Sometimes locally made programmes that are not too specific to the transmission area, will be sold to other local stations for broadcast in their region.
Historically there was a large percentage of local programming on television. Late in the 20th century this has significantly fallen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/speeches/2004/11/ipprrf|title=What Future for Regional TV? |accessdate=2007-06-12 |last=Foster|first=Robin|date=November 2004|website=|publisher=[http://www.ofcom.org.uk Ofcom] |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930041523/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/speeches/2004/11/ipprrf|archivedate=30 September 2007|accessdate=2007-06-12}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://keywords.dsvr.co.uk/freepress/body.phtml?category=&id=842|title=We must save regional TV |accessdate=2007-06-12 |last=McLaughlin|first=Paul|date=November 2004|website=|publisher=[http://www.cpbf.org.uk Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002355/http://keywords.dsvr.co.uk/freepress/body.phtml?category=&id=842|archive-date=28 September 2007|urlaccessdate=2007-status=dead 06-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=887 |title=Ofcom slashes ITV local programming |accessdate=2007-06-12 |date=February 2005 |publisher=[[National Union of Journalists]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608224445/http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=887 |archivedate=8 June 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php|title=Regional TV – a spent force? |accessdate=2007-06-12 |last=Hopkins|first=Stephen|date=March 2006|website=|publisher=[http://www.transdiffusion.org Transdiffusion] |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913024631/http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php|archivedate=13 September 2007|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/deja.php|title=Regional TV – Déjà vu Down Under |accessdate=2007-06-12 |last=Palmer|first=Danny|date=June 2003|website=|publisher=[http://www.transdiffusion.org Transdiffusion] |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404071532/http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/deja.php|archivedate=4 April 2007|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0705/S00194.htm |title=NZ made programmes lowest since Charter introduced |accessdate=2007-06-12 |last=Kedgley |first=Sue |date=May 2007 |publisher=[http://www.greens.org.nz Green Party of New Zealand] |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030703/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0705/S00194.htm |archivedate=30 September 2007 }}</ref> In many cases the only local programmes on a television station today will be the [[local news]]cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stateofthemedia.org/2004/local-tv-intro/|title=State of the US local news media |accessdate=2007-06-12 |author=Project for Excellence in Journalism|first=|date=|year=2004|website=|publisher=[http://www.journalism.org Journalism.org] |url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509012859/http://stateofthemedia.org/2004/local-tv-intro/|archivedate=9 May 2011|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref>
The above can also apply to [[radio station|radio]]. A national [[radio network]] may have local studios or affiliates who opt-out at various times to present local programs and content.
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* [[Local Children's Television Programs|Local Children's Television (US)]]
* [[Regional television in Australia]]
*[[Local television in the United KingdomGreece]]
* [[Local television in Greece]]
* [[Local origination (disambiguation)]]
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