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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 |publisher=[http://www.ofcom.org.uk Ofcom]}}

</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 |publisher=[http://www.cpbf.org.uk Campaign for Press & Broadcasting Freedom]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 = http://web.archive.org/web/20070608224445/http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=887 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-06-08}}</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 |publisher=[http://www.transdiffusion.org Transdiffusion]}}</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 |publisher=[http://www.transdiffusion.org Transdiffusion]}}</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]}}</ref> In many cases the only local programmes on a television station today will be the [[local news]]cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/narrative_localtv_intro.asp?cat=1&media=6 |title=State of the US local news media |accessdate=2007-06-12 |author=Project for Excellence in Journalism |dateyear=2004 |publisher=[http://www.journalism.org Journalism.org] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070926235755/http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/narrative_localtv_intro.asp?cat=1&media=6 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-26}}</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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{{Main|Restricted Service Licence}}

Many local television stations in the United Kingdom ceased broadcasting due to a lack of viabliltyviability, but some stations are still being broadcast.

==List of local television stations currently broadcasting in the United Kingdom==

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==References==

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[[Category:Local television programming in the United States]]