Local ABC Affiliates Under Fire
Local ABC affiliates are facing a barrage of complaints.
Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, had promised to empower community stations. However, it is their corporate owners who make the major decisions, while regional reporters and station managers bear the brunt of the criticism.
A recent example is an ABC affiliate owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, where the phones were constantly ringing with complaints about Jimmy Kimmel's show being suspended from the local station.
ABC was going to put him back on air Tuesday night.
However, this decision did not apply to Sinclair and Nexstar, which together own 70 partner stations, representing over 25% of ABC affiliates nationwide and reaching 23% of American households.
Author's summary: Local ABC affiliates face complaints due to corporate decisions.