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5. That's just Sinclair being Sinclair. A very conservative company that's been buying up stations since the 70s.

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Jimmy Kimmel is NOT coming back to our "Sinclair" broadcast area here in Madison Wisconsin [View all] Augiedog 11 hrs ago OP

It's still listed as airing on our Nexstar owned ABC affiliate underpants 11 hrs ago #1

TexasTowelie posts the Jimmy Kimmel monologue here every night Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #4

Colbert has been said to be putting together his old Colber Report show. marble falls 10 hrs ago #6

Really?! I watched that occasionally but I didn't like him as much then Rhiannon12866 10 hrs ago #8

One of the few things we might disagree on! Evertthing he's done has been gold, but I thought the Report was the best .. marble falls 10 hrs ago #9

Better know a District! Lucky Luciano 9 hrs ago #35

I agree about the Report 70sEraVet 8 hrs ago #38

He did Colber in the opening a few nights ago. yorkster 9 hrs ago #32

I am wondering about that. Baitball Blogger 10 hrs ago #21

Supposedly only through May. I'm really hoping that he has a chance now that Jimmy Kimmel does Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago #24

Reportedly Nextstar will preempt indefinitely HAB911 10 hrs ago #13

Feeding the pig. underpants 9 hrs ago #34

Going after their advertisers will make them change their mind. Emile 11 hrs ago #2

I guess that makes me lucky, the Sinclair station in my area (Albany, NY) is a CBS affiliate Rhiannon12866 11 hrs ago #3

That's just Sinclair being Sinclair. A very conservative company that's been buying up stations since the 70s. marble falls 10 hrs ago #5

Letters do work, especially to the advertisers. Especially in in a tanking TACO economy. marble falls 10 hrs ago #7

And for God's sake... NCDem47 10 hrs ago #10

Our CBS affiliate in Cincinnati is Sinclair Norbert 9 hrs ago #29

The ABC affiliate in Dayton is Sinclair, unfortunately. Xavier Breath 8 hrs ago #49

See how that boycott worked on Disney? Time to Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #11

Exactly. Sinclair is not Disney. Disney is not Sinclair. Disney does not own Sinclair. Disney can't force Sinclair. .nt Bernardo de La Paz 10 hrs ago #19

Customers can force Sinclair advertisers to stop advertising on the Sinclair channels. Emile 8 hrs ago #42

: Floyd R. Turbo 10 hrs ago #12

Sinclair is not Disney. Disney does not own Sinclair. Disney can't force Sinclair to show it. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 10 hrs ago #16

Got a link? To where Sinclair stations are? frogstar0 9 hrs ago #25

Unfortunately no. Floyd R. Turbo 9 hrs ago #28

Here ya go... IthinkThereforeIAM 9 hrs ago #30

Thank you happy feet 8 hrs ago #43

Isn't this a liberal area ? JI7 10 hrs ago #14

Madison is the most politically liberal city in Wisconsin Emile 10 hrs ago #20

The very thought Just Jerome 9 hrs ago #36

Madison is blue but ... not too active. Tetrachloride 8 hrs ago #46

Wrong target. SINCLAIR are dragging their feet to save face but are officially "considering it". Testing the wind. Bernardo de La Paz 10 hrs ago #15

+1 onenote 9 hrs ago #23

2 Worlds OC375 10 hrs ago #17

Call local companies that advertise on that station Bettie 10 hrs ago #18

Sinclair is dicking over my friends in Austin and San Antonio, as well. Paladin 10 hrs ago #22

Ditch their equipment and buy a ROKU to stream. Historic NY 9 hrs ago #26

Sinclair ABC affiliates not running an ABC program leave it open for another TV station in the market to pick it up. Liberal In Texas 9 hrs ago #27

Disney needs to tell Sinclair how the world works C_U_L8R 9 hrs ago #31

It doesn't work that way SickOfTheOnePct 8 hrs ago #47

They only understand one thing... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #33

Make phone calls and send emails to your local station manager FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #37

Well Now Pressure Sinclair roscoeroscoe 8 hrs ago #39

I figure one of my tasks tomorrow MurrayDelph 5 hrs ago #57

Madison station WKOW, ABC, will be showing the Jimmy Kimmel Live show. Fiorillo 8 hrs ago #40

I stopped watching Sinclair Mr.Bee 8 hrs ago #41

This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw 8 hrs ago #44

It's always been on too late for me nwduke 8 hrs ago #45

Use an analog antenna (they are cheap) and try to get Milwaukee or Chicago stations. 33taw 8 hrs ago #48

Phone your local Sinclair advertisers RainCaster 7 hrs ago #50

ABC in Charleston, South Carolina is sinclair owned. OneBlueDotS-Carolina 7 hrs ago #51

Sinclair wants Kimmel to make donation to Turning Point LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #52

The price of allowing corporations to own multiple tv stations. Sneederbunk 7 hrs ago #53

Our local Sinclair affiliate is also not airing Kimmel. phylny 7 hrs ago #54

I haven't had "cable" for 8 years - Nigrum Cattus 7 hrs ago #55

Sinclair wants Kimmel to make donation to Turning Point LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #56