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As such, it only broadcasts <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndicated</a> programs it has purchased; <a href="/wiki/Brokered_programming" title="Brokered programming">brokered</a> programming, for which a third party pays the station for airtime; and local programs that it produces itself. </p><p>In North American and Japanese television, independent stations with general entertainment formats emerged as a distinct class of station because their lack of network affiliation led to unique strategies in program content, scheduling, and promotion, as well as different economics compared to major network affiliates. The <a href="/wiki/Big_Three_(American_television)" title="Big Three (American television)">Big Three</a> networks in the United States — <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> — traditionally provided a substantial number of program hours per day to their affiliates, whereas later network startups—<a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/UPN" title="UPN">UPN</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_WB" title="The WB">The WB</a> (the latter two were succeeded by <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> and, to a lesser extent, <a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a>)—provided substantially fewer shows to their affiliates. Through the early 1990s, Fox affiliates were often considered independents. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term independent station most often is used to refer to stations with general entertainment formats. Historically, these stations specialized in children's programming, syndicated reruns or first-run shows, and sports coverage. </p><p>Some independent stations, mostly those once having been affiliated with a major network, produce substantial amounts of news and public affairs programming. The model for these stations was <a href="/wiki/WSVN" title="WSVN">WSVN</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, an NBC affiliate that switched to Fox in January 1989 and dramatically expanded its news output. Further affiliation changes and news expansions from the 1990s onward have produced a number of additional stations, such as <a href="/wiki/KTVK" title="KTVK">KTVK</a> in <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a> (an ABC affiliate until 1995); <a href="/wiki/WJXT" title="WJXT">WJXT</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> (a CBS affiliate until 2002); and <a href="/wiki/WHDH_(TV)" title="WHDH (TV)">WHDH</a> in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> (an NBC affiliate until 2017), as well as stations such as <a href="/wiki/WGN-TV" title="WGN-TV">WGN-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> and <a href="/wiki/KUSI-TV" title="KUSI-TV">KUSI-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a> that never held a major network affiliation. </p><p>However, in a broader sense, there are independent stations that focus on a specific genre of television programming. For instance, religious independent stations buy and schedule, or produce locally, evangelism and study programs, and ethnic independent stations purchase or produce programs in specific languages or catering to specific communities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1950s and 1960s, independent stations filled their broadcast hours with movies, sports, cartoons, filmed <a href="/wiki/Travel_literature" title="Travel literature">travelogues</a>, and some <a href="/wiki/Local_programming" title="Local programming">locally produced</a> television programs, including in some instances newscasts and children's programs. Independents that were on the air during this period would <a href="/wiki/Sign-on" class="mw-redirect" title="Sign-on">sign-on</a> at times later than that of stations affiliated with a television network, some not doing so until the early or mid-afternoon hours. Another source of programming became available to independent stations by the mid-1960s: <a href="/wiki/Rerun" title="Rerun">reruns</a> of network programs which, after completing their initial runs, were sold into <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndication</a>. </p><p>As cable television franchises began to be incorporated around the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, independent stations from large and mid-sized markets were imported by these systems via wire or <a href="/wiki/Microwave_relay" class="mw-redirect" title="Microwave relay">microwave relay</a> to smaller <a href="/wiki/Media_market" title="Media market">media markets</a>, which often only had stations that were affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Big_Three_television_networks" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Three television networks">Big Three television networks</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> and CBS); these independents became the first "<a href="/wiki/Superstation" title="Superstation">superstations</a>," which were distributed on a statewide or regional basis. In December 1976, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a> decided to uplink his struggling <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, Georgia station <a href="/wiki/WPCH-TV" title="WPCH-TV">WTCG</a> to <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">satellite</a> for national distribution. Soon, other companies decided to copy Turner's idea and applied for satellite uplinks to distribute other stations; <a href="/wiki/WGN-TV" title="WGN-TV">WGN-TV</a> in Chicago, <a href="/wiki/KTVU" title="KTVU">KTVU</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>-San Francisco, and <a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> and <a href="/wiki/WWOR-TV" title="WWOR-TV">WOR-TV</a> in New York City would begin to be distributed nationally during the late 1970s and early 1980s (in the case of KTVU, it would revert to being a regional superstation by the early part of the latter decade). </p><p>By the start of the 1970s, independent stations typically aired <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="Children's programming">children's programming</a> in the morning and afternoon hours, and movies and other adult-oriented shows (some stations aired paid <a href="/wiki/Religious_broadcasting" title="Religious broadcasting">religious programs</a>) during the midday hours. They <a href="/wiki/Counterprogramming_(television)" title="Counterprogramming (television)">counterprogrammed</a> local network-affiliated stations' news programs with syndicated reruns – usually <a href="/wiki/Situation_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Situation comedy">sitcoms</a> and hour-long dramas – in the early evening, and movies during prime time and <a href="/wiki/Late_night_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Late night television">late night</a> hours. In some areas, independent stations carried network programs that were not aired by a local affiliate. </p><p>In larger markets such as New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, independent stations benefited from a ruling by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC) that barred network-affiliated stations within the top 50 television markets from airing network-originated programs in the hour preceding prime time. This legislation, known as the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Time_Access_Rule" title="Prime Time Access Rule">Prime Time Access Rule</a>, was in effect from 1971 to 1995, and as a result independents faced less competition for syndicated reruns. Some stations in larger markets (such as WGN-TV in Chicago; <a href="/wiki/KTLA" title="KTLA">KTLA</a>, <a href="/wiki/KCOP-TV" title="KCOP-TV">KCOP-TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/KCAL-TV" title="KCAL-TV">KHJ-TV</a> in Los Angeles; <a href="/wiki/KWGN-TV" title="KWGN-TV">KWGN-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>; and (W)WOR-TV, WPIX and <a href="/wiki/WNYW" title="WNYW">WNEW-TV</a> in New York City) ventured into local news broadcasts, usually airing at 10:00 p.m. in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific</a> time zones, and 9:00 p.m. in the <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">Mountain</a> time zones. Network stations aired their late newscasts an hour later. </p><p>From the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, independent stations in several U.S. cities, particularly those that had yet to receive a cable franchise, carried a form of a network affiliation through <a href="/wiki/Pay_television" title="Pay television">subscription television</a> networks (such as <a href="/wiki/ON_TV_(TV_network)" title="ON TV (TV network)">ON TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(TV_channel)" title="Spectrum (TV channel)">Spectrum</a> and <a href="/wiki/SelecTV_(US_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="SelecTV (US TV channel)">SelecTV</a>); these services – which were formatted very similarly to their pay cable counterparts – ran sports, uncut and commercial-free movies (both mainstream and <a href="/wiki/Pornographic_film" title="Pornographic film">pornographic</a>, broadcasts of the latter often created legal issues that were eventually largely cleared up due to an FCC regulation that legally allowed the broadcast of programs featuring content that would otherwise be deemed indecent when broadcast "in the clear" if the encrypted signal was not visible or audible to nonsubscribers), and on some services, television specials. Independents usually ran the services during the evening and overnight hours in lieu of running movies and other programs acquired off the syndication market by the station, although a few eventually began to carry these services for most of the broadcast day. The services required the use of decoder boxes to access the service's programming (some of which were fairly easy to unencrypt due to the transmission methods stations used to scramble the signal during the service's broadcast hours); some required the payment of an additional one-time fee to receive events and adult films. As cities added cable franchises, thus allowing people to subscribe to conventional premium television networks like <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> and <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a>, nearly all of the over-the-air subscription services had shuttered operations by the end of the 1980s. </p><p>Until the late 1970s, independent stations were usually limited to the larger American television markets, due to several factors. Most smaller markets did not have a large enough population to support four commercial stations. Even in markets that were large enough to support a fourth station, the only available license was on a <a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency" title="Ultra high frequency">UHF</a> channel allocation. During the analog television era, the reception quality of UHF stations was not nearly as good as stations on the <a href="/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a> band, especially in areas with rugged terrain (the reverse is true in the present day with the transmission of <a href="/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television" title="Digital terrestrial television">digital</a> signals) or in markets that cover large geographic areas. Since independent stations had to buy an additional 16 hours of programming per day – a burden not faced by network-affiliated stations – these factors made prospective owners skittish about signing on a television station as an independent. By the 1970s, however, cable television had gained enough penetration to make independent stations viable in smaller markets. This was especially true in markets that were either located in rugged terrain or covered large areas; in these regions, cable (and later satellite) are all but essential for acceptable television. Nearly 300 independent stations existed in the United States by the mid-1980s, in markets of varying sizes,<sup id="cite_ref-Kanner_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kanner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> up from fewer than 100 in 1980. They could buy new shows without cash using <a href="/wiki/Barter_syndication" class="mw-redirect" title="Barter syndication">barter syndication</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-harmetz19861102_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harmetz19861102-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many stations belonged to the Association of Independent Television Stations (INTV), a group similar to the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Broadcasters" title="National Association of Broadcasters">National Association of Broadcasters</a>, and which lobbied the FCC on behalf of independents. </p><p>In the 1980s, television syndicators began offering original, <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication#Types_of_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">first-run</a> series such as <i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Gold_(TV_series)" title="Solid Gold (TV series)">Solid Gold</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lifestyles_of_the_Rich_and_Famous" title="Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous">Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Search" title="Star Search">Star Search</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Independent_Network_News_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Network News (U.S.)">Independent Network News</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation">Star Trek: The Next Generation</a></i> (as well as canceled network series revived for first-run syndication such as <i><a href="/wiki/Fame_(1982_TV_series)" title="Fame (1982 TV series)">Fame</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Too_Close_for_Comfort_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Too Close for Comfort (TV series)">Too Close for Comfort</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Charles_in_Charge" title="Charles in Charge">Charles in Charge</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Living_(1980_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="It's a Living (1980 TV series)">It's a Living</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Baywatch" title="Baywatch">Baywatch</a></i>), and <a href="/wiki/Television_movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Television movie">made-for-television movies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miniseries" title="Miniseries">miniseries</a> like <i><a href="/wiki/Sadat_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadat (film)">Sadat</a></i>. This trend primarily benefited independent stations. Independents scheduled these first-run programs during prime time and on weekends. </p><p>In the United States, many independent stations were commonly owned. Companies that operated three or more independents included: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris-Craft_Industries" title="Chris-Craft Industries">Chris-Craft Industries</a>, and its subsidiary <a href="/wiki/BHC_Communications" title="BHC Communications">BHC Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Broadcasting_Network" title="Christian Broadcasting Network">Christian Broadcasting Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IHeartMedia,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="IHeartMedia, Inc.">Clear Channel Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cox_Media_Group" title="Cox Media Group">Cox Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryman_Hospitality_Properties" title="Ryman Hospitality Properties">Gaylord Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant Broadcasting">Grant Broadcasting System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiser_Broadcasting" title="Kaiser Broadcasting">Kaiser Broadcasting</a>, and its successor <a href="/wiki/Field_Communications" title="Field Communications">Field Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meredith_Corporation" title="Meredith Corporation">Meredith Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metromedia" title="Metromedia">Metromedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pappas_Telecasting" title="Pappas Telecasting">Pappas Telecasting Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renaissance_Broadcasting" title="Renaissance Broadcasting">Renaissance Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RKO_General" title="RKO General">RKO General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._W._Scripps_Company" title="E. W. Scripps Company">Scripps-Howard Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taft_Broadcasting" title="Taft Broadcasting">Taft Television and Radio Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribune_Broadcasting" title="Tribune Broadcasting">Tribune Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVX_Broadcast_Group" title="TVX Broadcast Group">TVX Broadcast Group</a>, and its successor <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Stations_Group" title="Paramount Stations Group">Paramount Stations Group</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decline">Decline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Decline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1986 several independent outlets, led by the Metromedia stations, formed the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox Broadcasting Company</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the first major venture at a <a href="/wiki/Fourth_television_network" title="Fourth television network">fourth U.S. broadcast television network</a> since the <a href="/wiki/DuMont_Television_Network" title="DuMont Television Network">DuMont Television Network</a> shut down in August 1956 (which resulted in some of its affiliates, including those owned by Metromedia, becoming independents). Fox made efforts, slowly at first, to have its affiliates emulate a network programming style as much as possible; but in turn, Fox only carried a <a href="/wiki/The_Late_Show_(1986_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Late Show (1986 TV series)">late-night talk show</a> at its launch in October 1986, and beginning in April 1987, offered one night of prime time programming a week (on Sundays). The network only programmed two hours of prime time programming each night (and, beginning in the 1990s, some children's programming through <a href="/wiki/Fox_Kids" title="Fox Kids">Fox Kids</a>), but gradually expanded its prime time lineup to all seven nights until January 1993. Fox's owned-and-operated stations left INTV in March 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lack of programming in other dayparts forced most Fox affiliates to maintain the same programming model as independent stations during non-prime time slots, and during its early years, on nights without prime time programming from the network. Fox coerced most of its affiliates to air <a href="/wiki/Late_local_news" class="mw-redirect" title="Late local news">prime time newscasts</a> (there were some holdouts as late as 2013, while many others opted to run outsourced local newscasts from a competing network affiliate) as well as news programming in other dayparts common with other major network affiliates. When <a href="/wiki/1989_South_Florida_television_affiliation_switch" title="1989 South Florida television affiliation switch">a complicated six-station affiliation switch in South Florida</a> saw <a href="/wiki/WSVN" title="WSVN">WSVN</a> in Miami switch from NBC to Fox in 1989, the station adopted a news-intensive format unlike any independent station or Fox affiliate prior, a scheduling choice initially ridiculed in local media but which quickly attracted industry attention and saw ratings success. This model was copied by stations owned by <a href="/wiki/New_World_Pictures#New_World_Communications" title="New World Pictures">New World Communications</a> and <a href="/wiki/SF_Broadcasting" title="SF Broadcasting">SF Broadcasting</a> that <a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_broadcast_TV_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States broadcast TV realignment">switched to Fox in the mid-1990s</a>, and to other news-producing Fox and minor network affiliates, and independent stations, by the 2000s. </p><p>In September 1993, many independents began carrying the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network" title="Prime Time Entertainment Network">Prime Time Entertainment Network</a> (PTEN), an ad-hoc programming service that emulated a network model, which featured drama series and made-for-TV movies intended for first-run syndication. In January 1995, many remaining independents, including those that carried PTEN, joined upstart networks <a href="/wiki/The_WB" title="The WB">The WB</a><sup id="cite_ref-Buff931102_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Buff931102-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the United Paramount Network (<a href="/wiki/UPN" title="UPN">UPN</a>). The WB, UPN and their affiliates used a very similar programming model to that initially used by Fox and its stations during their first four years of existence (although neither network would expand their prime time lineups to all seven nights); the launch of those networks resulted in PTEN's demise in 1997, as most stations that became affiliates of UPN and The WB (whose respective founding parents, Chris-Craft Industries and <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner" class="mw-redirect" title="Time Warner">Time Warner</a>, jointly owned PTEN) either dropped the service or moved its lineup out of prime time when those networks launched. Other stations banded together to become charter outlets of the Pax TV (now <a href="/wiki/Ion_Television" title="Ion Television">Ion Television</a>) network in August 1998, although some of the stations that aligned with Pax had earlier affiliated with its predecessor, the Infomall TV Network (inTV), two years before. </p><p>The launches of these networks drastically reduced the number of independent stations in the United States; some mid-sized markets would not regain a general entertainment independent until the early 2000s, through sign-ons of unaffiliated stations and disaffiliations by existing stations from other commercial and noncommercial networks. In 2001, <a href="/wiki/Univision_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Univision Communications">Univision Communications</a> purchased several English language independents in larger markets (which mostly operated as <a href="/wiki/Home_Shopping_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Shopping Network">Home Shopping Network</a> affiliates until the late 1990s) from <a href="/wiki/USA_Broadcasting" title="USA Broadcasting">USA Broadcasting</a> to form the nuclei of the upstart Spanish language network Telefutura (now <a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a>), which launched in January 2002. Several stations affiliated with The WB and UPN became independent again when the respective parent companies of those networks (Time Warner and <a href="/wiki/CBS_Corporation" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a>) decided to <a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_broadcast_television_realignment" title="2006 United States broadcast television realignment">shut them down</a> to form <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a>, which launched in September 2006 with a schedule dominated by shows held over from and an affiliate body primarily made up of stations previously aligned with its two predecessors.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the newly independent stations subsequently found a new network home through <a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a>, itself created out of the prospect that the UPN affiliates of corporate sister <a href="/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations" title="Fox Television Stations">Fox Television Stations</a> would become independents due to The CW choosing to affiliate with <a href="/wiki/CBS_Television_Stations" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Television Stations">CBS Television Stations</a> and Tribune Broadcasting stations in overlapping markets.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Today">Today</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Independent_station" title="Special:EditPage/Independent station">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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The smallest stations, which in the past would have been forced to adopt a locally originated independent program schedule, now have other options – 24-hour-a-day networks that require no local or syndicated programming for the station to carry; some of these networks, such as AMG TV or <a href="/wiki/America_One" title="America One">America One</a>, follow a full-service variety format, while others are devoted primarily to classic television (such as <a href="/wiki/MeTV" title="MeTV">MeTV</a>) and/or films, or carry mainly niche programming. Many stations that are affiliated with the larger post-1980s networks still behave much like independents, as they program far more hours a day than a station affiliated with one of the Big Three networks. </p><p>This is especially the case with MyNetworkTV, whose efforts to offer first-run programming were largely unsuccessful. By 2009, the network had abandoned its first-run programming efforts and became a "programming service", with its programming now focused upon off-network reruns of drama series.<sup id="cite_ref-MNTVShift_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MNTVShift-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After this transition, many of MyNetworkTV's affiliates began to downplay their affiliation with the network and move the block to alternate timeslots (such as late-night); network owner <a href="/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations" title="Fox Television Stations">Fox Television Stations</a> rebranded most of its MyNetworkTV stations as offshoots of their parent Fox stations (such as "<a href="/wiki/KTTV" title="KTTV">Fox 11</a> Plus" for <a href="/wiki/KCOP-TV" title="KCOP-TV">KCOP-TV</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Current independents follow a very different program format from their predecessors. While sitcom reruns are still popular, expanded newscasts and other syndicated programs such as talk shows; courtroom shows; reruns of recent scripted comedy and drama series; and no-cost <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> programming are common. Another type of content being added to many independent station lineups in recent years has been <a href="/wiki/Brokered_programming" title="Brokered programming">brokered programming</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Infomercial" title="Infomercial">infomercials</a>, <a href="/wiki/Home_shopping" title="Home shopping">home shopping</a> and <a href="/wiki/Televangelism" title="Televangelism">televangelist programs</a>; the Federal Communications Commission did not allow infomercials to be broadcast on American television until 1984, but since then, it has proven to be a lucrative, if somewhat polarizing with viewers, way to fill airtime. During the 1990s when infomercials gained popularity, many stations began broadcasting 24 hours a day rather than signing off at night. By filling the overnight hours with infomercials, the station would be able to generate extra revenue where they had previously been off the air. Home shopping programs (mainly simulcasts of cable services that also have over-the-air distribution such as <a href="/wiki/QVC" title="QVC">QVC</a> and the Home Shopping Network) or syndicated programs fill overnight time periods on stations that do not run infomercials during that day part. </p><p>Since the FCC revised its media ownership rules to permit station <a href="/wiki/Duopoly_(broadcasting)" title="Duopoly (broadcasting)">duopolies</a> in August 1999, independents that operate on a standalone basis have become quite rare in the United States and, in turn, independents that are senior partners in duopolies are fairly uncommon. With the proliferation of duopolies and <a href="/wiki/Local_marketing_agreement" title="Local marketing agreement">local marketing agreements</a> since that point, most independent stations are operated alongside a major network affiliate (more commonly, one of either ABC, NBC, CBS or Fox), which may share syndicated programming with and/or produce newscasts in non-competitive timeslots for its unaffiliated sister. This is because in most markets, independents tend to have lower viewership than that of a network affiliate, and usually fall within part of the FCC's duopoly criteria (which allows a company to own two stations in the same market if one is not among the four highest-rated at the time of an ownership transaction). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_notable_independent_stations,_past_and_present"><span id="List_of_notable_independent_stations.2C_past_and_present"></span>List of notable independent stations, past and present</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of notable independent stations, past and present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Partial listing: <b>bold text</b> denotes an independent station.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_notable_U.S._independent_stations">List of notable U.S. independent stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of notable U.S. independent stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Media_market" title="Media market">Media market</a> </th> <th>State </th> <th>Stations </th> <th>First air date </th> <th>Last air date </th> <th>Current network </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany</a>-<a href="/wiki/Schenectady,_New_York" title="Schenectady, New York">Schenectady</a>-<a href="/wiki/Troy,_New_York" title="Troy, New York">Troy</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WXXA-TV" title="WXXA-TV">WXXA-TV</a> 23 </td> <td>July 30, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WUSV 45 (now <a href="/wiki/WCWN" title="WCWN">WCWN</a>) </td> <td>March 22, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WOCD 55 (now <a href="/wiki/WYPX-TV" title="WYPX-TV">WYPX-TV</a>) </td> <td>December 14, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ion_Television" title="Ion Television">Ion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque</a>–<a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" title="Santa Fe, New Mexico">Santa Fe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a></td> <td>KSAF-TV/KNMZ-TV/KKTO-TV 2 (now <a href="/wiki/KASA-TV" title="KASA-TV">KASA-TV</a>) </td> <td>October 31, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telemundo" title="Telemundo">Telemundo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTBY" title="KTBY">KTBY</a> 4 </td> <td>December 2, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KCFT-CD" title="KCFT-CD">KCFT-CD</a> 35</b> </td> <td>July 17, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KDMD_(TV)" title="KDMD (TV)">KDMD</a> 33 </td> <td>October 1, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td>33.1 Ion<br />33.2 Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td>KYES-TV 5 (now <a href="/wiki/KAUU" title="KAUU">KAUU</a>) </td> <td>January 21, 1990 </td> <td> </td> <td>5.1 <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> <p>5.4 <a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></td> <td>WQXI-TV 36 (now <a href="/wiki/WATL" title="WATL">WATL</a>) </td> <td>December 18, 1954 (original incarnation) <p>August 16, 1969 (2nd incarnation) </p><p>July 5, 1976 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>May 31, 1955 (original incarnation) <p>April 1, 1971 (2nd incarnation) </p> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td>WJRJ-TV/WTCG/WTBS 17 (now <a href="/wiki/WPCH-TV" title="WPCH-TV">WPCH-TV</a>) </td> <td>September 1, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td>WGNX 46 (now <a href="/wiki/WANF" title="WANF">WANF</a>) </td> <td>June 6, 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WUPA" title="WUPA">WVEU/WUPA</a> 69</b> </td> <td>August 22, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WSWS-TV 66 (now <a href="/wiki/WGBP-TV" title="WGBP-TV">WGBP-TV</a>) </td> <td>May 23, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merit_Street" title="Merit Street">Merit Street</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WHOT 34 (now <a href="/wiki/WUVG-DT" title="WUVG-DT">WUVG-DT</a>) </td> <td>April 18, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Univision" title="Univision">Univision</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WATC-DT" title="WATC-DT">WATC-DT</a> 57</b> </td> <td>April 14, 1996 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td>KBVO 42 (now <a href="/wiki/KEYE-TV" title="KEYE-TV">KEYE-TV</a>) </td> <td>December 4, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/K13VC" title="K13VC">K13VC</a> 13</b> </td> <td>November 30, 1989 </td> <td>March 29, 2003 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WMAR-TV" title="WMAR-TV">WMAR-TV</a> 2 </td> <td>October 27, 1947 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WBFF" title="WBFF">WBFF</a> 45 </td> <td>April 11, 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNUV-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WNUV-TV">WNUV-TV</a> 54 </td> <td>July 1, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KBTR-CD" title="KBTR-CD">KBTR-CD</a> 36</b> </td> <td>May 1, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KZUP-CD" title="KZUP-CD">KZUP-CD</a> 20</b> </td> <td>November 26, 2002 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_Texas" title="Beaumont, Texas">Beaumont</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td>KBMT-LD 64 (now <a href="/wiki/KUIL-LD" title="KUIL-LD">KUIL-LD</a> 12.5) </td> <td>2003 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTTO" title="WTTO">WTTO</a> 21 </td> <td>April 21, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td>WCAJ 68 (now <a href="/wiki/WABM" title="WABM">WABM</a>) </td> <td>January 31, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td>68.1 MyNetworkTV <p>68.2 ABC </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WOTM-LD" title="WOTM-LD">WOTM-LD</a> 19</b> </td> <td>November 15, 1996 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Illinois" title="Bloomington, Illinois">Bloomington</a>-<a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td>WBLN 43 (now <a href="/wiki/WYZZ-TV" title="WYZZ-TV">WYZZ-TV</a>) </td> <td>October 18, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTRV-TV" title="KTRV-TV">KTRV-TV</a> 12 </td> <td>October 18, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></td> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WJZB-TV" title="WJZB-TV">WJZB-TV</a> 14</b> </td> <td>December 4, 1953 </td> <td>May 1969 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WSBK-TV" title="WSBK-TV">WSBK-TV</a> 38</b> </td> <td>October 12, 1964 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WKBG-TV 56 (now <a href="/wiki/WLVI" title="WLVI">WLVI</a>) </td> <td>December 21, 1966 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td>WXNE-TV 25 (now <a href="/wiki/WFXT" title="WFXT">WFXT</a>) </td> <td>October 10, 1977 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td>WSMW-TV/WHLL 66 (now <a href="/wiki/WUNI" title="WUNI">WUNI</a>) </td> <td>February 12, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td>WQTV/WABU 68 (now <a href="/wiki/WBPX-TV" title="WBPX-TV">WBPX-TV</a>) </td> <td>January 2, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td>WSMW-TV/WHLL 27 (now <a href="/wiki/WUTF-TV" title="WUTF-TV">WUTF-TV</a>) </td> <td>January 1, 1970 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UniM%C3%A1s" title="UniMás">UniMás</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WWDP" title="WWDP">WWDP</a> 46 </td> <td>December 6, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ShopHQ" title="ShopHQ">ShopHQ</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WDPX-TV" title="WDPX-TV">WDPX-TV</a> 58 </td> <td>January 16, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grit_(TV_network)" title="Grit (TV network)">Grit</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WMFP" title="WMFP">WMFP</a> 62 </td> <td>October 16, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OnTV4U" class="mw-redirect" title="OnTV4U">OnTV4U</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WHDH_(TV)" title="WHDH (TV)">WHDH</a> 7</b> </td> <td>May 22, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WUTV" title="WUTV">WUTV</a> 29 </td> <td>December 21, 1970 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNLO_(TV)" title="WNLO (TV)">WNLO</a> 23 </td> <td>May 13, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNYO-TV" title="WNYO-TV">WNYO-TV</a> 49 </td> <td>September 1, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WBBZ-TV" title="WBBZ-TV">WBBZ-TV</a> 67</b> </td> <td>March 12, 1993 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MeTV" title="MeTV">MeTV</a>/Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WCCB" title="WCCB">WCCB</a> 18 </td> <td>September 5, 1961 (2nd incarnation) <p>November 1, 1964 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>May 16, 1963 (2nd incarnation) </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td>WRET-TV 36 (now <a href="/wiki/WCNC-TV" title="WCNC-TV">WCNC-TV</a>) </td> <td>July 9, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WHKY-TV 14 (now <a href="/wiki/WWJS" title="WWJS">WWJS</a>) </td> <td>February 14, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Swaggart" title="Jimmy Swaggart">Sonlife</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WJZY" title="WJZY">WJZY</a> 46 </td> <td>March 9, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WAXN-TV" title="WAXN-TV">WAXN-TV</a> 64</b> </td> <td>October 15, 1994 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WGN-TV" title="WGN-TV">WGN-TV</a> 9 </td> <td>April 5, 1948 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WCIU-TV" title="WCIU-TV">WCIU-TV</a> 26</b> </td> <td>February 6, 1964 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFLD" title="WFLD">WFLD</a> 32 </td> <td>January 4, 1966 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WSNS-TV" title="WSNS-TV">WSNS-TV</a> 44 </td> <td>April 5, 1970 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td>WGBO-TV 66 (now <a href="/wiki/WGBO-DT" title="WGBO-DT">WGBO-DT</a>) </td> <td>September 18, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td>WPWR-TV 60 (now <a href="/wiki/WPWR-TV" title="WPWR-TV">WPWR-TV</a> 50) </td> <td>April 4, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WMEU-CD" title="WMEU-CD">WMEU-CD</a> 48</b> </td> <td>October 28, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WJYS" title="WJYS">WJYS</a> 62</b> </td> <td>March 2, 1991 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chico,_California" title="Chico, California">Chico</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KCVU-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KCVU-TV">KCVU-TV</a> 20 </td> <td>May 14, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christiansted,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands">Christiansted</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WCVI-TV" title="WCVI-TV">WCVI-TV</a> 23 </td> <td>May 16, 1997 </td> <td> </td> <td>23.1 CBS <p>23.2 ABC </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WXIX-TV" title="WXIX-TV">WXIX-TV</a> 19 </td> <td>August 1, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WSTR-TV" title="WSTR-TV">WIII-TV/WSTR-TV</a> 64 </td> <td>January 29, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>-<a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron</a></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WUAB" title="WUAB">WUAB</a> 43 </td> <td>September 15, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WBNX-TV" title="WBNX-TV">WBNX-TV</a> 55</b> </td> <td>December 1, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WKBF-TV" title="WKBF-TV">WKBF-TV</a> 61</b> </td> <td>January 19, 1968 </td> <td>April 25, 1975 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WQHS-DT" title="WQHS-DT">WCLQ</a> 61 </td> <td>March 3, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WOIO" title="WOIO">WOIO</a> 19 </td> <td>May 19, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>19.1 CBS <p>19.2 MeTV/MyNetworkTV </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WMFD-TV" title="WMFD-TV">WMFD-TV</a> 68</b> </td> <td>January 10, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WGGN-TV" title="WGGN-TV">WGGN-TV</a> 52</b> </td> <td>December 5, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs</a>-<a href="/wiki/Pueblo,_Colorado" title="Pueblo, Colorado">Pueblo</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KXRM-TV" title="KXRM-TV">KXRM</a> 21 </td> <td>January 22, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KXTU-LD" title="KXTU-LD">KXTU</a> 57 </td> <td>November 5, 1999 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KWHS-LD" title="KWHS-LD">KWHS</a> 51 </td> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Television_Network" title="Christian Television Network">CTN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WXTX" title="WXTX">WXTX</a> 54 </td> <td>August 29, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTTE" title="WTTE">WTTE</a> 28 </td> <td>June 1, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TBD_(TV_network)" title="TBD (TV network)">TBD</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WWHO" title="WWHO">WWAT</a> 53 (now WWHO) </td> <td>August 31, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord</a>-<a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WXPO-TV" title="WXPO-TV">WXPO-TV</a>/WNDS/WZMY-TV/WBIN-TV 50 (now <a href="/wiki/WWJE-DT" title="WWJE-DT">WWJE-DT</a>) </td> <td>September 5, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/True_Crime_Network" title="True Crime Network">True Crime Network</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WNHT_(TV)" title="WNHT (TV)">WNHT</a> 21</b> </td> <td>April 16, 1984 </td> <td>March 31, 1989 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNEU" title="WNEU">WNEU</a> 60 </td> <td>August 14, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td>K47DF 47 (now <a href="/wiki/K22JA-D" title="K22JA-D">K22JA-D</a>) </td> <td>June 28, 1991 </td> <td> </td> <td>19.1 Telemundo <p>19.2 Independent </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>-<a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a></td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KDFI" title="KDFI">KDFI</a> 27 </td> <td>January 26, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KFWD" title="KFWD">KFWD</a> 52 </td> <td>September 1, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>Shop LC </td></tr> <tr> <td>KLDT 55 (now <a href="/wiki/KAZD" title="KAZD">KAZD</a>) </td> <td>March 18, 1997 </td> <td> </td> <td>55.1 <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_News_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum News 1">Spectrum News 1</a> <p>55.2 MeTV </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KMEC-TV" title="KMEC-TV">KMEC-TV/KBFI-TV/KXTX-TV</a>/KRLD-TV 33 (now <a href="/wiki/KDAF" title="KDAF">KDAF</a>) </td> <td>September 29, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td>KSTR-TV 49 (now <a href="/wiki/KSTR-DT" title="KSTR-DT">KSTR-DT</a>) </td> <td>April 17, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>UniMás </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTVT" title="KTVT">KTVT</a> 11 </td> <td>September 11, 1955 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KTXA" title="KTXA">KTXA</a> 21</b> </td> <td>January 4, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KFAA-TV" title="KFAA-TV">KMPX/KFAA-TV</a></b> 29 </td> <td>September 15, 1993 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>KDTV 39 (now <a href="/wiki/KXTX-TV" title="KXTX-TV">KXTX-TV</a>) </td> <td>February 5, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Davenport,_Iowa" title="Davenport, Iowa">Davenport</a><br />-<a href="/wiki/Rock_Island,_Illinois" title="Rock Island, Illinois">Rock Island</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a><br />-<a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KLJB" title="KLJB">KLJB</a> 18 </td> <td>July 28, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WSWO-TV" title="WSWO-TV">WSWO-TV</a> 26</b> </td> <td>July 14, 1968 </td> <td>December 6, 1972 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WKTR-TV/WOET-TV 16 (now <a href="/wiki/WPTD" title="WPTD">WPTD</a>) </td> <td>March 20, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>PBS </td></tr> <tr> <td>WTJC/WDPX 26 (now <a href="/wiki/WBDT" title="WBDT">WBDT</a>) </td> <td>September 7, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRGT-TV" title="WRGT-TV">WRGT-TV</a> 45 </td> <td>September 23, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dabl" title="Dabl">Dabl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KWGN-TV" title="KWGN-TV">KWGN-TV</a> 2 </td> <td>July 18, 1952 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KCDO-TV" title="KCDO-TV">KCDO-TV</a> 3</b> </td> <td>December 18, 1963 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KDVR" title="KDVR">KDVR</a> 31 </td> <td>August 10, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTVD" title="KTVD">KTVD</a> 20 </td> <td>December 1, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/K34QB-D" title="K34QB-D">K34QB-D</a> 45</b> </td> <td>January 26, 2004 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WKBD-TV" title="WKBD-TV">WKBD-TV</a> 50 </td> <td>January 10, 1965 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WMYD" title="WMYD">WMYD</a> 20</b> </td> <td>September 15, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WGPR-TV 62 (now <a href="/wiki/WWJ-TV" title="WWJ-TV">WWJ-TV</a>) </td> <td>September 29, 1975 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WADL_(TV)" title="WADL (TV)">WADL</a> 38 </td> <td>May 20, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines" class="mw-redirect" title="Des Moines">Des Moines</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td>KCBR 17 (now <a href="/wiki/KDSM-TV" title="KDSM-TV">KDSM-TV</a>) </td> <td>March 7, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td>KILT 13 (now <a href="/wiki/KVIA-TV" title="KVIA-TV">KVIA-TV</a> 7) </td> <td>September 1, 1956 </td> <td> </td> <td>7.1 ABC <p>7.2 The CW </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>KCIK-TV 14 (now <a href="/wiki/KFOX-TV" title="KFOX-TV">KFOX-TV</a>) </td> <td>August 1, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td>KJLF-TV 65 (now <a href="/wiki/KTFN" title="KTFN">KTFN</a>) </td> <td>June 22, 1991 </td> <td> </td> <td>UniMás </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Evansville,_Indiana" title="Evansville, Indiana">Evansville</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVW" title="WTVW">WTVW</a> 7 </td> <td>August 21, 1956 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Fargo,_North_Dakota" title="Fargo, North Dakota">Fargo</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KVRR" title="KVRR">KVRR</a> 15 </td> <td>February 14, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td>KNRR 12 </td> <td>January 1, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td>KBRR 10 </td> <td>September 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno</a>-<a href="/wiki/Visalia,_California" title="Visalia, California">Visalia</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td>KAIL 53 (now <a href="/wiki/KAIL" title="KAIL">KAIL</a> 7) </td> <td>December 18, 1961 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KMPH-TV" title="KMPH-TV">KMPH-TV</a> 26 </td> <td>October 11, 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td>KNXT 49 (now <a href="/wiki/KIFR_(TV)" title="KIFR (TV)">KIFR</a>) </td> <td>November 2, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Classic_Arts_Showcase" title="Classic Arts Showcase">Classic Arts Showcase</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne,_Indiana" title="Fort Wayne, Indiana">Fort Wayne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WFFT-TV" title="WFFT-TV">WFFT</a> 55 </td> <td>December 21, 1977 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids</a>-<a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a>-<a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WLLA" title="WLLA">WLLA</a> 64</b> </td> <td>June 30, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WXMI" title="WXMI">WXMI</a> 17 </td> <td>March 18, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin" title="Green Bay, Wisconsin">Green Bay</a>-<a href="/wiki/Appleton,_Wisconsin" title="Appleton, Wisconsin">Appleton</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KFIZ-TV" title="KFIZ-TV">KFIZ-TV</a> 34</b> </td> <td>August 1, 1968 </td> <td>November 30, 1972 </td> <td>Independent/<a href="/wiki/National_Educational_Television" title="National Educational Television">NET</a>/<a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WACY-TV" title="WACY-TV">WXGZ-TV/WACY-TV</a> 32</b> </td> <td>March 7, 1984 (original incarnation) <p>June 1994 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>February 14, 1992 (original incarnation) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WSCO/WPXG/WIWB 14 (now <a href="/wiki/WCWF" title="WCWF">WCWF</a>) </td> <td>February 22, 1984 (original incarnation) <p>April 30, 1997 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>1987 (original incarnation) </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td>WLRE 26 (now <a href="/wiki/WGBA-TV" title="WGBA-TV">WGBA-TV</a>) </td> <td>December 31, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a>-<a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a>-<a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td>WGNN-TV/WJTM/WNRW-TV 45 (now <a href="/wiki/WXLV-TV" title="WXLV-TV">WXLV-TV</a>) </td> <td>September 22, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WMYV-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WMYV-TV">WGGT</a> 48 </td> <td>May 9, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WGPX-TV" title="WGPX-TV">WRDG/WAAP</a> 16 <p>(now WGPX-TV) </p> </td> <td>August 7, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WCWG" title="WCWG">WEJC</a> 20 (now WCWG) </td> <td>October 30, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WLXI" title="WLXI">WLXI</a> 61 (now WLXI 43) </td> <td>March 5, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville</a>-<a href="/wiki/Spartanburg,_South_Carolina" title="Spartanburg, South Carolina">Spartanburg</a>-<a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a><br /><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WMYA-TV" title="WMYA-TV">WAXA/WFBC-TV</a> 40 <p>(now WMYA-TV) </p> </td> <td>December 11, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dabl </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WGGS-TV" title="WGGS-TV">WGGS-TV</a> 16</b> </td> <td>October 29, 1972 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WHNS" title="WHNS">WHNS</a> 21 </td> <td>April 1, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WYCW" title="WYCW">WASV-TV</a> 62 (now WYCW) </td> <td>October 31, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WGTA_(TV)" title="WGTA (TV)">WNEG-TV</a> 32 (now WGTA) </td> <td>September 9, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>MeTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg</a>-<a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a>-<a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPMT" title="WPMT">WPMT</a> 43 </td> <td>December 21, 1952 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WLYH_(TV)" title="WLYH (TV)">WLYH</a> 49</b> </td> <td>April 28, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a>-<a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WUVN" title="WUVN">WHCT</a> 18 (now WUVN) </td> <td>September 25, 1954 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WCCT-TV" title="WCCT-TV">WCCT-TV</a> 20 </td> <td>September 10, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFSB" title="WFSB">WTIC-TV</a> 3 (now WFSB) </td> <td>September 23, 1957 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTIC-TV" title="WTIC-TV">WTIC-TV</a> 61 </td> <td>September 17, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WHPX-TV" title="WHPX-TV">WTWS</a> 26 (now WHPX-TV) </td> <td>September 15, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WWAX-LD" class="mw-redirect" title="WWAX-LD">WWAX-LD</a> 27</b> </td> <td>March 11, 2013 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilo,_Hawaii" title="Hilo, Hawaii">Hilo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSIX-TV" title="KSIX-TV">KOHA-TV/KHBC-TV</a> 13 <p>(now KSIX-TV) </p> </td> <td>August 22, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>13.1 NBC <p>13.2 Independent </p><p>13.3 CBS </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KHNL" title="KHNL">KIKU-TV/KHNL</a> 13 </td> <td>July 4, 1962 </td> <td> </td> <td>13.1 NBC <p>13.2 Independent </p><p>13.3 Telemundo </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KIKU" title="KIKU">KHAI-TV/KIKU</a> 20</b> </td> <td>December 30, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KHII-TV" title="KHII-TV">KFVE</a> 5/KFVE 9 <p>(now KHII-TV) </p> </td> <td>February 7, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KWHE" title="KWHE">KWHE</a> 14</b> </td> <td>August 23, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KUPU_(TV)" title="KUPU (TV)">KUPU</a> 50</b> </td> <td>October 1, 2003 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KIAH" title="KIAH">KHTV</a> 39 (now KIAH) </td> <td>January 6, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KRIV_(TV)" title="KRIV (TV)">KRIV</a> 26 </td> <td>August 15, 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTXH" title="KTXH">KTXH</a> 20 </td> <td>November 7, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KCVH-LD" title="KCVH-LD">KCVH-LP</a> 30</b> <p>(now <b>KCVH-LD 6</b>) </p> </td> <td>November 2, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KYAZ" title="KYAZ">KNWS-TV</a> 51 <p>(now KYAZ) </p> </td> <td>November 3, 1993 </td> <td> </td> <td>MeTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTBU" title="KTBU">KTBU</a> 55 </td> <td>July 15, 1998 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quest_(American_TV_network)" title="Quest (American TV network)">Quest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KUBE-TV" title="KUBE-TV">KUBE-TV</a> 57 </td> <td>May 18, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shop_LC" title="Shop LC">Shop LC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHMB-TV" title="WHMB-TV">WURD/WHMB-TV</a> 40 </td> <td>February 22, 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTTV" title="WTTV">WTTV</a> 4 </td> <td>November 11, 1949 </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="2">4.1/29.1 CBS <p>4.2/29.2 Independent </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WWKI-TV/WTTK 29 </td> <td>May 1, 1988 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WXIN_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="WXIN (TV)">WXIN</a> 59 </td> <td>February 1, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNDY-TV" title="WNDY-TV">WMCC-TV</a> 23 <p>(now WNDY-TV) </p> </td> <td>October 19, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WDBD" title="WDBD">WDBD</a> 40 </td> <td>November 30, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville">Jacksonville</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WJXT" title="WJXT">WJXT</a> 4</b> </td> <td>September 15, 1949 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WJAX-TV" title="WJAX-TV">WXAO-TV/WNFT/WTEV-TV</a> 49 <p>(now WJAX-TV) </p> </td> <td>August 1, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFOX-TV" title="WFOX-TV">WAWS</a> 30 (now <a href="/wiki/WFOX-TV" title="WFOX-TV">WFOX-TV</a>) </td> <td>February 15, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>30.1 Fox <p>30.2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV </p><p>30.4 Telemundo </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSHB-TV" title="KSHB-TV">KBMA-TV/KSHB-TV</a> 41 </td> <td>September 28, 1970 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZKC 62 (now <a href="/wiki/KSMO-TV" title="KSMO-TV">KSMO-TV</a>) </td> <td>December 7, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KMCI-TV" title="KMCI-TV">KMCI-TV</a> 38</b> </td> <td>February 1, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KUJH-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="KUJH-LP">KUJH-LP</a> 31</b> </td> <td>April 23, 1996 </td> <td>June 9, 2014 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTNZ" title="WTNZ">WKCH-TV/WTNZ-TV</a> 43 </td> <td>December 31, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WKNX-TV" title="WKNX-TV">WMAK/WKNX-TV</a> 7</b> </td> <td>July 31, 2004 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KADN-TV" title="KADN-TV">KADN-TV</a> 15 </td> <td>March 1, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lansing,_Michigan" title="Lansing, Michigan">Lansing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSYM-TV" title="WSYM-TV">WSYM-TV</a> 47 </td> <td>December 1, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>47.1 Fox <p>47.4 MyNetworkTV </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KVVU-TV" title="KVVU-TV">KVVU-TV</a> 5 </td> <td>September 10, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KHSV" title="KHSV">KHSV</a> 21 </td> <td>July 31, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>MeTV </td></tr> <tr> <td>KFBT 33 (now <a href="/wiki/KVCW" title="KVCW">KVCW</a>) </td> <td>July 30, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td>33.1 The CW <p>33.2 MyNetworkTV </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTUD-CD" title="KTUD-CD"><b>KTUD-CA</b></a> <b>25</b> </td> <td>February 12, 1999 </td> <td>October 10, 2013 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KMCC" title="KMCC">KMCC</a> 34</b> </td> <td>August 21, 2003 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WDRB-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WDRB-TV">WDRB-TV</a> 41 </td> <td>February 21, 1971 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WBKI-TV_(1983%E2%80%932017)" title="WBKI-TV (1983–2017)">WGRB/WWWB/WBKI-TV</a> 34 </td> <td>July 27, 1983 </td> <td>October 25, 2017 </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WBNA" title="WBNA">WBNA</a> 21</b> </td> <td>April 2, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></td> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTLA" title="KTLA">KTLA</a> 5 </td> <td>January 22, 1947 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KCAL-TV" title="KCAL-TV">KFI-TV/KHJ-TV/KCAL-TV</a> 9</b> </td> <td>October 6, 1948 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>KLAC-TV 13 (now <a href="/wiki/KCOP-TV" title="KCOP-TV">KCOP-TV</a>) </td> <td>September 17, 1948 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTTV" title="KTTV">KTTV</a> 11 </td> <td>January 1, 1949 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KCET" title="KCET">KCET</a> 28 </td> <td>September 28, 1964 </td> <td> </td> <td>PBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KSCN-TV" title="KSCN-TV">KIIX/KPOL-TV/KWHY-TV</a> 22</b> </td> <td>March 29, 1965 </td> <td> </td> <td>Scientology Network as KSCN-TV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KSCI" title="KSCI">KSCI</a> 18 </td> <td>June 30, 1977 </td> <td> </td> <td>Shop LC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KDOC-TV" title="KDOC-TV">KDOC-TV</a> 56 </td> <td>October 1, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KBEH" class="mw-redirect" title="KBEH">KBEH</a> 63 </td> <td>August 17, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Canal de la Fe </td></tr> <tr> <td>KMTW-TV/KBSC-TV 52 (now <a href="/wiki/KVEA" title="KVEA">KVEA</a>) </td> <td>June 29, 1966 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KXLA" title="KXLA">KXLA</a> 44</b> </td> <td>December 2000 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WISC-TV" title="WISC-TV">WISC-TV</a> 3.2 <p>(branded as "TVW") </p> </td> <td>September 2000 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WIFS_(TV)" title="WIFS (TV)">WHPN-TV/WBUW/</a> <p><a href="/wiki/WIFS_(TV)" title="WIFS (TV)">WIFS</a> 57 </p> </td> <td>June 30, 1999 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WMSN" class="mw-redirect" title="WMSN">WMSN-TV</a> 47 </td> <td>June 8, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WZCK-LD" title="WZCK-LD">WZCK-LD</a> 8 </td> <td>June 9, 1992 </td> <td> </td> <td>OnTV4U </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WATN-TV" title="WATN-TV">WPTY-TV</a> 24 <p>(now WATN-TV) </p> </td> <td>September 10, 1978 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WLMT" title="WLMT">WMKW-TV/WLMT</a> 30 </td> <td>April 18, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>-<a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Lauderdale">Fort Lauderdale</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WFOR-TV" title="WFOR-TV">WCIX</a> 6 <p>(now WFOR-TV 4) </p> </td> <td>September 20, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WBFS-TV" title="WBFS-TV">WBFS-TV</a> 33 </td> <td>December 9, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WSFL-TV" title="WSFL-TV">WDZL/WBZL/WSFL-TV</a> 39</b> </td> <td>October 16, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WAMI-DT" title="WAMI-DT">WYHS/WYHS-TV/</a> <p><a href="/wiki/WAMI-DT" title="WAMI-DT">WAMI-TV</a> 69 </p><p>(now WAMI-DT) </p> </td> <td>August 10, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>UniMás </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WSCV" title="WSCV">WSMS-TV/WKID</a> 51 <p>(now WSCV) </p> </td> <td>December 6, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>WOKY-TV/WXIX 19/ <p>WXIX/WUHF/<a href="/wiki/WVTV" title="WVTV">WVTV</a> 18 </p> </td> <td>October 3, 1953 (original incarnation) <p>July 20, 1959 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>April 1, 1959 (original incarnation) </td> <td>18.1 The CW <p>24.1 MyNetworkTV </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVTV-DT2" class="mw-redirect" title="WVTV-DT2">WCGV-TV</a> 24 <p>(now WVTV-DT2 24) </p> </td> <td>March 24, 1980 </td> <td>January 8, 2018 </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WDJT-TV" title="WDJT-TV">WDJT-TV</a> 58 </td> <td>November 10, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WMLW-TV" title="WMLW-TV">WJJA/WBME-TV/WMLW-TV</a> 49</b> </td> <td>January 27, 1990 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>W65BT 65/W41CI/ <p>WMLW-CA 41 </p><p>(now <a href="/wiki/WBME-CD" title="WBME-CD">WBME-CD</a>) </p> </td> <td>1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>MeTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>-<a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KARE_(TV)" title="KARE (TV)">WTCN-TV/WUSA</a> 11 <p>(now KARE) </p> </td> <td>September 1, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KMSP-TV" title="KMSP-TV">KEYD-TV/KMGM-TV/</a> <p><a href="/wiki/KMSP-TV" title="KMSP-TV">KMSP-TV</a> 9 </p><p>(now KMSP-TV 9.9) </p> </td> <td>January 9, 1955 </td> <td> </td> <td>9.9 Fox <p>9.10 MyNetworkTV (SD simulcast) </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WUCW" title="WUCW">KTMA/KLGT/KMWB</a> 23 <p>(now WUCW) </p> </td> <td>September 22, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFTC" title="WFTC">WFBT/KITN-TV</a> 29 <p>(now WFTC 9.2) </p> </td> <td>October 11, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>9.1 Fox (SD simulcast) <p>9.2 MyNetworkTV </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KPXM-TV" title="KPXM-TV">KXLI</a> 41 (now KPXM-TV) </td> <td>November 24, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KSTC-TV" title="KSTC-TV">KVBM/KSTC-TV</a> 45</b> <p>(now <b>KSTC-TV 5.2</b>) </p> </td> <td>June 19, 1994 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>K34HO-D 34.2</b> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>K21GN-D 21</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile</a><br />-<a href="/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida" title="Pensacola, Florida">Pensacola</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPMI" class="mw-redirect" title="WPMI">WPMI</a> 15 </td> <td>March 12, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WJTC" title="WJTC">WJTC</a> 44</b> </td> <td>December 24, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFGX" title="WFGX">WFGX</a> 35 </td> <td>April 7, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WZTV" title="WZTV">WMCV/WTLT/WZTV</a> 17 </td> <td>August 5, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>17.1 Fox <p>17.2 The CW </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WUXP-TV" title="WUXP-TV">WCAY-TV/WXMT</a> 30 <p>(now WUXP-TV) </p> </td> <td>February 18, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KMCT-TV" title="KMCT-TV">KMCT-TV</a> 15</b> </td> <td>March 1, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WGNO" title="WGNO">WWOM-TV/WGNO-TV</a> 26 </td> <td>October 14, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNOL-TV" title="WNOL-TV">WNOL-TV</a> 38 </td> <td>March 25, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WLAE" class="mw-redirect" title="WLAE">WLAE-TV</a> 32</b> </td> <td>July 8, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KFOL-CD" title="KFOL-CD">KFOL-CD</a> 30</b> </td> <td>August 28, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></td> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WNYE-TV" title="WNYE-TV">WNYE-TV</a> 25</b> </td> <td>April 5, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNYW" title="WNYW">WABD/WNEW-TV</a> 5 <p>(now WNYW) </p> </td> <td>May 2, 1944 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WWOR-TV" title="WWOR-TV">WOR-TV/WWOR-TV</a> 9 </td> <td>October 11, 1949 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> 11 </td> <td>June 15, 1948 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNET" title="WNET">WATV/WNTA-TV</a> 13 <p>(now WNET) </p> </td> <td>May 15, 1948 </td> <td> </td> <td>PBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WLNY-TV" title="WLNY-TV">WLIG/WLNY-TV</a> 55</b> </td> <td>April 28, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNJU" title="WNJU">WNJU-TV</a> 47 </td> <td>May 16, 1965 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRNN-TV" title="WRNN-TV">WTZA/WRNN-TV</a> 48 </td> <td>December 15, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Shop LC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVVH-CD" title="WVVH-CD">WVVH-CD</a> 18 </td> <td>1988 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/YTA_TV" title="YTA TV">YTA TV</a>/<a href="/wiki/Outside_TV" title="Outside TV">Outside TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WMBC-TV" title="WMBC-TV">WMBC-TV</a> 63 </td> <td>April 26, 1993 </td> <td> </td> <td>Merit Street </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Nebraska" title="Norfolk, Nebraska">Norfolk</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/News_Channel_Nebraska" title="News Channel Nebraska">KNEN-LD</a> 35</b> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>-<a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia" title="Portsmouth, Virginia">Portsmouth</a>-<a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WGNT" title="WGNT">WYAH-TV/WGNT</a> 27</b> </td> <td>October 1, 1961 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVZ" class="mw-redirect" title="WTVZ">WTVZ</a> 33 </td> <td>September 24, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVBT" title="WVBT">WVBT</a> 43 </td> <td>March 22, 1993 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WSKY-TV" title="WSKY-TV">WSKY-TV</a> 4</b> </td> <td>October 19, 2001 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOKH-TV" title="KOKH-TV">KOKH-TV</a> 25 </td> <td>February 2, 1959 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KAUT-TV" title="KAUT-TV">KAUT-TV</a> 43 </td> <td>October 15, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KOCB-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KOCB-TV">KGMC/KOCB-TV</a> 34</b> </td> <td>August 28, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KSBI" title="KSBI">KSBI</a> 52 </td> <td>October 3, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>-<a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach</a></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WDSC-TV" title="WDSC-TV">WCEU/WDSC-TV</a> 15</b> </td> <td>February 8, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WEFS" title="WEFS">WRES/WBCC/WEFS</a> 68</b> </td> <td>June 18, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WESH" title="WESH">WESH</a> 2 </td> <td>June 11, 1956 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WOFL" title="WOFL">WSWB/WOFL</a> 35 </td> <td>March 31, 1974 (original incarnation) <p>October 15, 1979 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>September 30, 1976 (original incarnation) </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td>WKCF 68 (now <a href="/wiki/WKCF" title="WKCF">WKCF</a> 18) </td> <td>December 8, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRBW" title="WRBW">WRBW</a> 65 </td> <td>June 6, 1994 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WRDQ" title="WRDQ">WRDQ</a> 27</b> </td> <td>April 23, 2000 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></td> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WACP" title="WACP">WACP</a> 4 </td> <td>June 18, 2012 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WPHL-TV" title="WPHL-TV">WPHL-TV</a> 17 </td> <td>July 17, 1960 </td> <td> </td> <td>17.1 The CW<br />17.2 Antenna TV/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td>WIBF/WTAF-TV 29 (now <a href="/wiki/WTXF-TV" title="WTXF-TV">WTXF-TV</a>) </td> <td>May 16, 1965 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WKBS-TV_(Philadelphia)" title="WKBS-TV (Philadelphia)">WKBS-TV</a> 48</b> </td> <td>September 1, 1965 </td> <td>August 30, 1983 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WGTW-TV" title="WGTW-TV">WGTW-TV</a> 48 </td> <td>August 13, 1992 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network" title="Trinity Broadcasting Network">TBN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPSG" title="WPSG">WWSG-TV/WGBS-TV/WPSG</a> 57</b> </td> <td>June 15, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>WYBE 35 (now <a href="/wiki/WPPT_(TV)" title="WPPT (TV)">WPPT</a>) </td> <td>June 10, 1990 </td> <td> </td> <td>PBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WFMZ-TV_(channel_67)" title="WFMZ-TV (channel 67)">WFMZ-TV</a> 67</b> </td> <td>December 4, 1954 </td> <td>April 15, 1955 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WFMZ-TV" title="WFMZ-TV">WFMZ-TV</a> 69</b> </td> <td>November 25, 1976 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVE" title="WTVE">WTVE</a> 51 </td> <td>May 4, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>OnTV4U </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KPHO-TV" title="KPHO-TV">KPHO-TV</a> 5 </td> <td>December 4, 1949 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td>KOOL-TV/KTSP-TV 10 (now <a href="/wiki/KSAZ-TV" title="KSAZ-TV">KSAZ-TV</a>) </td> <td>October 24, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KTVK" title="KTVK">KTVK</a> 3</b> </td> <td>February 28, 1955 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KNXV-TV" title="KNXV-TV">KNXV-TV</a> 15 </td> <td>September 9, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KAZT-TV" title="KAZT-TV">KUSK/KAZT-TV</a> 7 </td> <td>September 5, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KUTP" title="KUTP">KUTP</a> 45 </td> <td>December 23, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KPHE-LD" class="mw-redirect" title="KPHE-LD">KPHE-LD</a> 44</b> </td> <td>July 13, 1995 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KASW" title="KASW">KASW</a> 61</b> </td> <td>September 23, 1995 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPGH-TV" title="WPGH-TV">WPGH-TV</a> 53 </td> <td>July 14, 1953 (original incarnation)<br />February 1, 1969 (2nd incarnation)<br />January 14, 1974 (current incarnation) </td> <td>July 2, 1954 (original incarnation)<br />August 16, 1971 (2nd incarnation) </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WPNT" title="WPNT">WPTT-TV/WCWB/WPNT/WCMY/WPNT</a> 22 </td> <td>September 26, 1978 </td> <td>The CW/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td>WEPA-CD 59 </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>October 25, 2017 </td> <td>Cozi TV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPKD-TV" title="WPKD-TV">WNPA/WPCW/WPKD-TV</a> 19</b> </td> <td>October 15, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KPTV" title="KPTV">KPTV</a> 27 <p>(now KPTV 12) </p> </td> <td>September 20, 1952 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KUNP" title="KUNP">KUNP</a></b> 16 </td> <td>December 3, 2003 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KPDX" title="KPDX">KPDX</a> 49 </td> <td>October 9, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KRCW-TV" title="KRCW-TV">KUTF</a> 32 <p>(now KRCW-TV) </p> </td> <td>May 8, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a>-<a href="/wiki/New_Bedford" class="mw-redirect" title="New Bedford">New Bedford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WNAC-TV" title="WNAC-TV">WNET/WSTG-TV/</a> <p><a href="/wiki/WNAC-TV" title="WNAC-TV">WNAC-TV</a> 64 </p> </td> <td>August 29, 1953 (original incarnation) <p>September 5, 1981 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>August 6, 1956 (original incarnation) </td> <td>64.1 Fox <p>64.2 The CW </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>-<a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a>-<a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WFPX" class="mw-redirect" title="WFPX">WFCT</a> 62 (now WFPX-TV) </td> <td>March 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bounce_TV" title="Bounce TV">Bounce TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WLFL" title="WLFL">WLFL-TV</a> 22 </td> <td>December 18, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRAY-TV" title="WRAY-TV">WRAY-TV</a> 30 </td> <td>August 7, 1995 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRPX-TV" title="WRPX-TV">WRMY</a> 47 (now WRPX-TV) </td> <td>July 8, 1992 </td> <td> </td> <td>Ion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WUVC-DT" title="WUVC-DT">WKFT</a> 40 (now WUVC-DT) </td> <td>June 1, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>40.1 Univision <p>40.2 UniMás </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNCN-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WNCN-TV">WYED-TV</a> 17 (now WNCN-TV) </td> <td>April 11, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WAUG-LD" title="WAUG-LD">WAUG-LD</a> 8</b> </td> <td>1988 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WNGT-CD" title="WNGT-CD">WNGT-CD</a> 34</b> </td> <td>1988 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRLH-TV" title="WRLH-TV">WRLH-TV</a> 35 </td> <td>February 20, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>35.1 Fox <p>35.2 MyNetworkTV/TBD </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WUPV" title="WUPV">WZXK/WAWB</a> 65 (now WUPV) </td> <td>March 9, 1990 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KNSN-TV" title="KNSN-TV">KNSN-TV</a></b> <b>21</b> </td> <td>October 11, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>Independent/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a><br />-<a href="/wiki/Mason_City,_Iowa" title="Mason City, Iowa">Mason City</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a><br />-<a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KXLT-TV" title="KXLT-TV">KXLT-TV</a> </td> <td>August 21, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WUHF" title="WUHF">WUHF</a> 31 </td> <td>January 27, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WBGT-CD" title="WBGT-CD">WBGT-CD</a> 46 </td> <td>February 2, 1998 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacramento">Sacramento</a>-<a href="/wiki/Stockton,_California" title="Stockton, California">Stockton</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTXL" title="KTXL">KTXL</a> 40 </td> <td>October 26, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KMAX-TV" title="KMAX-TV">KMUV/KRBK/KMAX</a> 31</b> </td> <td>October 5, 1974 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KQCA" title="KQCA">KSCH</a> 58 (now KQCA) </td> <td>April 13, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KBFT_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="KBFT (TV)">KBFT</a> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Louis, Missouri">St. Louis</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KPLR-TV" title="KPLR-TV">KPLR-TV</a> 11 </td> <td>April 28, 1959 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KNLC" title="KNLC">KNLC</a> 24 </td> <td>September 12, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>24.1 MeTV <p>24.2 Religious Independent </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KDNL-TV" title="KDNL-TV">KDNL-TV</a> 30 </td> <td>June 8, 1969 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSTU" title="KSTU">KSTU</a> 13 </td> <td>October 4, 1978 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KPNZ" title="KPNZ">KAZG/KPNZ</a> 24 </td> <td>December 6, 1998 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KJZZ-TV" title="KJZZ-TV">KXIV/KJZZ-TV</a> 14</b> </td> <td>February 14, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KUEN" title="KUEN">KUEN</a> 9</b> </td> <td>December 1, 1986 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KUPX-TV" title="KUPX-TV">KUPX-TV</a> 16</b> </td> <td>April 21, 1998 </td> <td> </td> <td>16.1 Independent <p>16.4 Ion </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KWEX-DT" title="KWEX-DT">KCOR-TV/KUAL-TV</a> 41 <p>(now KWEX-DT) </p> </td> <td>June 10, 1955 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KABB" title="KABB">KABB</a> 29 </td> <td>December 16, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KNSD" title="KNSD">KCST-TV</a> 39 <p>(now KNSD) </p> </td> <td>November 14, 1965 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/XETV" class="mw-redirect" title="XETV">XETV-TV/XETV-TDT</a> 6 </td> <td>April 29, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canal_5_(Mexican_TV_channel)" title="Canal 5 (Mexican TV channel)">Canal 5</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KUSI-TV" title="KUSI-TV">KUSI-TV</a> 51</b> </td> <td>September 13, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KSWB-TV" title="KSWB-TV">KTTY</a> 69 <p>(now KSWB-TV) </p> </td> <td>September 30, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="12"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>-<a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>-<a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a></td> <td rowspan="12"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KPJK" title="KPJK">KCSM-TV/KPJK</a> 60</b> </td> <td>October 12, 1964 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KRON-TV" title="KRON-TV">KRON-TV</a> 4 </td> <td>November 15, 1949 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTVU" title="KTVU">KTVU</a> 2 </td> <td>March 3, 1958 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KPYX" title="KPYX">KBHK-TV/KBCW/</a></b> <p><b><a href="/wiki/KPYX" title="KPYX">KPYX</a> 44</b> </p> </td> <td>January 2, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KICU-TV" title="KICU-TV">KGSC-TV/KICU-TV</a> 36 </td> <td>October 3, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KOFY-TV" title="KOFY-TV">KEMO/KTZO/</a> <p><a href="/wiki/KOFY-TV" title="KOFY-TV">KOFY/KBWB/</a> </p><p><a href="/wiki/KOFY-TV" title="KOFY-TV">KOFY-TV</a> 20 </p> </td> <td>April 1, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>Grit </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KEMO-TV" title="KEMO-TV">KFTY</a> 50 <p>(now KEMO-TV) </p> </td> <td>April 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estrella_TV" title="Estrella TV">Estrella TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KQSL" title="KQSL">KQSL</a> 8 </td> <td>1990 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Total_Living_Network" title="Total Living Network">TLN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KNTV" title="KNTV">KNTV</a> 11 </td> <td>September 12, 1955 </td> <td> </td> <td>NBC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KSTS" title="KSTS">KSTS</a> 48 </td> <td>May 31, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTNC-TV" title="KTNC-TV">KTNC-TV</a> 42 </td> <td>June 19, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td>TCT </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KTSF" title="KTSF">KTSF</a> 26</b> </td> <td>September 4, 1976 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="15"><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a></td> <td rowspan="15"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WKAQ-TV" title="WKAQ-TV">WKAQ-TV</a> 2 </td> <td>March 28, 1954 </td> <td> </td> <td>2.1 Telemundo <p>2.2 Independent </p><p>2.3 NBC </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WAPA-TV" title="WAPA-TV">WAPA-TV</a> 4</b> </td> <td>May 1, 1954 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WCCV-TV" title="WCCV-TV">WCCV-TV</a> 54</b> </td> <td>November 15, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WDWL" title="WDWL">WDWL</a> 36 </td> <td>May 11, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enlace" title="Enlace">Enlace</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WIDP" title="WIDP">WIDP</a> 46</b> </td> <td>1997 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WIPR-TV" title="WIPR-TV">WIPR-TV</a> 6</b> </td> <td>January 6, 1958 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WSTE-DT" title="WSTE-DT">WSTE-DT</a> 7</b> </td> <td>February 2, 1958 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WWXY-LD" title="WWXY-LD">WWXY-LD</a> 38</b> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WLII-DT" title="WLII-DT">WLII-DT</a> 11 </td> <td>May 23, 1960 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WORO-DT" title="WORO-DT">WORO-DT</a> 13</b> </td> <td>November 1, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WJPX" title="WJPX">WJPX</a> 24 </td> <td>February 15, 1987 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/America_teve" class="mw-redirect" title="America teve">America TeVe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTCV" title="WTCV">WTCV</a> 18 </td> <td>October 1, 1962 (original incarnation) <p>July 29, 1984 (current incarnation) </p> </td> <td>1972 (original incarnation) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mega_TV_(American_TV_network)" title="Mega TV (American TV network)">Mega TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WVQS-LD" title="WVQS-LD">WVQS-LD</a> 20 </td> <td>1990 </td> <td> </td> <td>CTNi </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WRFB" title="WRFB">WRFB</a> 5 </td> <td>1997 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WUJA" title="WUJA">WUJA</a> 58</b> </td> <td>July 25, 1983 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania" title="Scranton, Pennsylvania">Scranton</a>-<a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSWB" title="WSWB">WSWB/WOLF-TV</a> 38 <p>(now WSWB) </p> </td> <td>June 3, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WOLF-TV" title="WOLF-TV">WERF/WWLF-TV</a> 56 <p>(now WOLF-TV) </p> </td> <td>June 6, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KSTW" title="KSTW">KTNT-TV/KSTW</a> 11</b> </td> <td>March 1, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KCPQ" title="KCPQ">KMO-TV/KTVW/KCPQ</a> 13 </td> <td>August 2, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KVOS-TV" title="KVOS-TV">KVOS-TV</a> 12 </td> <td>June 3, 1953 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KONG_(TV)" title="KONG (TV)">KONG</a> 16</b> </td> <td>July 8, 1997 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KZJO" title="KZJO">KTZZ-TV/KTWB-TV/</a> <p><a href="/wiki/KZJO" title="KZJO">KMYQ/KZJO</a> 22 </p> </td> <td>June 22, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Shreveport" class="mw-redirect" title="Shreveport">Shreveport</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMSS-TV" title="KMSS-TV">KMSS-TV</a> 33 </td> <td>April 11, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KSHV-TV" title="KSHV-TV">KWLB/KSHV-TV</a> 45 </td> <td>April 15, 1994 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls,_South_Dakota" title="Sioux Falls, South Dakota">Sioux Falls</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KCPO-LD" title="KCPO-LD">KCPO-LD</a> 26</b> </td> <td>March 12, 1999 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_Indiana" title="South Bend, Indiana">South Bend</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHME-TV" title="WHME-TV">WHME-TV</a> 46 </td> <td>August 3, 1974 </td> <td> </td> <td>Univision </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KAYU-TV" title="KAYU-TV">KAYU-TV</a> 28 </td> <td>October 31, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>28.1 Fox <p>28.2 Antenna TV/ MyNetworkTV/<a href="/wiki/CW_Sports" title="CW Sports">CW Sports</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>KNEE-LD 10</b> </td> <td>July 1, 2006 </td> <td>February 9, 2023 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>-<a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Illinois" title="Decatur, Illinois">Decatur</a>-<a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRSP-TV" title="WRSP-TV">WBHW/WRSP-TV</a> 55 </td> <td>June 1, 1979 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WBUI" title="WBUI">WFHL</a> 23 (now WBUI) </td> <td>May 14, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOZL-TV" title="KOZL-TV">KOZL-TV</a> 27 </td> <td>September 22, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WNYS-TV" title="WNYS-TV">WSNR-TV/WNYS-TV</a> 43 </td> <td>October 26, 1989 </td> <td>January 14, 2020 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a>-<a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WTOG" title="WTOG">WTOG</a> 44</b> </td> <td>November 4, 1968 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTTA" title="WTTA">WTTA</a> 38 </td> <td>June 21, 1991 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW/MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WMOR-TV" title="WMOR-TV">WMOR-TV</a> 32</b> </td> <td>January 11, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFTS-TV" title="WFTS-TV">WFTS-TV</a> 28 </td> <td>December 14, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPDS-LD" title="WPDS-LD">WPDS-LD</a> 14</b> </td> <td>1990 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WUPW" title="WUPW">WUPW</a> 36 </td> <td>September 22, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMSB" title="KMSB">KZAZ/KMSB-TV</a> 11 </td> <td>February 1, 1967 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTTU_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="KTTU (TV)">KDTU/KTTU</a> 18 </td> <td>December 31, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KPOL_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="KPOL (TV)">KPOL</a> 40 (now KHRR) </td> <td>January 5, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>Telemundo </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KWBA-TV" title="KWBA-TV">KWBA-TV</a></b> 58 </td> <td>December 31, 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Tulsa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulsa">Tulsa</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOKI-TV" title="KOKI-TV">KOKI-TV</a> 23 </td> <td>October 26, 1980 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KMYT-TV" title="KMYT-TV">KGCT-TV/KTFO</a> 41 <p>(now KMYT-TV) </p> </td> <td>March 18, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KRSU-TV" title="KRSU-TV">KRSU-TV</a> 35</b> </td> <td>1987 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KWHB" title="KWHB">KTCT/KWHB</a> 47 </td> <td>June 3, 1985 </td> <td> </td> <td>CTN </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">D.C.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTTG" title="WTTG">WTTG</a> 5 </td> <td>December 10, 1946 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WDCA" title="WDCA">WDCA-TV</a> 20 </td> <td>April 20, 1966 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WDCW" title="WDCW">WFTY</a> 50 (now WDCW) </td> <td>November 1, 1981 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WJAL" title="WJAL">WJAL</a> 68 </td> <td>August 1, 1984 </td> <td> </td> <td>ShopHQ </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WDVM-TV" title="WDVM-TV">WHAG-TV/WDVM-TV</a> 25</b> </td> <td>January 3, 1970 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Iowa" title="Waterloo, Iowa">Waterloo</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa" title="Cedar Rapids, Iowa">Cedar Rapids</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KWWF" title="KWWF">KWWF</a> 22 </td> <td>December 1, 2002 </td> <td>August 2, 2013 </td> <td>Untamed Sports TV </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/West_Palm_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="West Palm Beach">West Palm Beach</a></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVX" title="WTVX">WTVX</a> </td> <td>April 5, 1966 </td> <td> </td> <td>The CW </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFLX" title="WFLX">WFLX</a> </td> <td>October 1, 1982 </td> <td> </td> <td>Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTCN-CD" title="WTCN-CD">WTCN-CD</a> </td> <td>October 1988 </td> <td> </td> <td>MyNetworkTV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WBEC-TV" title="WBEC-TV">WBEC-TV</a></b> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WHDT" title="WHDT">WHDT</a></b> </td> <td>June 1, 2001 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas" title="Wichita, Kansas">Wichita</a>-<a href="/wiki/Hutchinson,_Kansas" title="Hutchinson, Kansas">Hutchinson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/KCTU-LD" title="KCTU-LD">KCTU-LD</a> 5 </td> <td>October 16, 1992 </td> <td> </td> <td>Buzzr </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WILM-LD" title="WILM-LD">WILM-LD</a> 10</b> </td> <td>April 3, 1989 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_notable_Canadian_independent_stations">List of notable Canadian independent stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: List of notable Canadian independent stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While independent stations were not as common in Canada, there were several notable examples of such: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Media market </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Province</a> </th> <th>Station(s) </th> <th>First air date </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CHCH-DT" title="CHCH-DT">CHCH-DT</a></b> </td> <td>June 7, 1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CJIL-DT" title="CJIL-DT">CJIL-DT</a></b> </td> <td>January 14, 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CFHD-DT" title="CFHD-DT">CFHD-DT</a></b> </td> <td>December 11, 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CFTU-DT" title="CFTU-DT">CFTU-DT</a></b> </td> <td>August 20, 1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador">St. John's</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CJON-DT" title="CJON-DT">CJON-DT</a></b> </td> <td>September 6, 1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CHNU-DT" title="CHNU-DT">CHNU-DT</a></b> </td> <td>September 15, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia" title="Victoria, British Columbia">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CHEK-DT" title="CHEK-DT">CHEK-DT</a></b> </td> <td>December 1, 1956 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/CIIT-DT" title="CIIT-DT">CIIT-DT</a></b> </td> <td>February 6, 2006 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Since the mid-1990s, most independent television stations in Canada have merged into <a href="/wiki/Television_system" title="Television system">television systems</a> (such as <a href="/wiki/CTV_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="CTV Two">CTV Two</a>) by adopting common branding and/or programming, or have become fully <a href="/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station" title="Owned-and-operated station">owned-and-operated stations</a> of networks with which they had previously had more informal programming arrangements as with CIHF, CICT and CITV, which are all now <a href="/wiki/Global_Television_Network" title="Global Television Network">Global</a> stations. However, this trend was partially reversed in 2009 with the demise of <a href="/wiki/Canwest" title="Canwest">Canwest</a>'s <a href="/wiki/E!_(Canadian_TV_system)" title="E! (Canadian TV system)">E!</a> system, which resulted in three of its stations, with CHCH in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton</a>, CJNT in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> and CHEK in <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia" title="Victoria, British Columbia">Victoria</a>, with <a href="/wiki/CHCH-DT" title="CHCH-DT">CHCH-DT</a> becoming independent; <a href="/wiki/CJNT-DT" title="CJNT-DT">CJNT-DT</a> becoming subsequently affiliated with <a href="/wiki/City_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (TV network)">City</a> in 2012 (later becoming a full-time O&O in 2013) and <a href="/wiki/CHEK-DT" title="CHEK-DT">CHEK-DT</a> becoming independent as well (Although having a secondary affiliation with <a href="/wiki/Yes_TV" title="Yes TV">Yes TV</a>). </p><p>CHCH and CHEK are the only television stations in Canada currently operating as independent stations in the American sense of the term. However, since the fall of 2010, these two stations (previously along with CJNT) have resumed sharing some common American programming. </p><p>CJON in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, while officially unaffiliated with a network, in practice airs a mix of programming sublicensed from two of Canada's main commercial networks, <a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a> (which it was formally affiliated with until 2002, with only CTV's <a href="/wiki/CTV_News" title="CTV News">news programming</a> being carried on the station since then) and Global, rather than purchasing broadcast rights independently. </p><p>CFTU and CFHD in Montreal also operate as independents. However, each of these stations has a specific programming focus: educational programming in the case of the former, and <a href="/wiki/Multicultural_media_in_Canada" title="Multicultural media in Canada">multicultural programming</a> in that of the latter. </p><p>Three independent <a href="/wiki/Religious_broadcasting" title="Religious broadcasting">religious stations</a> also exist in Canada: CHNU in the <a href="/wiki/Fraser_Valley_Regional_District" title="Fraser Valley Regional District">Fraser Valley Regional District</a>, CIIT in <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a>, and CJIL in <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a>. CIIT and CHNU formerly served as part of the two-station <a href="/wiki/Joytv" title="Joytv">Joytv</a> religious television system from 2005 until the system's dissolution in 2013. </p><p>Apart from these, some additional independent stations exist in Canada as <a href="/wiki/Community_channel_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Community channel (Canada)">community-oriented</a> specialty stations. These stations, such as <a href="/wiki/CFTV-DT" title="CFTV-DT">CFTV-DT</a> in <a href="/wiki/Leamington,_Ontario" title="Leamington, Ontario">Leamington, Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/CHCO-TV" title="CHCO-TV">CHCO-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Andrews,_New_Brunswick" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Andrews, New Brunswick">St. Andrews, New Brunswick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Low-power_broadcasting" title="Low-power broadcasting">transmit at low power</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Independent_television_in_Japan">Independent television in Japan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Independent television in Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chiba_Television,_headoffice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Chiba_Television%2C_headoffice.jpg/250px-Chiba_Television%2C_headoffice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Chiba_Television%2C_headoffice.jpg/330px-Chiba_Television%2C_headoffice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Chiba_Television%2C_headoffice.jpg/500px-Chiba_Television%2C_headoffice.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chiba_Television_Broadcasting" title="Chiba Television Broadcasting">Chiba TV</a> is one of the members of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/JAITS" title="JAITS">JAITS</a></div> <p>In Japan, independent television stations are generally those not affiliated with one of the national networks based in Tokyo, which supply the vast majority of their affiliates' programs. Independent stations in Japan primarily serve heavily urbanized areas and frequently band together in the purchasing of programs and sale of advertising. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_independent_television_stations_in_the_United_States" title="List of independent television stations in the United States">List of independent television stations in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_independent_stations" title="List of programs broadcast by independent stations">List of programs broadcast by independent stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_television_networks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States television networks">List of United States television networks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Prime_Time" title="Operation Prime Time">Operation Prime Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network" title="Prime Time Entertainment Network">Prime Time Entertainment Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superstation" title="Superstation">Superstation</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_station&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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