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Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" stations. The definition of "independence" varies from country to country, reflecting governmental regulations, market environment and the broadcasting medium's development history.

In the United States and Canada, the term refers to terrestrial stations which are not affiliated with any networks; see Independent station (North America) for more details.

In Japan, the term refers to terrestrial stations which are not members of any networks whose dominant stations are located in Tokyo; see Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS) for more details. In addition, although the University of the Air (Japan) is not a member of JAITS, it can also be classified as independent.
Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. [1] . The term is uncommon in the United States, and more common in Europe.
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Radio broadcasting is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a
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television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television.
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"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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An independent station is television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any network.

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Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to)

Capital n/a
Region Kantō
Island Honshū
Governor Shintaro Ishihara
Area 2,187.
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The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (
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Open University of Japan (Formerly, The University of the Air (Japan) (放送大学
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