As our country prepares to celebrate its independence with the annual fireworks and barbecue bacchanalia, multiple TV stations are reveling in their own independence as well. Fox affiliate KTRV Boise and MyNetworkTV affiliate WBIN Derry (N.H.) announced in recent weeks that they're going independent, and several other affiliates appear likely to follow suit. Making your way as an independent is not impossible, but it is very difficult, and mighty costly. Stations with well-established newsrooms covering major news markets (including those where severe weather is part of life) have a shot, say local TV veterans, as do stations that are willing to spend big on top syndicated shows.
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