Nexstar Media Group, the parent company of Portsmouth-based WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV, is buying local news broadcast rival Tegna, the parent company of Norfolk-based 13News Now or WVEC-TV, for $6.2

Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna, enabled by Trump-era deregulation, positions the company to reach 80% of U.S. households

NBC affiliate 9News draws the most viewers to its daily newscasts, followed by KDVR (Fox), KCNC (CBS), KMGH (ABC) and KWGN (The CW, which is also owned by Nexstar), Comscore reported. Leaders 9News and Fox31 have frequently jockeyed for the top position in the Denver-Aurora market over the last five years, Comscore has reported.

The $6.2 billion cash transaction would expand Nexstar’s station group to 265 outlets nationwide, including a bigger foothold in Texas.

Should the deal move forward, Nexstar would oversee 265 television stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, as well as have an established presence in 132 of the 210 te

A former marketing producer for WTHR shares concerns of potential layoffs due to potential Nexstar Media Group acquisition of TEGNA.