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15. Little known FCC reg about affiliates not running this show or that.

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 09:39 PM

Sep 22

I've been out of the business for a few years, but I assume this hasn't changed.

If a station with a network affiliation preempts one of the networks show, another TV station of no affiliation or even another network affiliation can pick up and run the preempted show.

So, if an ABC affiliate doesn't want to run Kimmel, a CBS station can. Or an independent station.

I was working for a TV station when this was about to happen. When SNL first came out (I know, ancient history) the NBC station I worked for didn't want to run it in the time slot it has always since had. They wanted to delay it until midnight and run the local spook show and get all that nice local revenue. One of the other stations in the market got wind of this and contacted NBC about running SNL in its correct time slot. Legally, they would have been able to do this. Needless to say, there were a lot of phone calls between the network and the suits at the station. SNL went on in the (after the news) time slot and the spook show got moved to midnight.

I'm just wondering how many indies might want to pick up Kimmel if Sinclair sticks to its idiotic demands.

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Sinclair Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on it's 38 ABC Stations [View all] maxrandb Sep 22 OP

I don't think it will matter in the end newdeal2 Sep 22 #1

Eventually they will cave and return, or lose their affiliation. Maru Kitteh Sep 22 #4

The FCC rules give stations very broad rights to preempt network content onenote Sep 22 #17

Well good luck selling BigMacs if McDonald's won't sell you the patties. Maru Kitteh Sep 22 #21

Actually, affiliates are allowed by law to preempt network programming -- no limit on number of hours onenote Sep 23 #23

How do they make money ? JI7 Sep 22 #2

Disney (ABC) is the content generator (producer) of Kimmel, so Sinclair pays Disney Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #5

So they make money based on viewers ? JI7 Sep 22 #7

Utimately & originally. Eyeballs are product advertisers buy fr stations, so stations need eyeball bait for eyeball trap Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #10

The FCC's rules limit such contract terms. onenote Sep 22 #20

Thanks for clarifying that. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 23 #22

Sinclair is about to get a lesson in how (un)popular news is with late night viewers Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #3

The multi-decade, multi-trillion dollar effort to buy up and control American Media is now paying off. maxsolomon Sep 22 #6

Heard sinclair is mostly in red areas, sorry conservative areas anyway so who cares. Oooops... a kennedy Sep 22 #8

Seattle and Portland are stuck with Sinclair ABC stations. Sneederbunk Sep 22 #12

And DC n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 22 #19

Sinclair living up to their end of the bargain ... berniesandersmittens Sep 22 #9

Their audience will see it on streaming apps Johonny Sep 22 #11

Where is the best place to watch it live? Baitball Blogger Sep 22 #13

Kimmel is available on YouTube daily for free Jacoby365 Sep 22 #14

Little known FCC reg about affiliates not running this show or that. Liberal In Texas Sep 22 #15

The problem is illustrated in the DC market. onenote Sep 23 #24

You are so right. Liberal In Texas Wednesday #25

I don't get Sinclair where I live in Ohio...the day I do, news is gone. Demsrule86 Sep 22 #16

Hopefully they'll lose advertising dollars. Emile Sep 22 #18

Last night when I went to bed, 700K people had streamed Kimmel on Youtube - that was in less than an hour after it aired tulipsandroses Wednesday #26

love Zappa references! :) samnsara Wednesday #28

But streaming doesn't give them the profits they get on tv mucifer Wednesday #29

That's my point. That these affiliates may end up regretting not showing Kimmel. People will find it elsewhere. tulipsandroses Wednesday #30

YouTube is where I watched it and was linked FarPoint Wednesday #32

KOMO in Seattle didnt air it. samnsara Wednesday #27

I don't know how to boycott Sinclair..... FarPoint Wednesday #31

Netstar won't broadcast it either. spanone Wednesday #33

Many big "Blue" city stations amongst their holdings Cattledog Wednesday #34

Boycott All Sinclair Station Advertisers.. MrWowWow Wednesday #35

Nexstar carried a Suits rerun here. nt doc03 Wednesday #36