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Encyclopedia > Independent station (North America)

An independent station is television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any network. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ...

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Overview

During the 1950s and 1960s, these stations would fill their broadcast hours with programming such as movies, sports, cartoons, newsreels, filmed travelogues, and some locally-produced programs, including newscasts. Independents on the air during this period would begin their broadcasting day (sign-on) at times later than network-affiliated stations, some in the middle of the morning. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... A Newsreel is a documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed news stories. ... Travel literature is literature which records the people, events, sights and feelings of an author who is touring a foreign place for the pleasure of travel. ...


A newer source of programming became available to independent stations by the middle 1960s: re-broadcasts (reruns) of network programs which, after completing their initial runs, were sold into syndication. By the start of the 1970s, the standard format many independents followed was this: children's programming in the morning and afternoon, and movies and other adult-oriented shows (some stations aired paid religious programs) during middays. Independents would counter-program the local network stations with syndicated reruns, usually situation comedies (sitcoms) and hour-long dramas, in the early evening (while network stations aired local and national news), and movies during primetime and late-night hours. In some areas, independents would carry network programs that were not aired on a local affiliate. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...


In larger markets (such as New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and others), independent stations benefited from a Federal Communications Commission ruling barring network-affiliated stations within the top fifty television markets from airing off-network programs in the two hours preceding primetime. Known as the "Prime Time Access Rule", this guideline was in effect from 1975 until 1995, and as a result, syndicated reruns became more readily available to independents. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Motto: “Urbs in Horto” (Latin: “City in a Garden”), “I Will” Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... The FCCs official seal. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...


In the 1980s, television syndicators started to offer original, first-run programming, and independent stations were the primary beneficiaries of this trend. Independents would schedule first-run programs during primetime and on weekends. Some stations in larger markets even ventured into local news broadcasts, usually at the earlier time of 10:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones, and 9:00 p.m. in the Central and Mountain time zones. Network stations aired their late newscasts an hour later. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Time Zone is also a historical computer game. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... Mountain Standard Time (MST) is UTC-7 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) is UTC-6 The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7) during the short days of autumn, winter and spring), and by subtracting six hours during the Daylight...


The independent station roster in the United States once numbered close to three-hundred in the mid-1980s. Many of these stations belonged to the Association of Independent Television Stations (INTV), a group similar to the National Association of Broadcasters, and which lobbied the FCC on behalf of the cause of the independent. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is a US trade association that advocates on behalf of over 8,300 radio and television stations and networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and various judicial bodies. ...


In the United States, several independent stations were commonly-owned. Companies that operated three or more independents included:

In 1986 several independents, led by the Metromedia stations, formed the Fox Broadcasting Company, the fourth U.S. television service. Nine years later, in 1995, other stations joined together to create the WB and UPN networks, and other smaller stations banded together for the Pax (now ION Television) network in 1998. As a result, and in addition to changing programming trends, the independent station has become a rare breed. Metromedia Producers Corporation logo Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was a media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States that existed from the demise of the DuMont Television Network in the 1950s until the formation of the Fox Broadcasting Company in the 1980s. ... Tribune Broadcasting is a group of radio and television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... Chris-Craft Industries is a privately held American manufacturer of civilian powerboats based in Sarasota, Florida. ... Kaiser Broadcasting was short lived but very popular entity of broadcast television stations. ... Field Communications was a division of Field Enterprises, which owned the Marshall Fields department store chain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) NASDAQ: SBGI is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States with a total of 59 stations across the country in 38 primarily small and medium markets, many of which are located in the South and the Midwest. ... The TVX Broadcast Group was a company that owned a group of UHF television stations during the 1980s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into TVX Broadcast Group. ... The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is, as its name implies, a Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. ... Gaylord Entertainment Company operates a number of hotel, resort, and media companies. ... Based in Roanoke, Virginia, Grant Broadcasting System II (also known as Grant Broadcasting) is an owner of various TV stations in the US, mainly Fox affiliates in the midwest. ... Pappas Telecasting Companies, is a diversely organized broadcasting company headquartered in Visalia, California. ... Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ... Capitol Broadcasting Company is a TV and radio broadcast company based in Raleigh, NC. // Broadcast Stations Capitol Broadcasting Company owns and operatets the following stations: TV WRAL-TV WRAZ-TV/FOX 50 WJZY-TV WWWB-TV WILM-LP Radio WRAL-FM 101. ... Scripps Center, the corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Meredith Corporation NYSE: MDP is based in Des Moines, Iowa. ... Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ... Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. ... Renaissance Broadcasting was a company that owned a mix of UHF independent Television stations and Fox affiliates in medium and large markets. ... Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, or sometimes as The Frog (referring to the networks former mascot, the animated character Michigan J. Frog), is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... The official logo for UPN. UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... ION Television is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX TV (early on in its development, it was called PaxNet). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


Current independents follow a much different program format than their predecessors: while sitcoms are still popular, children's shows and movies, once independent staples, have been replaced by expanded newscasts, other syndicated product such as talk shows and courtroom shows, and paid programs such as infomercials (program-length commercials) and Christian religious programs. Several stations affiliated with the WB and UPN became independent again when those services merged to form the CW Television Network in September 2006. Some of the newly-independent stations subsequently found a new network home through a venture launched by Fox called My Network TV. Infomercials are television commercials that run as long as a typical television program (roughly thirty minutes or an hour). ... The CW Television Network, or more casually The CW, is a new television network in the United States set to launch for the 2006-07 television season. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ... My Network TV (sometimes written MyNetworkTV, and unofficially abbreviated MNT or MNTV) is an upcoming television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation, which is scheduled to launch on September 5, 2006. ...


A list of notable U.S. independent stations, past and present

(a partial listing, arranged on current Nielsen DMA data; Bold text denotes a current independent station)
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is a U.S. firm, headquartered in New York City, and operating primarily from Oldsmar, FL, which measures media audiences, including television, radio and newspapers. ... A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content. ...

WNYW, channel 5, is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... WWOR-TV, channel 9, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area. ... WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... WLNY is an independent television station primarily serving the Long Island section of New York state, licensed to Riverhead, NY with the studios in Melville. ... KTLA, channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California. ... KCAL-TV (Channel 9) is an independent station in Los Angeles, California owned by CBS Corporation. ... KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... KWHY-TV Channel 22 is a Spanish Independent station, owned by the Telemundo network / NBC Universal, a subsidiary of NBC. Channel 22 in Los Angeles started life as KBIC in 1954 (but never aired anything but a test pattern). ... KDOC-TV (Channel 56) is an independent television station based in Orange County, California (licensed to Anaheim, with studios and offices in Santa Ana). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... WFLD is an owned and operated station of the Fox Broadcasting Company network, based in Chicago, Illinois. ... WSNS-TV 44 is the Telemundo affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. ... WCIU-TV is an independent television station, based in Chicago, Illinois. ... WPWR-TV, channel 50, is a television station licensed to Gary, Indiana and serving the Chicago, Illinois area. ... WGBO-TV 66 is the Univision affiliate licensed to Joliet, Illinois, and serves the Greater Chicago area. ... WPHL-TV, channel 17, is a television station currently affiliated with the WB television network, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and owned by the Tribune Company. ... WTXF-TV, channel 29, is an owned-and-operated station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... WKBS-TV was an independent television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was on the air from 1965 to 1983. ... WGTW-TV Channel 48 is a Trinity Broadcasting Network-owned and operated television station serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and licensed to Burlington, New Jersey. ... WPSG, channel 57, is the CW-affiliated television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... WFMZ-TV is a general interest independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Philadelphia DMA. Its studio and transmitter are located on South Mountain in Allentown. ... KRON-TV (Channel 4) is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the San Francisco Bay Area. ... KTVU (Channel 2) is the San Francisco Bay Areas FOX affiliate. ... KBCW CW Bay Area is currently a UPN-owned and operated television station based in San Francisco, California. ... KICU-TV, known as Action 36 Cable 6, is a television station in San José, California that broadcasts on analog channel 36. ... KBWB is an independent television station in San Francisco, California. ... KFTY is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... KTVJ-LP is a television station in Santa Rosa, California, broadcasting locally on channel 36 as an independent station. ... KDFI (analog channel 27) is a local independent station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. ... KTVT (CBS11) is a CBS owned and operated television station (O&O) in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas designated market area. ... KTXA, channel 21, is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. ... KXTX-TV, Channel 39, is the Telemundo affiliate in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. ... KFWD (channel 52) is an independent station in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... KDAF, channel 33, is the CW affiliate for the Dallas-Fort Worth designated market area. ... KSTR, channel 49, is a Spanish general entertainment television station owned by Univision and broadcasting TeleFutura programming. ... KLDT is a television station in Lake Dallas, Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 55 as an an Independent. ... WSBK-TV, channel 38, is an independent television station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, owned by the CBS Corporation. ... WLVI-TV, channel 56, is the CW Television Network affiliate in Boston, Massachusetts. ... WFXT, channel 25, is an owned-and-operated station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... WUNI channel 27 is the Univision television affiliate for the Greater Boston market. ... WBPX, channel 68, is the ION Television station owned by ION Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications), serving the Boston market. ... For the former channel 50 in the Boston area, see WXPO-TV. WZMY-TV MyTV New England is a MyNetworkTV affiliated television station in Derry, New Hampshire, serving the Boston market. ... WTTG, FOX5 DC is an owned and operated TV station of the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... WDCA channel 20 (digital channel 35) is the Washington, D.C. areas MyNetworkTV owned and operated station with transmitter facilities located in Bethesda, Maryland. ... WDCW, channel 50, is Washington, D.C.s CW affiliate, owned by the Tribune Company. ... WTBS is an American TV station, broadcast on channel 17 (DTV channel 20) in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. ... WGCL-TV is the CBS television station serving the metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia area. ... WATL is a television station in metro Atlanta on channel 36 (DTV 25) with the following history: 1980: WATL became WATL-TV 1985: became WATL again 1987: began as a Fox Network station Fox 36 1994: became independent after WAGA (channel 5) became Fox 1995: Atlantas WB station WB... WUPA is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, broadcasting locally on channel 69 as a UPN owned-and-operated station. ... WUVG-TV is a television station in metro Atlanta, on analog TV channel 34, and DTV channel 48. ... KHCW is the CW affiliate for Houston, Texas, broadcasting on UHF channel 39. ... KRIV, FOX26 is the Fox owned-and-operated affiliate in Houston, Texas, USA. It is co-owned with MyNetworkTV affiliate KTXH. Both stations share the same studio complex on 4261 Southwest Freeway in Houston. ... KTXH, channel 20, is currently the MyNetworkTV owned and operated station in Houston, Texas. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... WKBD-TV (UPN Detroit) is the Detroit, Michigans UPN affiliate broadcasting on analog channel 50. ... WMYD is Detroit, Michigans WB affiliate station, owned and operated by Granite Broadcasting. ... WWJ-TV (CBS Detroit) is the CBS-owned and operated station in Detroit, Michigan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... WTTA is the My Network TV affiliate in Tampa, Florida. ... WMOR-TV is an independent television station in the Tampa / St. ... WFTS (ABC Action News) has been the ABC affiliate for Tampa, Florida since May 22, 1994. ... KPHO-TV, CBS 5 is the CBS affiliate television station in Phoenix, Arizona. ... KNXV-TV (ABC 15) is the ABC television affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona. ... KUTP is a My Network TV owned and operated station in Phoenix, Arizona. ... KTVK (known on-air as 3TV) is an independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona. ... KAZT-TV is an independent television station operating on Channel 7 in Prescott, Arizona. ... KSTW is the UPN owned and operated television station for Seattle. ... KCPQ is the FOX television affiliate serving the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington media market. ... KVOS is an independent television station licensed in Bellingham, Washington. ... KONG-TV is a television station based in Seattle, Washington. ... | KMYQ is a television station in Seattle, Washington. ... KARE (or commonly KARE 11) is a broadcast television station serving the Twin Cities market of Minnesota and western Wisconsin in the United States, with studios located in the suburb of Golden Valley. ... KMSP-TV, channel 9, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... WFTC, channel 29, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. ... KSTC channel 45 (44 digital) is a UHF television station serving the Twin Cities region Minnesota and western Wisconsin. ... WUCW (Channel 23 analog, 22 digital) is an affiliate of The CW serving the Minneapolis-St. ... WFOR-TV, channel 4, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Miami, Florida, and serving the Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida television market. ... WBFS-TV, MY33, is the MyNetworkTV affiliate in the Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida area, owned by the CBS Corporation. ... WSFL-TV is the CW affiliate in the Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. ... WAMI-TV is the Telefutura affiliate for the Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida market, licensed to Hollywood, Florida. ... WSCV Telemundo 51 is the Telemundo O&O that serves the Miami - Fort Lauderdale area and licensed to Fort Lauderdale. ... WUAB, identified on-air as UPN 43, is the local UPN affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... WBNX-TV is a WB television affiliate serving the Cleveland television market broadcasting on channel 55. ... WKBF-TV channel 61 was an Independent television station serving the Cleveland, Ohio market owned by a joint venture between Kaiser Broadcasting and Field Communications (the latter owned a minority stake in the station from 1972 to 1975). ... WQHS-TV is a Spanish-language television station owned by and affiliated with Univision. ... WOIO, Clevelands CBS18 is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio. ... KWGN-TV, channel two, is the CW Television Network affiliate in Denver, Colorado, USA. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 2 (55. ... KDVR is a television station on UHF Channel 31 (573. ... KTVD, channel 20, is a MyNetworkTV affiliated television station based in Denver, Colorado, and owned by the Gannett Company. ... WOFL, FOX 35, is the FOX owned-and-operated television station serving the Orlando, Florida metropolitan area. ... WKCF (CW18) is the CW network affiliate serving the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, Florida television market. ... WRBW is a My Network TV owned and operated station serving the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, Florida television market. ... WRDQ channel 27 is an independent television station based in Orlando, Florida. ... KTXL, (FOX40), is the Fox affiliate based in Sacramento, California. ... KMAX-TV (Channel 31) is the CBS Corporations CW affiliate serving the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California broadcast area. ... KQCA (also known at times as WB58) is a current affiliate of The WB, but come September 2006 it will become an independent for the first time since 1995. ... The KBFT logo KBFT (Brothers Falcon Television) is the television station at Christian Brothers High School, in Sacramento, California. ... KPLR-TV, channel 11, is The CW television network affiliate in St. ... KDNL-TV ABC30 is the ABC television affiliate in St. ... WPGH-TV Fox53 is the FOX television affiliate broadcasting in Pittsburgh. ... WPMY-TV is an affiliate of My Network TV in the Pittsburgh market. ... KPTV is the Fox television affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. ... KPDX is the My Network TV affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. ... KRCW-TV is The CW affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon television market. ... WBFF, FOX45 is the Fox television affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland, broadcasting on channel 45 (digital channel 46). ... WNUV (WB 54) is the WB affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland, broadcasting channel 54 (analog) and channel 40 (digital). ... WTTV is a The WB affiliate in the Indianapolis television market. ... WXIN (FOX59 Indianapolis) is the FOX affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... WNDY-TV, which broadcasts on analog channel 23, is currently the UPN affiliate serving Indianapolis, Indiana. ... WAXN-TV, branded as Action 64, is an independent television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... WCCB is the Fox affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... WJZY Channel 46 is the UPN affiliate in Charlotte. ... WCNC-TV is the NBC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... WHKY-TV is an independent television station based out of Hickory, North Carolina. ... KNSD is an NBC owned-and-operated television station based in San Diego, California. ... XETV (FOX6) is the Fox television station serving the San Diego market. ... KUSI-TV (Channel 51) is an independent television station based in San Diego, California. ... KSWB-TV (Channel 69) is the San Diego, California-based affiliate of The CW Television Network, and is owned by the Tribune Company. ... WUVN is a television station licensed to New Haven, Connecticut. ... WTXX, channel 20, is a CW affiliate licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut. ... WTIC-TV is the Fox affiliate for Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts. ... WCTX is the UPN affiliate for the state of Connecticut and Springfield, MA. It is licensed to New Haven and broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 59, and its digital signal on UHF channel 39. ... WLFL-TV, channel 22, is the WB Television Network affiliate for the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, North Carolina television market. ... WUVC-TV is a broadcast television station based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States, with a total of 62 stations across the country in 39 small and medium markets. ... WUXP-TV/DT, channel 30, is the UPN affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee. ... KSHB-TV 41 (a. ... KSMO-TV 62 is the WB affiliate for the Kansas City television market. ... KMCI Channel 38 (38 The Spot) is an independent station serving the Kansas City television market. ... WTTE, FOX28 is the Fox television affiliate in Columbus, Ohio. ... WWHO, UPN Columbus, is the Columbus, Ohio television affiliate for both UPN and The WB television network. ... WXIX-TV ,FOX19, is the FOX affiliate serving Cincinnati, Ohio, and is licensed to Newport, Kentucky. ... WSTR (WB64) is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with The WB network. ... WVTV (Channel 18) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... WCGV-TV (Channel 24) is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. Its signal covers most of southeastern Wisconsin, including the cities of Racine, Kenosha, Sheboygan and Waukesha. ... WDJT-TV is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... KSTU (FOX13) is the Fox owned-and-operated television station serving the Salt Lake City, Utah television market. ... KPNZ is the Independent affiliate serving the Salt Lake City, Utah television market. ... For the Tempe, Arizona-based FM radio station KJZZ, see KJZZ (radio station). ... WMYA-TV is the MyNetworkTV television affiliate station for the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville television market. ... WGGS-TV is a Christian independent television station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina. ... WHNS (known on-air as Fox Carolina) is the Fox affiliate licensed to Greenville, South Carolina. ... WYCW is the CW affiliate licensed to Asheville, North Carolina, serving the Greenville, SC/Spartanburg, SC/Asheville television market. ... WNEG-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Toccoa, Georgia, serving several counties in the northeastern portion of that state. ... KWEX-TV is the local Univisión owned and operated station in San Antonio, Texas. ... KABB is the FOX Network affiliate in San Antonio, Texas. ... WFLX-TV is a FOX affiliate station broadcasting on channel 29, at 5000 kW, in West Palm Beach, Florida. ... WTVX is the UPN affiliate for West Palm Beach, Florida, licensed to Fort Pierce. ... WHDT (High Definition Television) is an independent television station broadcasting in the market of West Palm Beach, Florida. ... WXMI, FOX17 Channel 17 (Digital Channel 19) is the Western Michigan affiliate for the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States, with a total of 62 stations across the country in 39 small and medium markets. ... WABM, channel 68, called locally UPN68, is the UPN affiliate of the Birmingham/Anniston/Tuscaloosa television market. ... WGNT, channel 27, is the CW-affiliated station for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Virginia (known collectively as Hampton Roads) market. ... WTVZ is the The WB affiliate serving the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA television market (Designated Market Area). ... WSKY-TV, which launched around fall 2001, is an independent station serving the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA television market (DMA) and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ... KVVU (Channel 5 analog, 9 digital) is a FOX station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market owned and operated by the Meredith Corporation. ... WPTY-TV ABC24 is the ABC affiliate for Memphis, Tennessee, United States. ... WLMT, channel 30, is a CW affiliate for the Memphis, Tennessee area. ... KOKH-TV (known as FOX25 or FOX Oklahoma City) is the FOX broadcasting affiliate for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... KAUT-TV (UPN 43) is the UPN affiliate in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... WXLV-TV, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the ABC affiliate serving the Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina/High Point designated market area. ... WDRB-TV is the FOX affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky. ... WUTV is a broadcast television station in Buffalo, New York, affiliated with the Fox network. ... WAWS is the Fox affiliate station in Jacksonville, Florida owned by Clear Channel Communications. ... WJXT channel 4 is an independent television station serving Jacksonville, Florida and surrounding communities. ... WTEV is the CBS affiliate for Jacksonville, Florida, and its surrounding areas, which stretch from St. ... WNAC-TV is the Fox affiliate for the Providence, Rhode Island and New Bedford, Massachusetts television market. ... KEYE-TV (CBS42) is the CBS owned and operated station (O&O) in Austin, Texas, USA. KEYE-TV is currently owned by the CBS Corporation, pending a sale to Cerberus Capital Management (currently awaiting FCC approval). ... WSWB channel 38 is The WB and UPN affiliate for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania television market. ... WGNO, ABC26 is the ABC affiliate for the greater New Orleans, Louisiana area as well as southeastern Louisiana and parts of southern and coastal Mississippi. ... WNOL-TV channel 38 is a CW Television Network affiliate in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... KMPH is a television station in Fresno, California broadcasting on television channel 26. ... KAIL is a UHF television station affiliated with Fox Entertainment Group owned My Network TV television network, based in Fresno, California, operating on channel 53 analog, digital 7. ... WXXA-TV is the FOX-affiliated television station for New York States Capital District and Western New England. ... WRGT-TV is a broadcast television station in Dayton, Ohio affiliated with the Fox network. ... WRLH-TV, channel 35, is the Fox television affiliate serving the Richmond, Virginia television market. ... WUPV Channel 65 is a UPN television affiliate servicing the Richmond, Virginia television market and licensed to the nearby town of to Ashland. ... WVAH-TV is the FOX network affiliate in the Huntington / Charleston, West Virginia television market. ... KMSB-TV is the FOX-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona. ... WUPW is the Fox television affiliate station for Toledo, Ohio. ... KHNL (KHNL NBC 8) is the licensed broadcast affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company in Hawaii. ... KFVE, also known by the brand K5 The Home Team, is the licensed broadcast affiliate of Warner Brothers Television Network in Hawaii. ... KDSM-TV is a television station that broadcasts on channel 17 in Des Moines, Iowa. ... KAYU (Fox 28) is the Fox television affiliate for Spokane, Washington, owned and operated by Stainless Broadcasting Company. ... WUHF is a broadcast television station in Rochester, New York, affiliated with the FOX network. ...

A list of notable Canadian independent stations, past and present

While independent stations were not as common in Canada, there were several notable examples of such:

  • Barrie, Ontario: CKVR-TV
  • Calgary-Lethbridge: CFAC-TV/CICT-TV-CISA-TV
  • Edmonton: CITV-TV
  • Halifax: CIHF-TV
  • Hamilton: CHCH-TV
  • London, Ontario: CFPL-TV
  • Pembroke-Ottawa: CHRO-TV
  • St. Johns, Nfld.: CJON-TV
  • Toronto: CITY-TV, CKXT, CFMT, CJMT
  • Winnipeg: CKND-TV, CHMI-TV
  • Wingham, Ontario: CKNX-TV
  • Vancouver: CKVU-TV, CIVT, CHNM-TV

Since the middle 1990s, independent television stations in Canada have mostly been merged into television systems, such as Citytv, CH and A-Channel, or have become fully owned-and-operated network stations. As of 2007, very few Canadian television stations exist as independent stations in the American sense of the term; the independent stations that do still exist are mostly community-oriented specialty stations, such as CFTV-TV in Leamington, Ontario, CFTU-TV in Montreal, and CHCT-TV in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, which do not target a general entertainment audience. CKVR-TV, A-Channel Barrie (formerly The New VR), is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which broadcasts out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. ... CICT is an Canadian television station, licensed to and serving Calgary, Alberta. ... CISA-TV is a Canadian television station serving Lethbridge, Alberta. ... This article is about CITV, the Canadian television station. ... CIHF is a Canadian television station, serving the Maritime provinces. ... CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ... CFPL-TV (A-Channel London; previously known as The New PL) is a television station owned by CTVglobemedia, which serves the London and Sarnia regions of Ontario, Canada. ... CHRO-TV (A-Channel Ottawa; formerly known as The New RO) is a television station serving the National Capital and Ottawa Valley regions of Ontario, Canada. ... CJON-TV is a Canadian television station broadcasting on channel 6 (cable channel 5) in St. ... In accordance with Wikipedia convention for articles on television stations, this article is titled with the stations official government-assigned call sign. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of Sun TV. The station began broadcasting on September 19, 2003, on channel 52. ... CFMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ... CJMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ... CKND-TV is a television station which broadcasts out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The CHMI Studio as Citytv in August 2005. ... CKNX (formerly known as The New NX) is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which serves mid-western Ontario. ... CKVU (Citytv Vancouver) is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... CIVT, also known as BC CTV, CTV 9 and CTV British Columbia, is a Bell Globemedia television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is a part of the CTV Television Network. ... CHNM is an independent television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... A television system is a Canadian term for a group of television stations which shares common ownership, branding and programming, but is not considered a full television network. ... Citytv is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CHUM Limited. ... CH is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc. ... A-Channel, previously known as the NewNet, is a Canadian privately owned television system owned by CTVglobemedia. ... A community channel, in Canadian broadcasting, is a television channel produced and aired by a local cable television company, airing programming of local community interest. ... CFTV is a low-power community television station in Leamington, Ontario, Canada, expected to begin broadcasting in early 2006. ... Nickname: Motto: Building on the Past. ... CFTU, which uses the on-air brand Canal Savoir, is a Quebec-based commercial-free educational television channel owned by the Université de Montréal. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... CHCT-TV is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in St. ... For the parish in New Brunswick with the same name see St. ...


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