List of independent television stations in the U.S.

This is a list of independent stations, 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.

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 channels, including Equity Broadcasting's Retro Television Network. Independent stations with secondary affiliations to networks, however, are included.

Contents

United States

Alabama

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WJJN-LP 5/-- Dothan Dothan
WLGA 66/31 Opelika Columbus (GA)
WBIH --/29 Selma Montgomery

Arizona

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KLHU-CA 45/-- Lake Havasu City Phoenix
KTVK 3/24 Phoenix Phoenix
K38IZ-D 53/38 Phoenix Phoenix
KAZT-TV 7/25 Prescott Phoenix
KYUM-LP 2/-- Yuma Imperial Valley

California

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KCET 28/59 Hollywood Los Angeles
KDOC-TV 56/32 Anaheim Los Angeles
KBBV-CA 19/-- Bakersfield Bakersfield
KHIZ 64/44 Barstow Los Angeles
KBSV 23/15 Ceres Sacramento
KTVJ-LP 36/-- Cloverdale SF Bay Area
KTNC-TV 42/63 Concord SF Bay Area
KSCI 18/61 Long Beach Los Angeles
KCAL-TV 9/43 Los Angeles Los Angeles
KWHY-TV 22/42 Los Angeles Los Angeles
KNLA-LP 27/-- Los Angeles Los Angeles
KXLA 44/51 Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles
KRCA 62/68 Riverside Los Angeles
KBTV-CA 8/-- Sacramento Sacramento
KSEX-CA 43/-- San Diego San Diego
KUSI-TV 51/18 San Diego San Diego
KOFY-TV 20/19 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KTSF 26/27 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KMTP-TV 32/33 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KCNS 38/39 San Francisco SF Bay Area
KICU-TV 36/52 San José SF Bay Area
KEMO-TV 50/54 Santa Rosa SF Bay Area
KCSM-TV 60/43 San Mateo SF Bay Area
KFRE-CA 27/-- Tulare Bakersfield
(see note)
KJLA 57/49 Ventura Los Angeles
KNXT 49/50 Visalia Fresno

NOTE: While Tulare is located in the Fresno media market, it serves the Bakersfield market under special temporary authority.

District of Columbia

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WIAV-LP 58/-- Washington Washington, D.C.

Florida

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WBEC-TV 63/44 Boca Raton West Palm Beach
WAWD 58/49 Fort Walton Beach Mobile-Pensacola
WJXT 4/42 Jacksonville Jacksonville
WGAY-LP 41/40 Key West Miami
WGEN-TV 8/12 Key West Miami
WSBS-TV 22/3 Key West Miami
WMOR-TV 32/19 Lakeland Tampa Bay
WACX --/40 Leesburg Orlando
WJAN-CA 41/-- Miami Miami
WJTC 44/45 Pensacola Mobile-Pensacola
WRDQ 27/14 Orlando Orlando
WSPF-CA 35/-- St. Petersburg Tampa Bay
WHRT-CA 17/-- Sebring Tampa Bay

Georgia

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WPCH-TV 17/20 Atlanta Atlanta
WDNN-CA 49/-- Dalton Chattanooga

Hawaii

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KIKU 20/19 Honolulu Honolulu
KBFD 32/33 Honolulu Honolulu
KALO 38/10 Honolulu Honolulu
KUPU 56/-- Waimānalo Honolulu

Idaho

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KIDA 5/32 Sun Valley Twin Falls

Illinois

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WWME-CA 23/-- Chicago Chicago
WCIU-TV 26/27 Chicago Chicago
WOCH-CA 41/-- Chicago Chicago
WMEU-CA 48/-- Chicago Chicago

Indiana

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WJYS 62/36 Hammond Chicago
SBT2 --/22.2 South Bend South Bend

Kansas

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KUJH-LP 14/-- Lawrence Kansas City
KMCI 38/36 Lawrence Kansas City
KSPJ-LP 59/-- Pittsburg Joplin

Kentucky

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
W24BW 24/--
"WYCS"
Louisville Louisville

Louisiana

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KZUP-CA 19/-- Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
WLFT-CA 30/-- Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
KBTR-CA 41/-- Baton Rouge Baton Rouge
KAJN-LP 40/-- Lafayette Lafayette

Maryland

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WJAL 68/16 Hagerstown Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WSBK-TV 38/39 Boston Boston/

Michigan

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
W33BY 33/--
"WHPR"
Detroit Detroit
WDHS 8/22
Iron Mountain Marquette
WXON-LP 54/--
Flint Flint / Saginaw / Bay City
WADL 38/39
Detroit Detroit

Minnesota

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KSTC-TV 45/44 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
KTGF 16/45 Great Falls Great Falls

Nebraska

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KAZO-LP 57/38.2 Omaha Omaha
62O --/22.2 Omaha Omaha

Nevada

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KTUD-CA 25/-- Las Vegas Las Vegas
KVTE-LP 35/-- Las Vegas Las Vegas
KAZR-CA 46/-- Reno Reno

New Jersey

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WMBC-TV 63/18 Newton New York City
WFME-TV 66/29 West Milford New York City
WMCN-TV --/44 Atlantic City Philadelphia

New Mexico

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

New York

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WTTX-LP 30/-- Elmira Elmira
WRNN-TV --/48 Kingston New York City
WNYE-TV 25/24 New York City New York City
WLNY-DT --/57 Riverhead New York City
WVVH-TV 50/-- Wainscott

North Carolina

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WHKY-TV 14/40 Hickory Charlotte
WAXN-TV 64/50 Kannapolis Charlotte
WSKY-TV 4/-- Manteo Hampton Roads
ENC-TV --/48.2 New Bern Greenville (NC)
WGSR-LP 39/-- Reidsville Piedmont Triad
WRAY-TV 30/42 Wilson Raleigh-Durham

Ohio

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WOAC 67/47 Canton Cleveland
WBQC-CA 38/20 Cincinnati Cincinnati
WOTH-LP 25/-- Cincinnati Cincinnati
WGCT-CA 8/-- Columbus Columbus
WDFM-LP 26/-- Defiance Toledo
WMFD-TV 68/12 Mansfield Cleveland

Oklahoma

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KRSC-TV 35/36 Claremore Tulsa
KSBI 52/51 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City

Pennsylvania

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WFMZ-TV 69/46 Allentown Philadelphia
WYBE 35/34 Philadelphia Philadelphia
WBGN-LP 59/-- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
WSCP-CA 13/12 Johnstown/Altoona/State College Johnstown/Altoona/State College
WTVE 51/25 Reading Philadelphia

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KCPO-LP 26/-- Sioux Falls Sioux Falls

Tennessee

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WOOT-LP 6/-- Chattanooga Chattanooga
WMAK --/7 Knoxville Knoxville

Texas

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KZBZ-LP 46/9.3 Amarillo Amarillo
KGBS-CA 32/-- Austin Austin
KUBE-TV 57/41 Baytown Houston
KMPX 29/30 Decatur DFW Metroplex
KYVV-TV 10/28 Del Rio San Antonio/Del Rio
KSCE 38/39 El Paso El Paso
KTXA 21/18 Fort Worth DFW Metroplex
KJJM-LP 46/43 Fort Worth DFW Metroplex
KFWD 52/51 Fort Worth DFW Metroplex
KZJL 61/44 Houston Houston
KYAZ 51/52 Katy Houston
KLMV-LP 68/-- Laredo Laredo
MYTX --/18.2 Nacogdoches Tyler

Utah

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KJZZ-TV 14/-- Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
KPNZ 24/49 Ogden Salt Lake City
KTMW 20/-- Salt Lake City Salt Lake City

Virginia

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WOPI-CA 9/-- Bristol Tri-Cities
WNVC 56/57 Fairfax Washington, D.C.
WNVT --/30 Goldvein Washington, D.C.
WLFG 68/49 Grundy Tri-Cities
WTLU-CA 50/-- Lynchburg Roanoke
WEFC-TV 24/41 Danville Roanoke
WAZT-CA 10/-- Woodstock Harrisonburg

Washington

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
KVOS-TV 12/35 Bellingham Seattle
KONG-TV 16/31 Everett Seattle

Wisconsin

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WMLW-CA 41/-- Milwaukee Milwaukee

U.S Territories

Puerto Rico

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WRFB 52/51 Carolina Puerto Rico
WSTE 7/8 Ponce Puerto Rico
WAPA-TV 4/27 San Juán Puerto Rico
WORO-TV 13/33 San Juán Puerto Rico
WTCV 18/32 San Juán Puerto Rico
WSJU-TV 30/31 San Juán Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands

Station/Ana./Dig. City of License Market
WMNS-LP 22/-- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands
WBIV-LP 38/-- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands
W34DO 34/-- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands
WEYA-LP 52/-- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands