THERE’S NO EVIDENCE THE AGENT WAS HIT BY ENEMY FIRE. AND WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. ALSO NEW TONIGHT, 13 ATTORNEYS GENERAL, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA’S, ARE NOW SUING NEXSTAR AND TEGNA FOR THEIR PROPOSED MERGER, ARGUING THAT WILL COST TELEVISION CONSUMERS MORE MONEY TO WATCH LOCAL NEWS AND SPORTS. THIS MERGER COULD IMPACT VIEWERS HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WITH NEXSTAR OWNED ABC 27 AND TEGNA’S FOX 43. NOW IN THE LAWSUIT, THEY SAY THE $6.2 BILLION TRANSACTION CREATED A BROADCAST BEHEMOTH WITH THE POWER TO CONTROL AND DEGRADE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF BROADCAST CONTENT. NOW, IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT, PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVE SUNDAY SAYS RISING TV SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION COSTS ARE
Pennsylvania attorney general joins lawsuit against Nexstar and Tegna merger
Updated: 1:37 PM EDT May 3, 2026
Thirteen attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s, have filed a lawsuit against Nexstar and Tegna, arguing their recent $6.2 billion merger will negatively impact television consumers. The lawsuit claims the transaction has created a “broadcast behemoth” with the power to control and degrade the quality and quantity of broadcast content. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a separate statement, “Rising TV service subscription costs are already stretching budgets, and this merger would only push those budgets closer to breaking.” This lawsuit impacts viewers in the Susquehanna Valley, where local news and sports coverage could be affected.
Thirteen attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s, have filed a lawsuit against Nexstar and Tegna, arguing their recent $6.2 billion merger will negatively impact television consumers.
The lawsuit claims the transaction has created a “broadcast behemoth” with the power to control and degrade the quality and quantity of broadcast content.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a separate statement, “Rising TV service subscription costs are already stretching budgets, and this merger would only push those budgets closer to breaking.”
This lawsuit impacts viewers in the Susquehanna Valley, where local news and sports coverage could be affected.