A monumental shift in the local news landscape is coming to a tv near you (in Denver). 9News & FOX31 are now owned by the same company. The two newsrooms are expected to operate under one roof. I’d guess the physical merger will happen over the next few months.
The Trump administration has approved the acquisition of 9NEWS' parent company, TEGNA, by Fox31's parent company, Nexstar.
Nexstar issued a statement praising President Trump, who says the deal will "help knock out the Fake News." Nexstar has declared itself "the anti-fake news"