WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a striking intervention in the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing quadrennial review of media ownership rules, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has filed comments urging regulators to maintain existing broadcast television ownership caps and resist industry calls to scrap long-standing limits on consolidation in local TV markets.
The filing puts CPAC, one of the nation’s most influential conservative organizations, at odds with Nexstar’s plan to merge with Tegna — a move that would give the liberal media group over 80% market reach — in clear violation of federal law which only allows a 39% reach.
The filing, submitted in 2025 by the CPAC Foundation’s Center for Regulatory Freedom (CRF) as part of the FCC’s quadrennial proceeding, reinforces a core conservative belief: Broadcast regulation should serve the public interest, localism, and diverse viewpoints rather than simply deregulating markets.
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