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MontyPython said:
"The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

And speaking on Fox Wednesday night, Carr suggested broadcasters would see more of this kind of pressure in the future.

“We at the FCC are going to force the public interest obligation. There are broadcasters out there that don’t like it, they can turn in their license in to the FCC,” Carr said. “But that’s our job. Again, we’re making some progress now.”
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Wow. This is some kind of special delusion right here
 
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I don't like Carr's comments. Flexing the power of the FCC to stifle speech is BS.

But he's been flexing against The View for months and ABC has kept it on air. Given that fact, I think it's a fair assumption that Nexstar and Sinclair preempting Kimmel had much more to do with Disney's decision.
 
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bamawriter said:
I don't like Carr's comments. Flexing the power of the FCC to stifle speech is BS.

But he's been flexing against The View for months and ABC has kept it on air. Given that fact, I think it's a fair assumption that Nexstar and Sinclair preempting Kimmel had much more to do with Disney's decision.
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Maybe Disney can fend off the boycott effort by giving Keith Olbermann a leftist political forum on a sports network. Again.
 
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Found the reason


The Nexstar-Tegna merger is pending FCC approval, requiring the FCC to relax ownership rules that currently limit a single company from reaching more than 39% of U.S. households with its over-the-air signal. Nexstar is acquiring Tegna for $6.2 billion, and the deal is subject to both FCC and Department of Justice approval, as well as shareholder approval. The proposed merger would create the nation's largest local media company, but it hinges on the FCC's potential deregulation of broadcast ownership rules.
Key Aspects of the FCC Review
Ownership Cap Exceeded: The merger would result in Nexstar controlling stations reaching nearly 80% of U.S. households, significantly exceeding the current 39% limit.
Regulatory Approval Needed: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must grant approval for the deal to go through.
Potential Rule Changes: The transaction relies on the FCC relaxing or changing existing TV station ownership rules to allow for such a large consolidation of local media.
Broader Regulatory Landscape: Approval also requires scrutiny from the Justice Department, and the deal is seen as testing the deregulatory approach under the Trump administration.
Current Status
Agreement in Place: Nexstar and Tegna entered into a definitive agreement for the $6.2 billion merger in August 2025.
Expected Close: The companies anticipate the deal will close by the second half of 2026, contingent on regulatory approvals.
 
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volfanhill said:
Found the reason


The Nexstar-Tegna merger is pending FCC approval, requiring the FCC to relax ownership rules that currently limit a single company from reaching more than 39% of U.S. households with its over-the-air signal. Nexstar is acquiring Tegna for $6.2 billion, and the deal is subject to both FCC and Department of Justice approval, as well as shareholder approval. The proposed merger would create the nation's largest local media company, but it hinges on the FCC's potential deregulation of broadcast ownership rules.
Key Aspects of the FCC Review
Ownership Cap Exceeded: The merger would result in Nexstar controlling stations reaching nearly 80% of U.S. households, significantly exceeding the current 39% limit.
Regulatory Approval Needed: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must grant approval for the deal to go through.
Potential Rule Changes: The transaction relies on the FCC relaxing or changing existing TV station ownership rules to allow for such a large consolidation of local media.
Broader Regulatory Landscape: Approval also requires scrutiny from the Justice Department, and the deal is seen as testing the deregulatory approach under the Trump administration.
Current Status
Agreement in Place: Nexstar and Tegna entered into a definitive agreement for the $6.2 billion merger in August 2025.
Expected Close: The companies anticipate the deal will close by the second half of 2026, contingent on regulatory approvals.
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Now do Sinclair. And then do the equal-time rule.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Now do Sinclair. And then do the equal-time rule.
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Are you taking about something from the early 2000's. This merger with Nexstar is now. It needs the FCC to sign off. You aren't pretending that didn't play a role here are you? Of course nextstar revolted when the head of FCC applied pressure
 
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volfanhill said:
Are you taking about something from the early 2000's. This merger with Nexstar is now. It needs the FCC to sign off. You aren't pretending that didn't play a roll here are you? Of course nextstar revolted when the head of FCC applied pressure
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BOTH Nexstar AND Sinclair are NOW pulling Kimmel. If Nexstar is doing it to grease the skids for the Nexstar/Tegna merger, then why is Sinclair doing the exact same thing?

And all of them have been ignoring the spirit of the equal-time rule which the FCC administers.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
BOTH Nexstar AND Sinclair are NOW pulling Kimmel. If Nexstar is doing it to grease the skids for the Nexstar/Tegna merger, then why is Sinclair doing the exact same thing?

And all of them have been ignoring the spirit of the equal-time rule which the FCC administers.
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Hang on
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
BOTH Nexstar AND Sinclair are NOW pulling Kimmel. If Nexstar is doing it to grease the skids for the Nexstar/Tegna merger, then why is Sinclair doing the exact same thing?

And all of them have been ignoring the spirit of the equal-time rule which the FCC administers.
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Yes Sinclair has nothing to worry about regarding the FCC. Can't believe you are even defending the FCC commenting on this nonesense


Sinclair has had significant regulatory issues with the FCC, including a $48 million fine in 2020 and a $500,000 penalty in 2025 for sponsorship disclosure violations and other rule breaches related to its broadcast stations, while the FCC also fined ESPN a total of $1.4 million in 2015 and recently proposed a $147,000 penalty in 2024 for misusing Emergency Alert System (EAS) tones. The connection is that both companies are in the broadcasting industry and have faced significant penalties from the FCC for various violations of broadcast regulations.
 
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85SugarVol said:
Didn’t see anything on Sinclair. But ESPN has a deal pending for NFL Network.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest of ABC’s affiliate groups, said that it also objected to Kimmel’s comments, and said that it would “not lift the suspension of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on our stations until formal discussions are held with ABC regarding the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability.” It also called on Kimmel to make a direct apology to the Kirk family, and for the network to make a “meaningful donation” to them and Turning Point USA.

“Regardless of ABC’s plans for the future of the program, Sinclair intends not to return ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to our air until we are confident that appropriate steps have been taken to uphold the standards expected of a national broadcast platform,” the company said. The company also said that a tribute to Kirk will air on ABC stations in Kimmel’s time slot on Friday.
 
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volfanhill said:
Yes Sinclair has nothing to worry about regarding the FCC. Can't believe you are even defending the FCC commenting on this nonesense


Sinclair has had significant regulatory issues with the FCC, including a $48 million fine in 2020 and a $500,000 penalty in 2025 for sponsorship disclosure violations and other rule breaches related to its broadcast stations, while the FCC also fined ESPN a total of $1.4 million in 2015 and recently proposed a $147,000 penalty in 2024 for misusing Emergency Alert System (EAS) tones. The connection is that both companies are in the broadcasting industry and have faced significant penalties from the FCC for various violations of broadcast regulations.
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Now do the FCC in Obama’s and Biden’s administrations ignoring the lies and false information being spread by broadcasters which directly affected election results.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Now do the FCC in Obama’s and Biden’s administrations ignoring the lies and false information being spread by broadcasters which directly affected election results.
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Nah. At this point I am just going to mark you down as one of those "I'm only mad if it happens to my side"
 
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volfanhill said:
Nah. At this point I am just going to mark you down as one of those "I'm only mad if it happens to my side"
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What is the broadcast media’s equivalency of attempting to cover up the Russia tapes, Hunter’s laptop, and Joe’s mental decline that benefits the Right?
 
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bamawriter said:
I don't like Carr's comments. Flexing the power of the FCC to stifle speech is BS.

But he's been flexing against The View for months and ABC has kept it on air. Given that fact, I think it's a fair assumption that Nexstar and Sinclair preempting Kimmel had much more to do with Disney's decision.
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Newsweek:

"At the heart of the Jimmy Kimmel drama is a business story worth billions of dollars—and how the combination of political oversight and big financial interests can harm free expression.

Nextar, which owns ABC affiliates and moved to pull Kimmel from its programming over his remarks about Charlie Kirk, is seeking FCC approval for a $6.2 billion merger with Tegna.

That deal would potentially break a rule that no single broadcaster can reach more than 39 percent of American homes, so the FCC would have to lift the cap in order for the merger to go ahead."
 
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volfanhill said:
Found the reason


The Nexstar-Tegna merger is pending FCC approval, requiring the FCC to relax ownership rules that currently limit a single company from reaching more than 39% of U.S. households with its over-the-air signal. Nexstar is acquiring Tegna for $6.2 billion, and the deal is subject to both FCC and Department of Justice approval, as well as shareholder approval. The proposed merger would create the nation's largest local media company, but it hinges on the FCC's potential deregulation of broadcast ownership rules.
Key Aspects of the FCC Review
Ownership Cap Exceeded: The merger would result in Nexstar controlling stations reaching nearly 80% of U.S. households, significantly exceeding the current 39% limit.
Regulatory Approval Needed: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must grant approval for the deal to go through.
Potential Rule Changes: The transaction relies on the FCC relaxing or changing existing TV station ownership rules to allow for such a large consolidation of local media.
Broader Regulatory Landscape: Approval also requires scrutiny from the Justice Department, and the deal is seen as testing the deregulatory approach under the Trump administration.
Current Status
Agreement in Place: Nexstar and Tegna entered into a definitive agreement for the $6.2 billion merger in August 2025.
Expected Close: The companies anticipate the deal will close by the second half of 2026, contingent on regulatory approvals.
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And there you have it in black and white.

Nexstar needs the FCC to approve an *exception* that allows its merger to occur. As a result, the FCC has Nexstar by the short and curlies. Trump wants all his vocal critics fired (as he's already publicly stated many times), so he has Kimmel's boss right where he wants it: 100% under his thumb.

And the deal is as simple as it is authoritarian: Fire Kimmel or the FCC doesn't approve your merger.

This is Banana Republic strongman ******** right here folks.
 
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