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An independent station is a broadcast station, usually a television station, not affiliated with a larger broadcast network. As such, it only broadcasts syndicated programs it has purchased; brokered programming, for which a third party pays the station for airtime; and local programs that it produces itself.
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This is a list of independent television stations in the United States, ordered by state and city of license. Eventually, there will be links to and articles on each of the stations, describing their local programming, hosts and technical information, such as broadcast frequencies.
Station/ Ana. / Dig.City Of LicenseMarketKBSV 23/15KVMD 31/23According to the IFT, as of June 21, 2017, there are, 411 commercial television networks, 52 educational television networks, 7 Regional television networks. and 183 State-level television networks. These lists only cover broadcast stations.
An independent station is a type of television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any broadcast television network; most commonly, these stations carry a mix of syndicated, brokered and in some cases, local programming to fill time periods when network programs typically would air.
- Overview
- A List of Notable U.S. Independent Stations, Past and Present
- A List of Notable Canadian Independent Stations, Past and Present
1950s-1960s
During the 1950s and 1960s, these stations would fill their broadcast hours with programming such as movies, sports, cartoons, newsreels, filmed travelogues, and some locally-produced programs, including newscasts. Independents on the air during this period would begin their broadcasting day (sign-on) at times later than network-affiliated stations, some in the middle of the morning. A newer source of programming became available to independent stations by the middle 1960s: re-broadcasts (rer...
1970s
By the start of the 1970s, the standard format many independents followed was this: children's programming in the morning and afternoon, and movies and other adult-oriented shows (some stations aired paid religious programs) during middays. Independents would counter-program the local network stations with syndicated reruns, usually and hour-long dramas, in the early evening (while network stations aired local and national news), and movies during primetime and late-night hours. In some areas...
1980s
In the 1980s, television syndicators started to offer original, first-run programming, and independent stations were the primary beneficiaries of this trend. Independents would schedule first-run programs during primetime and on weekends. Some stations in larger markets even ventured into local news broadcasts, usually at the earlier time of 10:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones, and 9:00 p.m. in the Central and Mountain time zones. Network stations aired their late newscasts an ho...
Template:Disputed-list(a partial listing; bold textdenotes a current independent station) 1. Albany/Schenectady/Troy, N.Y.: WXXA-TV 2. Atlanta: WJRJ-TV/WTCG/WTBS/WPCH-TV, WGNX, WATL-TV, WVEU, WHOT 3. Austin, Texas: KBVO 4. Baltimore: WBFF, WNUV-TV 5. Birmingham, Alabama: WTTO, WABM 6. Boston: WSBK-TV, WLVI-TV, WXNE-TV, WSMW-TV/WHLL, WQTV, WNDS/WZMY...
While independent stations were not as common in Canada, there were several notable examples of such: 1. Barrie, Ontario: CKVR-TV 2. Calgary-Lethbridge: CFAC/CICT-CISA-TV 3. Edmonton: CITV-TV 4. Halifax: CIHF-TV 5. Hamilton: CHCH-TV 6. London, Ontario: CFPL-TV 7. Pembroke-Ottawa: CHRO-TV 8. St. Johns, Nfld.: CJON-TV 9. Toronto: CITY-TV, CKXT, CFMT,...
An independent station is a type of television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any broadcast television network; most commonly, these stations carry a mix of syndicated, brokered and in some cases, local programming to fill time periods when network programs typically would air.
Independent station is a term for a broadcastradio or television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" stations. The definition of "independence" varies from country to country, reflecting governmental regulations, market environment and the broadcasting medium's development history.
