Report: Nexstar Airing Broadcast Deregulation Segments With Viewer Call to Action

Nexstar is reportedly having its local stations run segments that urge viewers to contact the FCC and call for broadcast deregulation. The Desk reported Monday that the segments -- about agency Chairman Brendan Carr's "Delete Delete Delete" deregulatory agenda (see 2503120024) -- began running last week. They finish with a mention of a link to a Nexstar website that includes prewritten social media posts urging deregulation of broadcast-related rules. A Nexstar spokesperson emailed that the agency "has asked for interested parties and the public to assist it in identifying regulations that should be updated or eliminated to address what Chairman Carr has called a 'break-glass moment for America’s broadcasters.'" He said "that initiative is an important news story for local broadcasters, worthy of mention by the very newscasts and outlets that are under threat from the outdated regulations at issue."