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The term '''Local Programme''', '''Local Programming''' or '''Local Content''' refers to a [[television programme]] made by a [[television station]] or independent [[television producer]] for [[broadcast]] only within the station's transmission area or [[television market]]. Local programmes can encompass the whole range of programme [[television genre|genres]] but will usually only cover subjects or people of particular interest to
For example, a local sports programme will present results, interviews and coverage of games or matches, just like a network sports programme, but it would only feature teams and players from within the broadcaster's transmission area.
In some cases a [[television network]] programme may include a local element as well. This is particularly the case in the [[United Kingdom]] and still happens today with The Politics Show. The [[BBC]] regions will all [[opt-out]] at the same time from the main programme to present a locally produced segment.
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.
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== United States==
The term is also generally accepted to refer to television programming that is not produced by a broadcast or other media source for national or international distribution. Usually programming of local interest is produced by either a [[Public, educational, and government access]] (PEG) television organization, [[cable TV]] operator or [[
==List of local programs in the United States==
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