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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Michelle Chapman

Nexstar Media Group buying Tegna in deal worth $6.2 billion

Nexstar-Tegna - (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, bringing together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape.

If the transaction is approved, Nexstar will pay $22 in cash for each share of Tegna’s outstanding stock. And the regulatory greenlight could be likely under President Donald Trump's administration, which has long-advocated for loosening industry restrictions.

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