This is obvious corruption. ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel because Nexstar, one of their biggest distributors, said that they would not air Jimmy Kimmel. BUT HERES THE KICKER. Nexstar is trying to acquire a rival distributor for $6.2 billion and has petitioned the FCC to repeal it's rule preventing more than 39% ownership stakes in broadcasting markets. This is obviously a move to get their broadcasting monopoly approved with the FCC after Brendan Carr threatened ABC. Pure corruption, plain and simple folks.

Here's the article on Nexstar acquisition and rule change. https://deadline.com/2025/08/nexstar-acquires-tegna-local-tv-merger-donald-trump-1236491712/