Disaffiliating Arkansas’ public TV network from PBS is an ideological move

By: Rich Shumate, Columnist

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: January 7, 2026

Words: 1,102

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Imagine for a moment if Sinclair Broadcast Group, the company that owns KATV in Little Rock, decided on a whim to drop ABC and discontinue its network programming.

No more “World News Tonight.” No “Dancing With the Stars.” The “9-1-1” drama franchises gone, all of them. And no – clutch the pearls – SEC football on Saturday afternoons.

Then imagine if folks at Sinclair told unhappy viewers that if they wanted to keep watching ABC, …

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