WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Federal Communications

Commission chair Brendan Carr said Tuesday the commission has

made no decision on whether to lift the current cap on

television station ownership, which is necessary for Nexstar

Media ( NXST ) to merge with smaller rival Tegna ( TGNA ).

Acquiring Tegna ( TGNA ) would expand Nexstar's presence

covering 80% of TV households across key geographies.

Current FCC rules limit a company from owning broadcast

television stations that reach more than 39% of the U.S.

television audience households but stations with weaker

over-the-air signals can be partially counted against a

company's ownership cap.