FCC Hammered for Scuttling Standard General-TEGNA Deal

By Barrington M. Salmon NNPA Newswire In February last year, TEGNA – which owns 64 television stations in 51 US markets –agreed to be acquired by Standard General for $8.6 billion, including debt. The deal was expected to close in late 2022. But an unanticipated hurdle came in the form of Federal Communications Commission Chair

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