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Article: On WJLA, the Invisible 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
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- The Washington Post
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- January 25, 2003
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Having caught the slew of promos on WJLA touting tomorrow night's
debut of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night ABC talk show, you are no doubt
expecting Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show to debut tomorrow night
on WJLA.
You would be wrong.
As of late yesterday, the Washington ABC affiliate had no plans to
air "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tomorrow night. Or Monday night. Or Tuesday
night, or any other night.
WJLA parent Allbritton Communications does not plan to run "JKL"
on any of its seven ABC television stations, also including
Birmingham; Harrisburg-York, Pa.; Roanoke-Lynchburg; Charleston,
S.C.; Little Rock; and Tulsa.
According to sources familiar with the sticky situation,
Allbritton and ABC are ...