NC joins multi-state lawsuit to block $6B Nexstar merger

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 546

Last Updated: 1 day, 16 hours ago

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North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is one of eight Democratic attorneys general suing to block a major television merger between Nexstar and Tegna that would eliminate competition in Charlotte, the Triad, and northeast North Carolina, impacting more than two million households.

Filing the lawsuit Wednesday alongside attorneys general for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Oregon, and Virginia, Jackson argued Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna would lead to higher cable and satellite bills and …

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