Tegna Inc. is an American broadcast, digital media and marketing services company headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group. It was created on June 29, 2015, when the Gannett Company split into two publicly traded companies. Tegna comprised the more profitable broadcast television and digital media divisions of the old Gannett, while Gannett's publishing interests were spun off as a "new" company which retained the Gannett name. Tegna owned or operated 68 television stations in 54 markets, and held properties in digital media. In terms of audience reach, Tegna was the largest group owner of NBC-affiliated stations, ahead of Hearst Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group. Tegna was the fourth-largest group owner of ABC affiliates, behind Hearst, the E. W. Scripps Company, and Sinclair. Tegna also owned two digital multicast networks. On March 19, 2026, the DOJ and FCC approved Tegna's merger with Nexstar Media Group for $6.2 billion, with the merger closing later that day. Currently, two antitrust lawsuits from California alongside 7 other states and DirecTV have been filed against the merger. Wikipedia