FCC Won’t Complete Standard General-Tegna Deal Vetting This Year

The seemingly never-ending FCC review of the Standard General-Tegna merger will continue into the New Year. The FCC has sought comment on Standard General’s latest attempts to get the commission to sign off on the deal and has given commenters until Jan. 20, after which it must vet those comments, meaning the FCC likely won’t be making any decision until at least early February (to demonstrate that it vetted those latest comments before making its decision).