FCC Chair Brendan Carr defends ABC affiliate that's not showing 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' despite his reinstatement
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has defended the ABC affiliate that won't show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" despite the broadcaster reinstating the late-night star. In an X post on Tuesday, Carr said it was "a good thing" that "any local TV stations have pushed back on a national programmer like Disney," which is ABC's owner."After all, local TV stations—not the national programmers—have public interest obligations, and they should be making decisions that in their view meets the needs of thei ...