"The late-night host's show was pulled from ABC on Wednesday after Kimmel made comments about Charlie Kirk's death. The comments had drawn the ire of Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr, who said in an interview earlier that day that the FCC might need to place broadcast licenses under review to ensure stations were operating "in the public interest." Carr's comments were bad news for local TV operators who own ABC affiliate stations."
"The two biggest local TV operators, Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair, both came out swinging against Kimmel, pressuring ABC to pull the plug on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The companies said they would remove his show from their stations because they objected to Kimmel's comments. Sinclair's vice chairman, Jason Smith, called Kimmel's words "inappropriate and deeply insensitive," while Nexstar's broadcasting division president, Andrew Alford, said they were "offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse.""
Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was suspended by ABC after Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk's death drew criticism from Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr. Carr said the FCC might need to place broadcast licenses under review to ensure stations were operating "in the public interest." Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair publicly pressured ABC and said they would remove Kimmel's show from affiliate stations, calling his remarks inappropriate, deeply insensitive, offensive, and insensitive. Both Nexstar and Sinclair have pending or potential mergers and acquisitions that require FCC approval, giving them business incentives to align with the FCC's stance.
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