Local New Orleans television stations WWL Louisiana and WGNO-TV are bracing for changes, and potentially layoffs, as a result of the merger of broadcast giants Nexstar and TEGNA, which own the two local stations as well as hundreds of others across the U.S.
Though a federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the two companies from combining their operations, the Federal Communications Commission has approved the $6.2 billion deal that was first announced last summer.
And despite the legal roadblock, employees at WWL and WGNO who were not authorized to discuss the merger publicly said planning is underway for the combination…