Dear Newsmax Reader:

The Zionist Organization of America said it opposes FCC plans to allow big media TV groups and networks to expand beyond legal caps.

On Monday, the respected Jewish organization warned that FCC plans to allow Nexstar to merge with Tegna would tip the political balance in the nation.

Nexstar, a solidly pro-Democrat media company, also owns NewsNation, the leftwing cable news channel led by host Chris Cuomo.

The ZOA is joining with Newsmax, CPAC, OAN and many other conservative groups in opposing FCC plans to lift the network ownership cap and approve the Nexstar merger.

Important: Please read the ZOA release below. Also call your Congressman and Senators, tell them you OPPOSE the FCC lifting the TV ownership cap – and you OPPOSE the Nexstar merger.

Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 now.

Thank you.

Team Newsmax

ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA

ZOA Says Reject Nexstar Merger ─ Threatens Media BalanceThe Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the nation’s oldest pro-Israel organization, today called on President Donald J. Trump, members of Congress, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reject the proposed merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna Inc.The merger would create the largest television station group in the United States, placing unprecedented control of local broadcast news in the hands of a single corporate entity and violating the media ownership cap established by federal law.Under current federal statute, Congress set a national television ownership cap of 39%, expressly to prevent a single company from dominating the local broadcast landscape.The proposed Nexstar-Tegna merger would have a reach of 80% ─ exceeding that limit by a substantial margin.Any approval of this transaction would constitute a clear violation of congressional intent and undermine the checks and balances designed to protect the mandate of the FCC: localism, diversity of viewpoints, and fair competition.“At a time when media bias is already undermining public trust, the last thing our nation needs is even greater consolidation of the television broadcast industry,” said Morton A. Klein, ZOA National President.Klein said: “Local news remains the most influential source of information for millions of Americans. Handing control of a vast portion of the nation’s local television stations to one politically powerful corporation—or a handful, including ABC, CBS, and NBC—poses a grave threat to the diversity of opinions essential in a free society.”Multiple studies confirm that Americans rely more on local television stations for news than on any other medium. Even as digital platforms expand, local TV remains the most trusted and widely accessed source of daily