TV stations

Where programs air

TV stations are broadcast facilities that transmit television programming over the airwaves or through cable and satellite systems.

Each station typically operates on an assigned channel and may be affiliated with a major network or run independently.

Local TV stations produce their own news and community programming while also carrying national content: The TV stations all broke into regular programming for the emergency announcement.

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Opposites
broadcast vs. on-demand delivery

TV stationsstreaming services

On-demand video delivery platforms

Netflix · YouTube · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · video-on-demand

electronic vs. print media

TV stationsnewspapers

Printed daily publications

print media · magazines · books · periodicals · the press

mass broadcast vs. personal communication

TV stationsprivate correspondence

Confidential written communication

Family

station, television

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G