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Owned-and-operated station

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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.
    • Usage of the term in the United States 

    • Distribution 

    • Ties to the networks and sister O&Os 

    • Ownership and network changes