"On a conservative podcast, Carr essentially called for Kimmel's show to be taken off the air, saying, "Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead." Within hours of Carr's podcast appearance, Nexstar Media Group - which owns ABC affiliates in 32 markets across the U.S. - announced it was pulling Kimmel's show "indefinitely.""
"Broadcast TV stations have always been required by their licenses to operate in the public interest-that includes serving the needs of their local communities. And broadcasters have long retained the right to not air national programs that they believe are inconsistent with the public interest, including their local communities' values. I am glad to see that many broadcasters are responding to their viewers as intended."
Nexstar Media Group removed Jimmy Kimmel's ABC show from airing indefinitely after FCC chair Brendan Carr urged broadcasters on a conservative podcast to take action or face further FCC involvement. ABC subsequently took the show off the air. Carr publicly praised broadcasters for responding to viewers and invoked broadcasters' public-interest obligations under their licenses. Carr's recent stance contrasts with his prior statements opposing government censorship of speech and arguing that newsroom decisions should remain beyond government reach. The sequence of events tied Carr's comments to the swift decisions by Nexstar and ABC.
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