List of independent television stations in the United States

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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. As of 2023, there are a total of 88 such stations operating in the US and its territories.

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The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their over-the-air broadcast frequency.

Excluded from this list are satellite stations and affiliates of secondary television networks. Independent stations with secondary affiliations to major networks, however, are included.

United States

Alabama

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WJJN-LD 49/20 Dothan Dothan

Arizona

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KTVK 3/24 Phoenix Phoenix
KPHE-LD 44/16 Phoenix Phoenix
KASW 61/27 Phoenix Phoenix

California

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KWHY-TV 22/4 Los Angeles Los Angeles
KBSV 23/15 Ceres Sacramento
KCAL-TV 9/43 Los Angeles Los Angeles
KVMD 31/23 Los Angeles Los Angeles
KQSL-LD 12/4 Petaluma SF Bay Area
KXLA 44/30 Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles
KBTV-CD 8/27 Sacramento Sacramento
KMAX-TV 31/24 Stockton Sacramento
KUSI-TV 51/18 San Diego San Diego
KTSF 26/20 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KMTP-TV 32/33 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KPYX 44/28/Cable 12 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KICU-TV 36/52 San José SF Bay Area
KPJK 60/43 San Mateo SF Bay Area
KIFR 49/22 Visalia Fresno

Florida

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WBEC-TV -/25 Boca Raton West Palm Beach
WAWD 58/25 Fort Walton Beach Mobile-Pensacola
WJXT 4/18 Jacksonville Jacksonville
WMDF-LD 41/4 Miami Miami
WBFS-TV 33/32 Miami Miami
WMOR-TV 32/19 Lakeland Tampa Bay
WTOG 44/19 St. Petersburg Tampa Bay
WACX 55/7 Leesburg Orlando
WATV-LD 6/47 Orlando Orlando
WJTC 44/35 Pensacola Mobile-Pensacola
WRDQ 27/14 Orlando Orlando

Georgia

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WUPA 69/36 Atlanta Atlanta
WDNN-CD 49/20 Dalton Chattanooga

Hawaii

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KBFD-DT 32/33 Honolulu Honolulu
KALO 38/10 Honolulu Honolulu
KKAI 50/29 Kailua Honolulu

Illinois

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WEDE-CD 34/28 Chicago Chicago
WGN-TV 9/19 Chicago Chicago
WJYS 62/21 Chicago Chicago
WMEU-CD 48/18 Chicago Chicago

Indiana

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WJYS 62/21 Hammond Chicago

Kansas

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KMCI-TV 38/25 Lawrence Kansas City

Louisiana

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KZUP-CD --/20 Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
WLFT-CD 30/-- Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
KBTR-CD 36/36 Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
KAJN-CD --/19 Lafayette Lafayette

Maryland

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WDVM-TV 25/23 Hagerstown Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WHDH 7/35 Boston Boston
WSBK-TV 38/21 Boston Boston

Michigan

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WHPS-CD 33/33
"WHPR"
Detroit Detroit
WKBD 50/34
Detroit Detroit

Minnesota

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KSTC-TV 5/30 Minneapolis–St. Paul Minneapolis-St. Paul

Mississippi

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WXMS-LP 27/-- Jackson Jackson (MS)

Montana

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KJJC-TV 16/17 Great Falls Great Falls

Nebraska

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WOWT --/22.2 Omaha Omaha

Nevada

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KVTE-LD 35/35 Las Vegas Las Vegas
KRNS-CD --/18 Reno Reno

New Jersey

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WACP --/4 Atlantic City Philadelphia
WMBC-TV 63/18 Newton New York City

New Mexico

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KCHF 11/10 Santa Fe Albuquerque

New York

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WNYE-TV 25/24New York City New York City
WLNY-TV 55/27 Riverhead New York City

North Carolina

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WWJS 14/14 Hickory Charlotte
WAXN-TV 64/32 Kannapolis Charlotte
WSKY-TV 4/13 Manteo Hampton Roads
ENC-TV --/48.2 New Bern Greenville (NC)
WGSR-LD --/47 Reidsville Piedmont Triad

Ohio

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WBNX 55/17 Cleveland Cleveland
WRLM 67/47 Canton Cleveland
WNHO-LD 26/35 Defiance Toledo
WMFD-TV 68/12 Mansfield Cleveland (formerly Columbus)

Oklahoma

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KRSU-TV 35/36 Claremore Tulsa
KOCB 34/33 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City

Pennsylvania

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WFMZ-TV 69/46 Allentown Philadelphia, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
WPSG 57/29 Philadelphia Philadelphia
WPKD-TV 19/11 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
WTVE 51/25 Reading Philadelphia

South Carolina

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WGGS-TV 16/35 Greenville Greenville (SC)

Tennessee

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WKNX --/7 Knoxville Knoxville

Texas

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KSCE 38/39 El Paso El Paso
KTXA 21/18 Fort Worth DFW Metroplex
KJJM-LD 34/12 Fort Worth DFW Metroplex
KLMV-LD 68/-- Laredo Laredo

Utah

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KJZZ-TV 14/19 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City

Virginia

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WLFG 68/49 Grundy Tri-Cities
WSKY 4/13ManteoNorfolk

Washington

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KONG 16/31 Everett Seattle
KSTW 11/36 Tacoma Seattle

Wisconsin

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WACY-TV 32/36 Appleton Green Bay
WMLW-TV 49/48 Racine Milwaukee

U.S Territories

Puerto Rico

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WSTE-DT 7/7 Ponce Puerto Rico
WAPA-TV 4/27 San Juan Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WMNS-LD 22/22 Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands

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