Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna, enabled by Trump-era deregulation, positions the company to reach 80% of U.S. households

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Nexstar Media Group, the parent company of Portsmouth-based WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV, is buying local news broadcast rival Tegna, the parent company of Norfolk-based 13News Now or WVEC-TV, for $6.2

The $6.2 billion cash transaction would expand Nexstar’s station group to 265 outlets nationwide, including a bigger foothold in Texas.

Within San Antonio, TEGNA oversees operations of KENS 5, while Nexstar doesn't have a dedicated station covering the Alamo City. Looking northward, it would change the media landscape within the Texas capital market,