Jessica Tarlov
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It's a $6.2 billion deal, and in order for it to happen, Brendan Carr and the FCC had to waive the so-called 39% rule, which prevented one company from owning TV stations that reach more than 39% of households.
But that's gone now, and Nexstar and its partners will oversee 265 television stations in 44 states and D.C., reaching about 80% of U.S.
households.
What is happening here?
It makes me think about, remember when they started tracking what the anchors were saying on Sinclair local stations and they were all reading the same script?
Is there a way to let's say it goes through?
I understand the eight attorney generals are suing about it, but let's say they find a way to get it through, which is usually the case with things that Donald Trump wants to get done.
Is there?
They're a way to undo it or regulate it better when there's a different, okay, what does that look like?
Interesting.
Well, we'll definitely be watching that.
And quickly, before we go, did you see all the news about who Cesar Chavez actually was?
Absolutely.
It's not completely surprising.
And there are a number of people have been giving interviews saying, like, we knew bits and pieces of it.
But obviously, Dolores Huerta coming forward with her story is a critical component of it.
What do you think lawmakers and really Democratic lawmakers are going to do about this?
Yeah.
Does his name come off monuments and schools?
And, you know, I mean, this is somebody who didn't have a tiny impact on the country and the labor movement and the party.