WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a March 30 court filing, lawyers for Standard General, CMG Media and Tegna blasted the FCC for delaying approval of the proposed acquisition of Tegna and asked the court to order the FCC to approve the transaction.
The companies filed an appeal in the United States Court Of Appeals for The District of Columbia Circuit after the FCC’s Media Bureau referred the matter to an administrative law judge. That decision would likely delay action on the deal past the May 22 deadline when the deal’s financing would expire.
