Sinclair Broadcast Group owns or operates the largest number of ABC-affiliated television stations in the United States, with 39 ABC affiliates across various markets. These stations include well-known ones such as WBMA-LD in Birmingham, WJLA-TV in Washington, DC, KATV in Little Rock, and several others across states like Alabama, California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington among many more. Sinclair is a major telecommunications conglomerate and the second-largest television station operator by number of stations in the U.S. overall.
Recently, Sinclair's ABC stations have made headlines for preempting the show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Despite the show's return to the ABC network, Sinclair chose to replace it with local news broadcasts on its ABC affiliates. The company cited ongoing discussions with ABC as they evaluate the show's potential return to their stations. This preemption affects 38 or 39 Sinclair- owned ABC stations nationwide, making the show unavailable on those channels despite its network return.
