The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

Independent research. Not affiliated with any government, agency, or company.

Media

ABC Television Network

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • INF-1.15: On 17 September 2025 Nexstar announced that its ABC-affiliated stations would preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for the foreseeable future, and gave its own objection to Mr. Kimmel's comments as its reason. The release does not mention the FCC or any government request; Nexstar's agreement to acquire TEGNA, dated 18 August 2025, was pending before the FCC on that date.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 954 17 September 2025. Nexstar Media Group, Inc.: Company Objects to Talk Show Host’s Comments on Killing of Charlie Kirk (Nexstar press release)
  • Exhibit 955 18 September 2025. Nieman Journalism Lab (Harvard): “We can do this the easy way or the hard way”: Trump’s FCC again uses the threat of its regulatory powers to push a critic off the air