Under the FCC's rules, it would be difficult for ABC to fine Sinclair for preempting Kimmel.

I will delete comment.

I wonder if Trump will punish them even though they are a conservative outlet.

is always stand up to bullies, especially loud mouthed, orange, flabby ones

ABC can withhold programming too. Sinclair stations in the south crave SEC football. Maybe they didn’t threaten it THIS WEEK but losing big games later in the season could be a revenue shock to the local stations.

Geaux Tigers.

They’d hurt not getting that too.

didn't mean to derail discussion

and even if ABC could withhold the Alabama v GA game, doing so would cost ABC ad dollars, not just Sinclair.

I hope they are a distant third or fourth in local news ratings.

Watching local news when they took over.

Jimmy Kimmel and Show must be over the Moon!

There was a skit on last night I saw on our Liberal youtubes that had some guy telling traitor to "GFY.. and Epstein files".

How mad is fuckhead?

from an Extortionist was so Mob style... in essence Jimmy told them to take their demands and Shove it up their collective A$$.

This is such a Huge Win for Freedom of Speech and Democracy!

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Why didn't they recruit Mike Lindell to do a spot? That would have drawn a lot of deplorables.

to be run during bullshit broadcasting NO ONE IS WATCHING.

ABC could have simply said, "That is a nice TV station system you have. It would be a shame if you had no programming."