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  "description": "'As we’ve reported historically, we expect that if there are any divestitures, they would be de minimis to the overall value of the deal,' Nexstar CEO Perry Sook says\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T13:47:52.000Z",
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  "textContent": "💡\n\n****■**** New CEO Jim Holanda Sees ‘Meaningful Opportunities’ for Ailing Cable One ■ DIRECTV to FCC: Nexstar-TEGNA Means Higher Pay-TV Bills ■ NCTA Presses FCC to Adopt Permitting Reforms ■ LightShed’s Greenfield Calls Carr-Semafor Interview ‘Must Watch’ TV ****■**** Pole Costs Force Shentel to Pause Fiber Build in Ohio ■ Comms Chief Debra Havins Exists WOW!, Andrew Walton New Head ■ CPUC Hands Out $3 Million for Digital Literacy\n\n**Nexstar: Daniel Kurnos, Equity Research Analyst at Benchmark Company** , claimed there’s “investor anxiety” over the status of the **Nexstar-TEGNA merger** and elimination of the 39% ownership cap restriction. But **Nexstar CEO Perry Sook** wasn’t buying it. “I would hope to not characterize investor anxiety around the elimination of the cap and approval of our deal. I would hope that anxiety would turn into enthusiasm,” Sook said on an earnings call Thursday. From all indications, Sook has the wind at his back as political resistance to his **$6.2 billion deal** (which is **$800 million less** than **Paramount Skydance’s $7 billion break-up fee** offered to **Warner Bros. Discovery**) as both **President Trump** (strongly) and **FCC Chairman Brendan Carr** (unequivocally) now support the TV station merger. “We certainly appreciate the support of the President vis-à-vis this tweet and follow-on comments by the Chairman of the FCC and his support for the deal. As to timing, that’s really the purview of the regulatory agencies,” Sook said. ** _(More after paywall)_**\n\nNexstar CEO Perry Sook\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Nexstar CEO Sook – Washington Has Not Said Company Needs to Sell Stations to Close TEGNA Deal",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-27T13:47:54.744Z"
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