Combined, Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group account for about a quarter of all ABC affiliate stations.

Following ABC’s announcement that it will reinstate the late-night comedy program “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” two major companies comprising a large bloc of affiliate stations for the network said they will not air the program on their channels. Those companies — Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group — are also preparing to request waivers from the Trump administration regarding mergers with other…

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    • Dionysus@leminal.space
      7·
      12 hours ago

      Here are the companies who pay Sinclair and Nexstar.

      Take some time out of your day, and call them up, tell them you don’t approve them them directly supporting oppression of free speech by paying Sinclair and Nexstar for advertising.

      Tell them you’ll be buying from/supporting their competitors because what they are doing is hurting the country you love.

      Make it personal, make it hurt with your dollars, and the best way to do so is to tell them.

      High-Confidence Advertisers

      • Walmart:
        • Customer Service: 1-800-925-6278
        • Corporate Office: 479-273-4000
      • Procter & Gamble:
        • Consumer Relations: 1-800-331-3774
        • Corporate Office: 513-983-1100
      • Allstate:
        • Customer Service: 1-800-255-7828
        • Corporate Office: 847-402-5000
      • McDonald’s:
        • Customer Service / General Inquiries: 1-800-244-6227
      • Verizon:
        • Wireless Customer Service: 1-800-922-0204
        • Corporate Office: 212-395-1000
      • Pfizer:
        • Patient Medical Information: 1-800-438-1985
        • Corporate Office: 212-733-2323
      • Google (Alphabet):
        • Corporate Office: 650-253-0000 (Note: Google does not offer a general customer support phone line; this number is for corporate inquiries.)

      Moderate-Confidence Advertisers

      • Starbucks:
        • Customer Service: 1-800-782-7282
        • Corporate Office: 206-447-1575
      • Nintendo:
        • Customer Support: 1-800-255-3700
      • Taco Bell (Yum! Brands):
        • Taco Bell Customer Service: 1-800-822-6235
        • Yum! Brands Corporate: 502-874-8300
      • Unilever:
        • Consumer Services: 1-800-761-3683
      • Comcast (Xfinity):
        • Customer Service: 1-800-934-6489 (1-800-XFINITY)
        • Corporate Headquarters: 215-286-1700
      • Consumer Cellular:
        • Customer Service: 1-888-345-5509
      • General Motors (Chevrolet):
        • Chevrolet Customer Assistance: 1-800-222-1020
        • GM Corporate Headquarters: 313-556-5000

      Advertisers Identified Through Local Market Analysis

      • Walgreens:

        • Customer Service: 1-800-925-4733 (1-800-WALGREENS)
        • Corporate Office: 1-847-914-2500

      • Boeing:

        • Corporate Headquarters: 312-544-2000 (Note: This is not a public customer service line.)
        • Global Headquarters (Arlington, VA): 703-414-6000

      • United Airlines:

        • Reservations & Customer Service: 1-800-864-8331
        • Corporate Support Center: 872-825-4000

      • Kraft Heinz:

        • Consumer Relations::
        • ** For Kraft & General Inquiries: 1-877-535-5666
        • ** For Heinz Products: 1-800-255-5750

      • Bausch & Lomb:

        • Vision Care Customer Service: 1-800-553-5340

      • AT&T:

        • Wireless Customer Service: 1-800-331-0500
        • Corporate Office: 210-821-4105

      • State Farm:

        • Customer Service: 1-800-782-8332 (1-800-STATE-FARM)
        • Corporate Headquarters: 309-766-2311

      • Progressive:

        • Customer Service: 1-800-776-4737 (1-800-PROGRESSIVE)
    • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world
      2·
      12 hours ago

      You could find out who their biggest advertisers are, as well as their advertisers local to your area.

      Boycott those, and be sure to let the local advertisers know why. Give them a chance to avoid getting punished for Sinclair’s actions, by withdrawing their advertising funds.