Richard Craver

WXLV’s parent company, which serves the Triad, has lifted its boycott of the ABC network show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” effective Friday.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation’s largest ABC affiliate group at 38 stations and a conservative-learning media group, said Friday that “while we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.”

Several hours later Friday, Nexstar ended its preexemption ofthe show.

Sinclair said its decision was based in part on feedback from viewers, advertisers and community leaders.

Nexstar stressed that "to be clear, our commitment to those principles has guided our decisions throughout this process, independent of

See Full Page