Nexstar Media Group Inc. has agreed to buy TV station operator Tegna Inc. for $3.5 billion in a cash deal that stands to dramatically expand Nexstar’s reach to 80% of US households and test the Trump administration’s appetite for consolidation.

Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, which will help strengthen its local news offerings

The deal will give the former 265 television stations in 44 states and D.C., representing 80% of U.S. television households