Nexstar Media Group completed its $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna after receiving clearance from the Federal Communications Commission and the US Justice Department.The deal creates the largest television station owner in the US, with Nexstar now operating 265 stations across 40 states and the District of Columbia.Hours before the deal was finalized, a coalition of eight state attorneys general led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit to block the transaction.The legal challenge, joined by
New York,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Oregon,
North Carolina,
Connecticut, and
Virginia, alleges that the merger violates the
Clayton Act by creating a monopoly.