This Texas Media Mogul Owns the Local News

Editors’ note: On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr announced that the agency had waived its regulations to allow Nexstar’s purchase of Tegna. Shortly afterward, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook confirmed that the merger deal had been completed. “We are grateful to President Trump, Chairman Carr, and the DOJ for recognizing the dynamic forces shaping the media landscape and enabling this transaction to move forward,” Sook said. If you were watching the evening newscast on Waco’s Fox affiliate last April, you might have seen anchor MG Montemayor make an unusual request.“Fox 44 and our parent company, Nexstar, are asking you, our viewers, to support us,” Montemayor said. An on-screen graphic directed the audience to a website with prewritten social media posts calling upon the…

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