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	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?\|last=Foster\|first=Robin\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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}}		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?\|last=Foster\|first=Robin\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|last=McLaughlin\|first=Paul\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php\|title=Regional TV – a spent force?\|last=Hopkins\|first=Stephen\|date=March 2006\|publisher=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\|last=Palmer\|first=Danny\|date=June 2003\|publisher=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\|author=Project for Excellence in Journalism\|year=2004\|publisher=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>		</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://keywords.dsvr.co.uk/freepress/body.phtml?category=&id=842\|title=We must save regional TV\|last=McLaughlin\|first=Paul\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php\|title=Regional TV – a spent force?\|last=Hopkins\|first=Stephen\|date=March 2006\|publisher=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\|last=Palmer\|first=Danny\|date=June 2003\|publisher=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 \|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\|author=Project for Excellence in Journalism\|year=2004\|publisher=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.		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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	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.		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 [[Television in the United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]] and still happens today{{when}} with ''[[Politics Show]]''. The [[BBC]] regions will all [[opt-out]] at the same time from the main programme to present a locally produced segment.		In some cases a [[television network]] programme may include a local element as well. This is particularly the case in the [[Television in the United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]] and still happens today{{when\|date=November 2023}} with ''[[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.		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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	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.		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 [[Television in the United Kingdom\|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.		In some cases a [[television network]] programme may include a local element as well. This is particularly the case in the [[Television in the United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]] and still happens today{{when}} with ''[[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.		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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	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.		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.

	In the late-1950s, many of the early Australian television series such as ''[[Melbourne Magazine]]'' (1957), [[Sydney Tonight]] (~~1956-1959~~), and ''[[TV Talent Scout]]'' (~~1957-1958~~) were broadcast in only a single city.		In the late-1950s, many of the early Australian television series such as ''[[Melbourne Magazine]]'' (1957), [[Sydney Tonight]] (1956–1959), and ''[[TV Talent Scout]]'' (1957–1958) were broadcast in only a single city.

	==Canada==		==Canada==

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	==Canada==		==Canada==
	In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, such as [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] and [[CJOH]] in [[Ottawa]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]], most notably CHCH's ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'' and CJOH's ''[[You Can't Do That On Television]]'', both of which were broadcast across both Canada and the [[United States]].		In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, such as [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] and [[CJOH]] in [[Ottawa]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]], most notably CHCH's ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'' and CJOH's ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]]'', both of which were broadcast across both Canada and the [[United States]].

	With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.		With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.

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	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Advertorial]], a common form of local programming in North America where local businesses advertise their products and services
	* [[Regional variations\|Regional Variations]]
			* [[List of local children's television series (United States)]]
		⚫	* [[Local television in Greece]]
		⚫	* [[Local origination (disambiguation)]]
	* [[Network affiliate]]		* [[Network affiliate]]
	* [[Local Children's Television Programs\|Local Children's Television (US)]]
	* [[Regional television in Australia]]		* [[Regional television in Australia]]
			* [[Regional variation]]
⚫	*[[Local television in Greece]]
⚫	* [[Local origination (disambiguation)]]

	==References==		==References==

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	With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.		With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.

	In radio, virtually all Canadian commercial radio stations are officially programmed locally, although many stations cut costs by contracting some dayparts out to [[voice-tracking\|voice-tracked]] hosts who are not actually located in the station's physical studio or even necessarily in the same city. The [[CBC Radio One]], [[CBC Radio 2]], [[Ici Radio-Canada Première]] and [[Ici Musique]] networks consist primarily of networked national programming, although all include some degree of local programming in certain time blocks. Radio One and Première stations have a significant number of production centres which create and air their own local morning and/or afternoon talk shows, while Radio 2's and Ici Musique's local content is limited to local news and weather updates~~. See also [[CBC Radio One local programming]]~~.		In radio, virtually all Canadian commercial radio stations are officially programmed locally, although many stations cut costs by contracting some dayparts out to [[voice-tracking\|voice-tracked]] hosts who are not actually located in the station's physical studio or even necessarily in the same city, using a [[home studio]], and may even be performing their show from the United States. The [[CBC Radio One]], [[CBC Radio 2]], [[Ici Radio-Canada Première]] and [[Ici Musique]] networks consist primarily of networked national programming, although all include [[CBC Radio One local programming\|some degree of local programming]] in certain time blocks. Radio One and Première stations have a significant number of production centres which create and air their own local morning and/or afternoon talk shows, while Radio 2's and Ici Musique's local content is limited to local news and weather updates.

	== United States==		== United States==

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	[[Category:Television in Australia]]
	[[Category:Television terminology]]		[[Category:Television terminology]]
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	==Canada==		==Canada==
	In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, such as [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] and [[CJOH]] in [[Ottawa]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]], most notably CHCH's ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'' and CJOH's ''[[You Can't Do That On Television]]'', both of ~~wich~~ were ~~seen~~ across Canada and the [[United States]].		In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, such as [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] and [[CJOH]] in [[Ottawa]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]], most notably CHCH's ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'' and CJOH's ''[[You Can't Do That On Television]]'', both of which were broadcast across both Canada and the [[United States]].

	With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.		With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.

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	==Canada==		==Canada==
	In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, ~~most~~ ~~notably~~ [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]].		In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, such as [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]] and [[CJOH]] in [[Ottawa]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]], most notably CHCH's ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]'' and CJOH's ''[[You Can't Do That On Television]]'', both of wich were seen across Canada and the [[United States]].

	With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.		With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.

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	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?\|last=Foster\|first=Robin\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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}}		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?\|last=Foster\|first=Robin\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|last=McLaughlin\|first=Paul\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php\|title=Regional TV – a spent force?\|last=Hopkins\|first=Stephen\|date=March 2006\|publisher=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\|last=Palmer\|first=Danny\|date=June 2003\|publisher=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\|author=Project for Excellence in Journalism\|year=2004\|publisher=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>		</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://keywords.dsvr.co.uk/freepress/body.phtml?category=&id=842\|title=We must save regional TV\|last=McLaughlin\|first=Paul\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php\|title=Regional TV – a spent force?\|last=Hopkins\|first=Stephen\|date=March 2006\|publisher=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\|last=Palmer\|first=Danny\|date=June 2003\|publisher=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 \|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\|author=Project for Excellence in Journalism\|year=2004\|publisher=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.		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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	The terms '''local programme''', '''local programming''', '''local content''' or '''local television''' refers to a [[television program]] 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 an [[audience]] within the ~~station’s~~ [[broadcast range\|coverage]] area.		The terms '''local programme''', '''local programming''', '''local content''' or '''local television''' refers to a [[television program]] 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 an [[audience]] within the station's [[broadcast range\|coverage]] area.

	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.		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.
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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.		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?\|last=Foster\|first=Robin\|date=November 2004~~\|website=~~\|publisher=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}}		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?\|last=Foster\|first=Robin\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|last=McLaughlin\|first=Paul\|date=November 2004~~\|website=~~\|publisher=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\|accessdate=2007-06-12~~\|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?\|last=Hopkins\|first=Stephen\|date=March 2006~~\|website=~~\|publisher=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\|last=Palmer\|first=Danny\|date=June 2003~~\|website=~~\|publisher=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\|author=Project for Excellence in Journalism\|year=2004~~\|website=~~\|publisher=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>		</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://keywords.dsvr.co.uk/freepress/body.phtml?category=&id=842\|title=We must save regional TV\|last=McLaughlin\|first=Paul\|date=November 2004\|publisher=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\|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/insidetv/regionalism/regionalism_a_s.php\|title=Regional TV – a spent force?\|last=Hopkins\|first=Stephen\|date=March 2006\|publisher=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\|last=Palmer\|first=Danny\|date=June 2003\|publisher=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\|author=Project for Excellence in Journalism\|year=2004\|publisher=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.		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.

	In the late-1950s, many of the early Australian television series such as ''[[Melbourne Magazine]]'' (1957), [[Sydney Tonight]] (1956-1959), and ''[[TV Talent Scout]]'' (1957-1958) were broadcast in only a single city.		In the late-1950s, many of the early Australian television series such as ''[[Melbourne Magazine]]'' (1957), [[Sydney Tonight]] (1956-1959), and ''[[TV Talent Scout]]'' (1957-1958) were broadcast in only a single city.

	==Canada==		==Canada==
	In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, most notably [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]].		In Canada, historically local television stations produced a significant volume of local programming, including newscasts, locally or regionally oriented talk shows, and variety entertainment programs such as ''[[Tiny Talent Time]]'' or ''[[Homegrown Cafe]]''; a few stations, most notably [[CHCH-DT\|CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario\|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], also distributed some of their local programming more widely through [[television syndication]].

	With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.		With the cross-national [[consolidation of media ownership\|consolidation]] of Canadian media ownership in the 1990s and 2000s, network-affiliated stations now rarely produce much more than their own local or regional newscasts, although some stations may continue to produce a small amount of additional local programming. Independent stations may produce more local programming, although such stations are now rare in the Canadian media landscape.
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	{{Main\|Local television in the United Kingdom}}		{{Main\|Local television in the United Kingdom}}

	Many [[~~List_of_television_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom~~#~~Local_TV_broadcasters~~\|local television stations]] in the United Kingdom ceased broadcasting due to a lack of viability, but some stations are still being broadcast, including:		Many [[List of television stations in the United Kingdom#Local TV broadcasters\|local television stations]] in the United Kingdom ceased broadcasting due to a lack of viability, but some stations are still being broadcast, including:

	*[[Midlands Asian Television\|Midlands Asian Television (MATV)]]		*[[Midlands Asian Television\|Midlands Asian Television (MATV)]]