The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show has brought into focus the influence and power wielded by Nexstar and Sinclair, the nation’s two largest local TV operators.

ABC moved to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday after criticism from Nexstar and Sinclair, which in turn were responding to remarks from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr .

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Jimmy Kimmel appears at the Walt Disney Television upfront in New York on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostin

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