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ABC on Wednesday night pulled the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" late-night show off the air "indefinitely" after outrage over its host's comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .

The announcement came hours after the head of the Federal Communications Commission suggested that the broadcast licence of ABC, a subsidiary of Disney , was at risk because of Jimmy Kimmel's remarks.

Nexstar Media Group , just before ABC's announcement, said that its stations affiliated with ABC would "preempt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show" because of Kimmel's statements.

Nexstar is seeking FCC approval for its planned $6.2 billion merger wi

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