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SickOfTheOnePct

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2. That's not how it works

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:13 PM

Sep 22

Affiliate stations are the ones with the broadcast licenses granted by the FCC.

What I'm wondering is if the Nexstar and Sinclair owned stations will broadcast Kimmel once he returns.

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Will the FCC now pull Disney's bcast license? [View all] Sibelius Fan Sep 22 OP

Disney has streaming services (no license) and owns ABC (networks are not licensed, local affilates are) hlthe2b Sep 22 #1

And they won't go after Sinclair or Nexstar... appmanga Sep 22 #10

That's not how it works SickOfTheOnePct Sep 22 #2

If Enough Viewers Complain... ProfessorGAC Sep 22 #3

Agree SickOfTheOnePct Sep 22 #4

Probably ProfessorGAC Sep 22 #7

I don't want anyone or any show forced off the air... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 22 #8

Agreed ProfessorGAC Sep 22 #9

The quid pro quo Diraven Sep 22 #5

And you know this for a fact how? SickOfTheOnePct Sep 22 #6

Sinclair wants the same merger Diraven Sep 22 #11

No. There is no such thing . Bluetus Sep 22 #12