An
independent station is a type of
television station broadcasting in the
United States or
Canada that is not
affiliated with any
broadcast television network; most commonly, these stations carry a mix of
syndicated,
brokered and in some cases, local programming to fill time periods when network programs typically would air. Stations that are affiliated with networks such as
The CW,
MyNetworkTV or to a lesser degree, even
Fox may be considered to be quasi-independent stations as these networks mainly provide programming during primetime, with limited to no network-supplied content in other time periods.