With the rise of federally mandated E\/I programming guidelines , some of the network 's affiliate groups , primarily Hearst Television and Allbritton Communications , refused to carry any show that did not fulfill E\/I requirements ( such as Kim Possible or the Power Rangers series during their time on ABC Kids ) in order to instead free up time to air locally produced programming .
With the rise of federally-mandated E\/I programming guidelines , some of the network 's affiliate groups , primarily Hearst Television and Allbritton Communications , refused to carry any show that did not fulfill E\/I requirements ( such as Kim Possible or the Power Rangers series during their time on ABC Kids ) in order to instead free up time to air locally produced programming .