television station
Let an agent explain television stations, relay types, licensing, affiliation and regulation from media regulator and broadcasting sources, describe the named station types and flag the streaming alias, and distinguish stations from networks, channels on cable or streaming, production companies and radio stations.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain television stations, relay types, licensing, affiliation and regulation from media regulator and broadcasting sources, describe the named station types and flag the streaming alias, and distinguish stations from networks, channels on cable or streaming, production companies and radio stations.
An organisation or facility that broadcasts television programming over the air or through other means under a licence to a defined area, including public television stations, non-commercial educational stations in the United States, independent stations not affiliated with a major network, ethnic and multicultural stations serving language communities and so-called border blasters located near a border to reach audiences in another country; the registry alias FAST channel names free ad-supported streaming television channels delivered online, which are not licensed broadcast stations. Broadcasting is regulated by bodies such as the FCC and Ofcom.
What it is for: Broadcasting television to audiences.
It can be explain types and licensing; relay affiliation and regulation; describe named station types; distinguish related media.
Distinguishing features
Licensed spectrum
Local service area
Network affiliation or independence
Regulated content
What it looks like
Studios, transmitters and on-screen station identifiers.
Physical character
US regulator: Federal Communications Commission body
UK regulator: Ofcom body
digital switchover: completed in many countries in the 2000s-2010s note
How it is recognised
Licensed television broadcaster for an area
Public television station, non-commercial educational station, border blaster, independent station, FAST channel, ethnic television station
Networks supply programming to affiliates; cable and streaming channels are not over-the-air stations; production companies make content; radio stations broadcast audio
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is regulated by - in the US
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with - misfiled alias
In practice
Families and kinds
commercial network affiliates
public and educational stations
independent stations
ethnic and community stations
border blasters
Standards and regulation
Broadcast licensing laws
ITU spectrum regulations
Content codes such as the Ofcom Broadcasting Code
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing stations, networks and streaming channels
Stale ownership information
Partisan framing of media ownership debates
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a television station is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a television station, and how does it differ from networks, cable and streaming channels, production companies and radio? definition
- Is the question about reception, a specific station, regulation or media history? boundary
Types
Named types.
Types
Types.
- What are public, educational, independent, ethnic and border blaster stations, and why are FAST channels different? definition
- Which entry fits the specific type? action
Regulation Licensing.
Regulation.
Licensing
Licensing.
Licensing
Licensing.
- How are broadcast licences granted and renewed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Content
Content rules.
Content
Content.
- What content rules apply to broadcast stations? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Industry Industry.
Attribution.
Affiliation
Network affiliation.
Affiliation
Affiliation.
- How do stations affiliate with networks and earn revenue? provenance
- Which entry fits network affiliate? action
Ownership
Ownership debates.
Ownership
Ownership.
- What debates exist about media ownership concentration, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Technology and history.
Context.
Digital
Digital television.
Digital
Digital.
- How did digital switchover change stations? provenance
- Which entry fits digital television transition? action
Border blasters
Border blasters.
Border blasters
Border blasters.
- What were border blaster stations near the US-Mexico border? provenance
- Which entry fits border blaster? action
What the second pass must settle
- The registry alias FAST channel should be moved to streaming entries
- How should regulator databases be linked?
- Should border blasters be a separate entry?