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] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930041523/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/speeches/2004/11/ipprrf |archivedate=30 September 2007 |df= }}
</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=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608224445/http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=887 |archivedate=8 June 2007 |deadurl=yes |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 |publisher=[http://www.transdiffusion.org Transdiffusion] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913024631/http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php |archivedate=13 September 2007 |df= }}</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] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404071532/http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/deja.php |archivedate=4 April 2007 |df= }}</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://stateofthemedia.org/2004/local-tv-intro/|title=State of the US local news media |accessdate=2007-06-12 |author=Project for Excellence in Journalism |year=2004 |publisher=[http://www.journalism.org Journalism.org]}}</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.
