Two ABC affiliate owners say they’ll continue to preempt late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel with their own local programming, even after ABC said they would reinstate his show nationally.

Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group’s decision highlights the influence and sometimes-tenuous relationship local TV station owners have with national broadcasters such as Disney-owned ABC.

Kimmel was briefly suspended over comments he made in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Here are key facts about the two companies, which collectively own about a quarter of ABC affiliates, including in some bigger cities like Washington, D.C.

Nexstar Media Group

Nexstar Media Group, based in Irving, Texas, operates 28 ABC affiliates. It said Tu

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