TEGNA Inc

TGNA

Market cap $3.12B

Shares in Tegna fell nearly 5% on Monday after President Donald Trump criticized a proposal to lift the current cap on local television station ownership, which is necessary for the company to be acquired by Nexstar Media.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has long advocated for changes to rules that limit the number of stations a local television company can own, but opponents say that's something only Congress can address.

TYSONS, Va., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc.'s (NYSE: TGNA) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share, payable on January 2, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 5, 2025.

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that in connection with its pending acquisition of TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), the companies have filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking consent to the transfer of the broadcast licenses currently controlled by TEGNA to Nexstar. The applications address why, if certain of the FCC's rules governing television ownership remain in effect, waiver of the rules would serve the p.

TYSONS, Va., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced that at a special meeting of shareholders held earlier today, its shareholders voted to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 18, 2025 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which TEGNA will be acquired by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (“Nexstar”).

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for TEGNA (TGNA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

TEGNA Inc. (TGNA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.35 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.94 per share a year ago.

As previously announced on August 19, 2025, TEGNA Inc. and Nexstar Media Group entered into a definitive agreement, under which Nexstar will acquire all outstanding shares of TEGNA for $22.00 per share in a cash transaction valued at $6.2 billion Proposed transaction is expected to close by the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions including TEGNA shareholder and regulatory approvals TYSONS, Va., Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Nexstar Media Group founder and CEO Perry Sook says the local TV giant is “making good progress” toward closing its proposed acquisition of rival Tegna on schedule by the second half of 2026. The $6.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sought additional information and documents as it reviews broadcaster Nexstar Media's $3.54 billion bid to buy smaller rival Tegna , a deal that would create a local-TV powerhouse.