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Liberal In Texas

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27. Sinclair ABC affiliates not running an ABC program leave it open for another TV station in the market to pick it up.

Reply to Augiedog (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:45 AM

9 hrs ago

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 would love to see some rival stations in a Sinclair market essentially but legally pirate the Kimmel show away.

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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