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  • Nexstar joins Sinclair in preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

    09/23/2025 8:08:59 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 59 replies
    Baltimore Sun via Yahoo ^ | 09 23 2025 | Todd Karpovich
    Nexstar Media Group Inc. said it will begin preempting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday’s return broadcast, joining Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group in pulling the show for the foreseeable future. ABC had said Monday it would reinstate the late-night show despite criticism of Kimmel’s comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But both Sinclair and Texas-based Nexstar said they objected to Kimmel’s remarks and would replace the program with alternative content across their ABC affiliates. Sinclair operates 38 local ABC affiliates, while Nexstar owns about 33, giving the two companies a combined reach of 63 ABC stations nationwide....
  • Nextar joins Sinclair in preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    09/23/2025 6:46:13 AM PDT · by Fitzy_888 · 55 replies
    Baltimore Sun ^ | 9/23/25 | Todd Karpovich
    Nexstar Media Group Inc. said it will begin preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday’s return broadcast, joining Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group in pulling the show for the foreseeable future. ABC had said Monday it would reinstate the late-night show despite criticism of Kimmel’s comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But both Sinclair and Texas-based Nexstar said they objected to Kimmel’s remarks and would replace the program with alternative content across their ABC affiliates. (...)
  • Phone number for Nexstar

    09/22/2025 9:55:23 PM PDT · by Az Joe · 7 replies
    09/22/2025
    On September 22, 2025, Disney announced that Kimmel’s suspension was being lifted, and the show would return beginning September 23. At the time of the announcement, it was not known if Nexstar-owned ABC stations will resume broadcasting the show. Sinclair announced that they would pre-empt Kimmel’s September 23 episode on their ABC affiliates, but said “discussions with ABC are ongoing” Nexstar: (972) 373-8800
  • Sinclair will preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show despite Disney ending its suspension

    09/22/2025 7:35:56 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 67 replies
    Fox News ^ | September 22, 2025 7:57pm EDT | Lindsay Kornick
    Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Monday that it would preempt ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when it returns Tuesday night. “Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,” the company’s statement read. Sinclair, which operates 30 ABC affiliates, previously joined Nexstar, another owner of ABC affiliates, in preempting Kimmel’s show last week after he made controversial comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin. …
  • Here’s the real reason ABC has suspended ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

    09/18/2025 11:20:17 AM PDT · by DFG · 50 replies
    NY Post ^ | 09/18/2025 | Charles Gasparino
    Jimmy Kimmel’s comments on the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk weren’t just noxiously offensive and seemingly misleading — their timing was also incredibly bad: They threaten to derail Nexstar’s $6.2 billion takeover of rival broadcaster Tegna, telecom insiders tell On The Money. The already controversial deal — which would combine two of the nation’s largest owners of local TV stations — poses significant antitrust questions and needs a close review by the Federal Communications Commission and its conservative firebrand chairman, Brendan Carr. Kimmel’s comments made that approval even dicier. That’s why Nexstar publicly announced Thursday that its stations would...
  • What Are Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC Affiliate Owners Who Issued Statements Against Jimmy Kimmel

    09/18/2025 6:10:00 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 19 replies
    US News ^ | September 18, 2025 | Associated Press
    NEW YORK (AP) — Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC's decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Their comments highlight the influence local TV station owners have on national broadcasters such as Disney-owned ABC. Here are key facts about the two companies. Nexstar Media Group Nexstar Media Group, based in Irving, Texas, operates 28 ABC affiliates. It said it would pull Kimmel's show starting Wednesday. Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s death were “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in...
  • Nexstar Says It Will Drop Jimmy Kimmel’s Show From Its ABC Stations “For The Foreseeable Future” Following Charlie Kirk Comments

    09/17/2025 3:48:22 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 30 replies
    Deadline ^ | September 17, 2025 | Ted Johnson
    Nexstar says that it will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel’s show from its ABC stations “for the foreseeable future” following his remarks about the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The company said, “Nexstar’s owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight’s show. Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.” Kimmel said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, “We had some new lows over the weekend with...
  • TV Station Execs and Their Idiotic Decisions

    01/21/2023 1:20:06 AM PST · by E.G.C. · 54 replies
    1-21-23 | Freeper E.G.C.
    How many of you out there have heard of a company called Nexstar?Well, if you haven't heard of the company then read on because I have a story to tell you about this company and our dealings with them here in our neck of the woods.(Southern Oklahoma)Nexstar Media Group is a TV outfit that is based out of Irving Texas. It currently owns over 200 TV stations all across the country.One of those stations is KFOR-TV, Oklahoma's News 4, Oklahoma City. This station first signed on in 1949 as WKY-TV, Oklahoma's very first TV station and was originally owned by...
  • DHS warns of heightened threats ahead of holidays (because Paul Pelosi got hit with a hammer)

    12/03/2022 8:26:26 AM PST · by Libloather · 26 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/02/22 | Stephanie Whiteside, Nexstar Media Wire
    (NewsNation) - The Department of Homeland Security is warning of rising threats in the coming months. A report from DHS referred to a heightened threat environment, with risks of domestic terror attacks committed by lone-wolf actors or groups motivated by personal grievances and violent ideologies. The report, which comes ahead of the holiday season, said potential targets include public gatherings, religious institutions, government facilities, schools and the LGBTQ+ community. The agency also warned of possible attacks against the media, critical infrastructure and perceived ideological opponents. **SNIP** DHS pointed to an uptick in extremist content online as well as recent attacks...
  • Debate Host Says John Fetterman’s Camp Claim of Closed Caption Errors Is a Lie

    10/26/2022 11:07:47 AM PDT · by conservative98 · 29 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 26 Oct 2022 | JOHN NOLTE
    After Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign tried to blame its candidate’s humiliating debate performance on a closed captioning system “filled with errors,” Nexstar Media Groups, who hosted the debate, said that was a lie.Here’s the statement from the Fetterman campaign [emphasis mine throughout]:We are thrilled with John’s performance. He did remarkably well tonight — especially when you consider that he’s still recovering from a stroke and was working off of delayed captions filled with errors. John won countless exchanges, counter-punched aggressively, and pushed back on Oz’s cruelty and attacks. Gary Weitman, Nexstar’s Chief Communications Officer, responded with this statement:Both...
  • Walker downplays debate with Warnock: ‘I’m not that smart’

    09/19/2022 6:05:42 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 33 replies
    The hill ^ | 09/19/2022 | Caroline Vakil
    Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker (R) downplayed himself ahead of his debate with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) next month, saying “I’m not that smart” — comments that his campaign argued were sarcasm. After some haggling between the two campaigns, the candidates announced last week that Warnock and Walker would be participating in a televised debate on Oct. 14 with Savannah, Ga., Nexstar affiliate WSAV. The Hill is owned by Nexstar.
  • Fourth Hire Jobless Communists, Reality Shed’s Emergency Guide For Getting An Alt-Far-Left TV ‘News’ Network Commenced

    08/24/2022 1:10:25 PM PDT · by ProfessorGoldiloxx · 7 replies
    RealityShed ^ | 08/24/2022
    "You’ve got this great idea to cater to the left wing market for news and you’ve conveniently never heard of FakeNewsCNN (which firing Brian ‘POE-TAE-TOE’ Stelter won’t fix if you don’t fire the rest too, Discovery) or PMSDNC (AKA MSNBC) but you just can’t figure out how to get started. Well we in the shed have your back. Well not literally as we can’t stand you, but we do have a plan you can follow and it isn’t even mostly ours. Imagine you are Rockstar. No not the video game company, the energy drink maker. That isn’t it? Okay imagine...
  • Two NBC affiliates throw book at 'Daniel' (will pre-empt series)

    01/05/2006 6:33:01 AM PST · by NYer · 53 replies · 1,888+ views
    Netscape ^ | January 5, 2005
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Two NBC affiliates in Arkansas and Indiana are turning the page on upcoming series "The Book of Daniel," which has been drawing criticism for its portrayal of Christianity. The series depicts an Episcopalian minister, played by Aidan Quinn, struggling with an addiction to Vicodin, among other problems in his diocese. Jesus is actually a character on the series, depicted in imagined conversations with the minister. Last month, the conservative American Family Assn. began calling on affiliates and advertisers to bail out of "Daniel." Many stations have been flooded with e-mails and calls from viewers objecting...