"Sinclair, which owns hundreds of ABC affiliate stations, backed out of airing a remembrance of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, posting a YouTube link instead. Sinclair was one of the broadcast groups to take issue with late night host Jimmy Kimmel's comments related to Kirk's murder. Kirk was shot and killed during an event at a Utah college campus. Tyler Robinson has since been charged with the murder."
"Kimmel found himself facing an indefinite suspension by ABC after he accused MAGA of desperately trying to paint Robinson as anything other than one of them. We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, he said. ABC's suspension decision was preceded by FCC Chair Brendan Carr taking issue publicly with Kimmel and Nexstar, which owns dozens of affiliate channels,"
"Sinclair demanded an apology from Kimmel and planned to show a Kirk tribute on Friday night. Regular ABC broadcasting was instead shown. Tonight, Sinclair will continue to air ABC network programming as scheduled in the late-night time period, the company said in a statement. The Charlie Kirk special will instead be available on The National News Desk's YouTube channel, ensuring viewers can continue to enjoy ABC programming while also providing full access to the special online."
Sinclair, which owns hundreds of ABC affiliate stations, backed out of airing a remembrance of activist Charlie Kirk and posted a YouTube link. Sinclair demanded an apology from Jimmy Kimmel after his remarks about the murder and planned to air a Kirk tribute. Regular ABC broadcasting was instead shown. ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely after he accused MAGA supporters of trying to portray the accused shooter as not one of them. FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel publicly, and Nexstar said it would preempt Kimmel's show. Tyler Robinson has been charged with Kirk's murder. The Kirk special received 6,000 YouTube views.
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