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39 percent of U.S. households.

The FCC will replace that limit with a case-by-case review of broadcast deals. Chairman Brendan Carr says the new system will allow the FCC to approve deals that serve the public int…

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