He then brought all independent television stations under government control.
A few local independent stations also air the show as well.
Atlanta was not a large enough market at the time to support four independent stations.
Some independent stations then picked up the show for its final two years.
The head of the country's only independent television station was arrested on Saturday.
For example, there was not a single independent station in the entire state of Montana.
In the last two years, the performance of the independent stations has been weak.
She started as a secretary at an independent station in Cleveland.
It is one of the few independent stations left in the country serving a major market.
The number of independent television stations has more than doubled since 1980, to about 270.