Future is commercially owned and operated human space stations: Former NASA administrator
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KPRS is the oldest black-owned and operated radio station in the United States
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KPRS, oldest black-owned and operated station
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Celebrating the First Black Owned and Operated TV Station, WGPR
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A look inside Detroit's historic Black-owned radio station
In the broadcasting industry, an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. This distinguishes such a station from an affiliate, which is independently owned and carries network programming by contract.