Dozens protest at Columbus’ ABC station after parent company opts to keep Jimmy Kimmel off the air

About 100 people protested Tuesday outside of ABC6’s headquarters on Dublin Road in Columbus following their parent company’s decision to keep Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air.

Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media are refusing to air Kimmel’s show after he commented last week on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel’s parent company ABC removed his suspension and are allowing the show to air Tuesday night despite the objections of the two large media conglomerates.

Nexstar owns NBC4, Columbus’ NBC affiliate, while Sinclair owns ABC6, Fox28 and CW Columbus…

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