Has anyone mentioned that Nexstar is in the middle of trying to aquire TEGNA? "NIce merger you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it".
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deal-acquistion-broadcast-nexstar-tegna/
Yep. And here’s more on that from CNN:
Nexstar, which operates about two dozen ABC affiliates, issued a press release saying it “strongly objects” to Kimmel’s remarks and saying its stations would “replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”
Notably, Nexstar is seeking Trump administration approval to acquire another big US station group, Tegna. The deal requires the FCC to loosen the government’s limits on broadcast station ownership.
Later in the evening, another big station group, Sinclair, said it had also told ABC that it was preempting Kimmel’s show on its ABC-affiliated stations before the network announced its nationwide decision.
Sinclair, too, has business pending before the Trump administration, and it made a bid for Tegna a day before Nexstar stepped in with its bid. The company announced Wednesday night that it will air a one-hour special tribute to Kirk on Friday night in Kimmel’s usual time slot.
Following ABC’s action to indefinitely pull Kimmel’s show off the air, Sinclair issued a statement saying the late-night host’s suspension “is not enough” and called on the network, the FCC and Kimmel to go further.
“Sinclair will 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,” the company said in its statement. “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.”
Sinclair said it demanded Kimmel directly apologize to the Kirk family and make a “meaningful” donation to Kirk’s family and his organization, Turning Point USA.
It’s become a matter of who can kiss up to Trump the most. Bow to his wishes and he might let you do what you want. In the meantime, the US Constitution is mere toilet paper for Republicans these days. To them, the only people who deserve rights are those who believe as the GOP and its morally bereft leader dictate. Let’s be clear: Trump and the Republican Party oppose freedom and liberty for anyone not part of their cult and will stop at nothing to punish those people it deems unsuitable. Republicans are AMINOs: Americans In Name Only.
