Nexstar

Aspects of a temporary restraining order halting the deal are `impossible to reverse’ and would `harm’ the station groups, the court filing contends

The temporary restraining order prevents Nexstar from integrating Tegna's operations until at least April 7

In a D.C. Circuit filing, the agency said the combined company will be able to `to expand their investments in local news, and compete more effectively in the modern media marketplace’

FCC FCC's Gomez called the merger approval `flatly illegal' and the latest example of FCC's `billionaire bypass' practice of offering favorable treatment of Trump supporters

`“Plaintiffs are attempting to throw a monkey wrench into the merger at a very late stage in the game,’ Nexstar said

Two new filings join a growing list of plaintiffs in Washington D.C. and California seeking to halt the FCC’s approval of the deal, which Nexstar says has closed

The motion asks for a temporary restraining order to halt integration and consolidation of the two companies

They are calling on the FCC to stay its recent approval of the deal pending a ruling on the application

Merger, valued at more than $6.2B gives Nexstar control of 265 stations nationwide

The federal anti-trust suit alleges that the deal will drive up consumer costs, reduce local competition, shutter local newsrooms and lead to more retrans blackouts