Media Bureau Extends Deadlines on Standard/Tegna

The FCC Media Bureau extended filing deadlines for the Standard/Tegna deal by about a month in response to a request from several groups opposed to media consolidation (see 2205180041), said a public notice Friday. Petitions to deny had been due May 23, but are now due June 22. Oppositions are due July 7, replies July 18. Public Knowledge, Common Cause and the Communications Workers of America's NewsGuild sector also asked the FCC to require additional information from the broadcasters, but the bureau hasn’t ruled on that yet, the PN said. “While the Motion remains pending and in light of the questions raised therein, we will grant a limited extension of the petition to deny deadline for the underlying transactions.”