Nexstar Media Group , seeking to clear its $6.2 billion deal for rival TV broadcast station group Tegna , officially filed applications Tuesday with the FCC that include a request for a waiver of the agency’s 39% ownership cap for local TV broadcasters.

Nexstar is the U.S.’s biggest local TV station owner, with 201 owned or partner stations in 116 markets. The deal for Tegna , which has 64 stations in 51 markets, would bring the combined company to 265 stations — and increase Nexstar’s reach to 54.5% of U.S. TV homes, over the FCC’s 39% ownership limit.

Meanwhile, Sinclair, second-largest TV station group owner, disclosed Monday that it has acquired an 8.2% stake in the E.W. Scripps Co. and that Sinclair has been in talks for several months about buying Scripps .

Nexstar and Te

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