List of independent television stations in the United States
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.
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
[edit]Alabama
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WJJN-LD 49/20 | Dothan | Dothan |
Arizona
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KTVK 3/24 | Phoenix | Phoenix |
| KPHE-LD 44/16 | Phoenix | Phoenix |
| KASW 61/27 | Phoenix | Phoenix |
California
[edit]| 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 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 |
| KPJK 60/43 | San Mateo | SF Bay Area |
| KIFR 49/22 | Visalia | Fresno |
Colorado
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KCDO-TV 3/3 | Sterling | Denver |
| K34QB-D --/45 | Vail | Denver |
Florida
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WHDT 9/34 | Stuart, Florida | West Palm Beach |
| 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 |
| WSFL-TV 39/27 | 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
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WATC-DT 57/57 | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| WUPA 69/36 | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| WDNN-CD 49/20 | Dalton | Chattanooga |
Hawaii
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KBFD-DT 32/33 | Honolulu | Honolulu |
| KALO 38/10 | Honolulu | Honolulu |
| KKAI 50/29 | Kailua | Honolulu |
Illinois
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WCIU-TV 26/23 | Chicago | Chicago |
| WEDE-CD 34/28 | Chicago | Chicago |
| WMEU-CD 48/18 | Chicago | Chicago |
Indiana
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WJYS 62/21 | Hammond | Chicago |
Kansas
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KMCI-TV 38/25 | Lawrence | Kansas City |
Louisiana
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WDVM-TV 25/23 | Hagerstown | Washington, D.C. |
Massachusetts
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WHDH 7/35 | Boston | Boston |
| WSBK-TV 38/21 | Boston | Boston |
Michigan
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WHPS-CD 33/33 | Detroit | Detroit |
| WMYD 20/20 |
Detroit | Detroit |
Minnesota
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KSTC-TV 5/30 | Minneapolis–St. Paul | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Montana
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KJJC-TV 16/17 | Great Falls | Great Falls |
Nebraska
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WOWT --/22.2 | Omaha | Omaha |
Nevada
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KMCC 34/32 | Laughlin | Las Vegas |
| KVTE-LD 35/35 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas |
| KRNS-CD --/18 | Reno | Reno |
New Jersey
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WACP --/4 | Atlantic City | Philadelphia |
| WMBC-TV 63/18 | Newton | New York City |
New Mexico
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KCHF 11/10 | Santa Fe | Albuquerque |
New York
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WNYE-TV 25/24 | New York City | New York City |
| WLNY-TV 55/27 | Riverhead | New York City |
North Carolina
[edit]| 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 |
| WGSR-LD --/47 | Reidsville | Piedmont Triad |
| WNGT-CD 34/23 | Smithfield-Selma | Raleigh-Durham |
Ohio
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KRSU-TV 35/36 | Claremore | Tulsa |
| KOCB 34/33 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City |
Pennsylvania
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WGGS-TV 16/35 | Greenville | Greenville (SC) |
Tennessee
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WKNX --/7 | Knoxville | Knoxville |
| WTWV --/23 | Knoxville | Memphis |
Texas
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KSCE 38/39 | El Paso | El Paso |
| KTXA 21/18 | Fort Worth | DFW Metroplex |
| KFAA-TV 29/30 | Decatur | DFW Metroplex |
| KJJM-LD 34/12 | Fort Worth | DFW Metroplex |
| KLMV-LD 68/-- | Laredo | Laredo |
Utah
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KJZZ-TV 14/19 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City |
| KUPX-TV 16/29 | Provo | Salt Lake City |
Virginia
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WLFG 68/49 | Grundy | Tri-Cities |
| WSKY 4/13 | Manteo (NC) | Norfolk |
| WGNT 27/20 | Portsmouth | Norfolk |
Washington
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| KONG 16/31 | Everett | Seattle |
| KSTW 11/36 | Tacoma | Seattle |
Wisconsin
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WACY-TV 32/36 | Appleton | Green Bay |
| WMLW-TV 49/48 | Racine | Milwaukee |
U.S Territories
[edit]Puerto Rico
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Station/Ana./Dig. | City of License | Market |
|---|---|---|
| WMNS-LD 22/22 | Charlotte Amalie | U.S. Virgin Islands |