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Anybody with any brains working radio or TV knows making such a statement know this is not a place to go. All these broadcasters getting laid off or let go for saying thngs that the general public should never hear from them amazes me. They must have left their brain at the door because they sure are not using it.
Here is the exact wording of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (aka The Establishment Clause):

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Let's be clear. The FCC is an agency established by Congress. As such, it is an agency of the federal government. As such, it is subject to the Constitution. The chairman of the Commission, any other commissioner of the Commission, or anyone employed by them, is subject to the Constitution, including and especially 1A.

What Chairman Carr is doing is patently unconstitutional. It's likely also illegal, since the agency was established through an Act of Congress and cannot take actions that Congress cannot, or that hasn't been delegated to it, due to the patent unconstitutionality.

Disney, as the license holder, can take actions that they deem to be in the public interest, convenience and/or necessity, or in the best interests of their corporation. The result of any such actions would be subject to contract law, and if anyone employed by them or under contract to them felt they broached their employment or contractual rights, it can be adjudicated in court. But the Commission and its officials and agents have no legal authority to abridge anyone's 1A right of free speech.

You (and everyone herein) should understand these principles and defend them, not tell others to hold their tongues in the absence of any outright criminal conduct.
 
Back to scheduling... I'm sure every program director at every ABC affiliate coast-to-coast is scrambling right now to figure out what to broadcast at the 11:35 timeslot. Has there been any official word at ABC as to whether Nightline moves back to it's "OG" 11:35 slot or not? Or if ABC is going to broadcast reruns of JKL, guest host shows of JKL (Martin Short, etc.), or even repeats of 20/20, etc.?

Also: I can't see how Carr can pull the license of a major television network. There's too much risk, given that they have several popular shows in primetime. Worst case scenario: what would happen if the administration yanked ABC's license? Do 200 TV stations instantly become independents or what?
 
Back to scheduling... I'm sure every program director at every ABC affiliate coast-to-coast is scrambling right now to figure out what to broadcast at the 11:35 timeslot. Has there been any official word at ABC as to whether Nightline moves back to it's "OG" 11:35 slot or not? Or if ABC is going to broadcast reruns of JKL, guest host shows of JKL (Martin Short, etc.), or even repeats of 20/20, etc.?
The network will send something down the line.
 
Back to scheduling... I'm sure every program director at every ABC affiliate coast-to-coast is scrambling right now to figure out what to broadcast at the 11:35 timeslot. Has there been any official word at ABC as to whether Nightline moves back to its "OG" 11:35 slot or not? Or if ABC is going to broadcast reruns of JKL, guest host shows of JKL (Martin Short, etc.), or even repeats of 20/20, etc.?
Almost assuredly ABC will keep that hour and no station is filling in an hour tonight. Even if they pop a rerun of General Hospital in there (I’m not serious about that part)
 
Looks like WMAR Baltimore's Facebook page has a comment on it that ABC will pipe down a repeat of Celebrity Family Feud at 11:35/10:35 tonight. No word about tomorrow or Friday...
 
Kilmeade's comments on the homeless were also inappropriate. I know he apologized. There are growing calls to pull him indefinitely, too.
But he will not be pulled. He was allowed to toss off a perfunctory apology on Sunday morning, when most viewers were not watching.

Kimmel said that the shooter was not a left winger as alleged, but a follower of Nick Fuentes and the Groypers, who disagree with Kirk from the far right. From his social media activity, that appears to be the case. He is not a left wing radical. Kimmel appears to be correct. But I am concerned that the pressure to cancel came from the FCC.
Am trying to learn more about broadcast laws. -D.
 
But he will not be pulled. He was allowed to toss off a perfunctory apology on Sunday morning, when most viewers were not watching.

Kimmel said that the shooter was not a left winger as alleged, but a follower of Nick Fuentes and the Groypers, who disagree with Kirk from the far right. From his social media activity, that appears to be the case. He is not a left wing radical. Kimmel appears to be correct. But I am concerned that the Piiippiiii-
Can’t let the truth ruin the narrative.
 
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