Seems like the real issue is the conglomerate that owns the affiliates

The stunning dropping of Kimmel comes mere minutes after Nexstar axed his late night show on the 32 ABC affiliates it owns out of a total of 200 stations throughout the nation.

And, of course, Nexstar has an acquisition currently pending which needs FCC approval

https://apnews.com/article/nexstar-tegna-newsnation-cw-trump-c1743d55103a809ea31c5c7c7c4c0c87

I wonder how much $TRUMP the CEO of Nextstar owns....