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373: 25: 320: 229:, in many cases, are cable or satellite channels which are launched to either broadcast series which either premiered on the main network but has been moved out of the higher-priority schedule (such as 256:
The establishment and proliferation of sister networks on cable, satellite and internet providers has become easier and more commercially profitable over the history of such media venues.
219:. In addition, stations in different cities affiliated with the same network, but not sharing an ownership tie, may refer to each other informally as sister stations. 410: 179:
Sister stations in separate (but often nearby) cities owned by the same company may or may not share a network affiliation. For example,
357: 89: 164:. Conversely, several types of sister-station relationships exist in television; stations in the same city will usually be 61: 403: 68: 108: 265: 429: 242: 42: 75: 46: 396: 57: 434: 350: 200: 439: 237:), fulfill a specific niche of content which would not be fulfilled on the main network (such as the 146: 172:(often one with a major network and the other with a secondary network), and may occasionally shift 290: 216: 35: 253:). However, in other cases, these cable or satellite channels may only share common ownership. 234: 142: 343: 82: 444: 192: 161: 157: 8: 384: 331: 176:
between each other when local events require one station to interrupt its network feed.
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