GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThis action today by NexStar and Sinclair, frankly, it\u2019s unprecedented,\u201d Carr told Fox News host Sean Hannity. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine another time when we\u2019ve had local broadcasters tell a national programmer like Disney that your content no longer meets the needs and the values of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Disney is the parent company of ABC, which airs Kimmel\u2019s show on several independently owned affiliates.<\/p>\n
NexStar and Sinclair, which have licenses with the FCC that require them to operate in the public interest, \u201cstood up\u201d to Disney and ABC, according to Carr.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an important turning point,\u201d he said of Kimmel\u2019s show being taken off the air.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s more work to go, but I\u2019m very glad to see that American broadcasters are standing up to serve the interests of their community, and we don\u2019t just have this progressive foie gras coming out from New York and Hollywood,\u201d the chairman added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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