Nexstar Wants FCC’s 'Astounding’ $720,000 Retrans Fine Canceled or Reduced

By Ted Hearn, Editor of Policyband

Washington, D.C., March. 8, 2024 – Nexstar Media Group is pushing back against federal regulators’ decision to fine the broadcaster $720,000 for violating good-faith bargaining rules while negotiating a new carriage deal last year with a cable TV company in Hawaii.

In a filing today, Nexstar said the Federal Communicatio…