BBC WORLDWIDE INKS MILESTONE SYNDICATION DEAL WITH PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS FOR BRITISH CRIME DRAMA DCI BANKS
Multi-station syndication agreement to reach an estimated
77% of U.S. TV households*
New York, January 8, 2013 – BBC Worldwide America, Sales & Distribution, today announced a landmark syndication deal with public television stations for the British crime drama series, DCI Banks. The show will be available on 166 stations, reaching an estimated 77% of U.S. TV households*. The syndication deal includes the show’s pilot and seasons 1 and 2. DCI Banks will premiere on public television stations across the country, including WUSF Tampa, KERA Dallas and KCET Los Angeles, starting in January 2013.
DCI Banksis a crime drama series. It follows lead character, veteran Detective Chief Inspector, Alan Banks, on his passionate and relentless journey in pursuit of criminals and justice, which inevitably leads him to take dark and treacherous paths to solve crimes. DCI Banks stars Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel, Grafters), as Alan Banks, Andrea Lowe (The Tudors) and Caroline Catz (The Bill, The Vice).
Julius Cain, Vice President, PBS Sales, BBC Worldwide America, said: “DCI Banks is a terrific and suspenseful show which we believe will attract a wide range of viewers in the U.S. This syndication deal marks the largest we have inked to date between BBC Worldwide America and public television stations and is evidence of the great interest in the top-notch and skillfully produced programs we offer our clients.”
DCI Banks is produced by Left Bank Pictures for ITV. The series is based onPeter Robinson’s Inspector Alan Banks novels.
To view the show promo, please click here. Full episodes are available for viewing upon request.
Complete list of stations:
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WLIW |
Garden City |
NY |
New York NY |
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WEDW |
Fairfield |
CT |
New York NY |
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WLIW |
Garden City |
NY |
New York NY |
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KCET |
Los Angeles |
CA |
Los Angeles CA |
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WTTW |
Chicago |
IL |
Chicago IL |
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WYCC |
Chicago |
IL |
Chicago IL |
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WLVT |
Allentown |
PA |
Philadelphia PA |
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WGBH |
Boston |
NH |
Boston MA |
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WENH |
Durham |
NH |
Boston MA |
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KQEH |
San Jose |
CA |
San Francisco Oakland San Jose CA |
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KERA |
Dallas |
TX |
Dallas Fort Worth TX |
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WETA |
Washington |
DC |
Washington, DC |
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WFPT |
Frederick |
MD |
Washington DC |
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WWPB |
Hagerstown |
MD |
Washington DC |
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WGTV |
Athens |
GA |
Atlanta GA |
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WPBA |
Atlanta |
GA |
Atlanta GA |
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KUHT |
Houston |
TX |
Houston TX |
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WTVS |
Detroit |
MI |
Detroit MI |
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WUSF |
Tampa |
FL |
Tampa St. Petersburg Sarasota FL |
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KCTS |
Seattle |
WA |
Seattle Tacoma WA |
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KAET |
Tempe |
AZ |
Phoenix AZ |
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KTCA |
St. Paul |
MN |
Minneapolis St. Paul MN |
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WEAO |
Akron |
OH |
Cleveland OH |
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WVIZ |
Cleveland |
OH |
Cleveland OH |
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WEAO |
Akron |
OH |
Cleveland OH |
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WLRN |
Miami |
FL |
Miami Ft. Lauderdale FL |
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WPBT |
Miami |
FL |
Miami Ft. Lauderdale FL |
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KRMA |
Denver |
CO |
Denver CO |
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KRMA |
Denver |
CO |
Denver CO |
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KETC |
St. Louis |
MO |
St. Louis MO |
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WGPT |
Oakland |
MD |
Pittsburgh PA |
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KOPB |
Portland |
OR |
Portland OR |
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KTVR |
La Grande |
OR |
Portland OR |
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WMPB |
Baltimore |
MD |
Baltimore MD |
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WMPB |
Baltimore |
MD |
Baltimore MD |
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WMPT |
Annapolis |
MD |
Baltimore MD |
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WFYI |
Indianapolis |
IN |
Indianapolis IN |
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KPBS |
San Diego |
CA |
San Diego CA |
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WUNC |
Charlotte |
NC |
Charlotte NC |
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WUNG |
Concord |
NC |
Charlotte NC |
|
WEDH |
Hartford |
CT |
Hartford & New Haven CT |
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WEDH |
Hartford |
CT |
Hartford & New Haven CT |
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WEDY |
New Haven |
CT |
Hartford & New Haven CT |
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WUNC |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
Raleigh Durham NC |
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KCPT |
Kansas City |
MO |
Kansas City MO |
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WOSU |
Columbus |
OH |
Columbus OH |
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WMVS |
Milwaukee |
WI |
Milwaukee WI |
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WMVT |
Milwaukee |
WI |
Milwaukee WI |
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WCVN |
Covington |
KY |
Cincinnati OH |
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WPTO |
Oxford |
OH |
Cincinnati OH |
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WKON |
Owenton |
KY |
Cincinnati OH |
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WUNF |
Asheville |
NC |
Greenville Spartanburg Anderson SC Asheville NC |
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KUED |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
Salt Lake City UT |
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KUED |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
Salt Lake City UT |
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KBYU |
Provo |
UT |
Salt Lake City UT |
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KLRN |
San Antonio |
TX |
San Antonio TX |
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WGVU |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Battle Creek MI |
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WKNO |
Memphis |
TN |
Memphis TN |
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WMAV |
Oxford |
MS |
Memphis TN |
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KNME |
Albuquerque |
NM |
Albuquerque Santa Fe NM |
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WUNL |
Winston-Salem |
NC |
Greensboro High Point Winston Salem NC |
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KLVX |
Las Vegas |
NV |
Las Vegas NV |
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KLUX |
Las Vegas |
NV |
Las Vegas NV |
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KLVX |
Las Vegas |
NV |
Las Vegas NV |
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WNED |
Buffalo |
NY |
Buffalo NY |
|
WNEQ |
Buffalo |
NY |
Buffalo NY |
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WKMJ |
Louisville |
KY |
Louisville KY |
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WKPC |
Louisville |
KY |
Louisville KY |
|
WKZT |
Elizabethtown |
KY |
Louisville KY |
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WEDN |
Norwich |
CT |
Providence RI New Bedford MA |
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WSBE |
Providence |
RI |
Providence RI New Bedford MA |
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WXGA |
Waycross |
GA |
Jacksonville FL Brunswick GA |
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WJCT |
Jacksonville |
FL |
Jacksonville FL Brunswick GA |
|
WMHT |
Schenectady |
NY |
Albany Schenectady Troy NY |
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KVPT |
Fresno |
CA |
Fresno Visalia CA |
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KEMV |
Mountain View |
AR |
Little Rock Pine Bluff AK |
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KETG |
Arkadelphia |
AR |
Little Rock Pine Bluff AK |
|
WPTD |
Dayton |
OH |
Dayton OH |
|
WCVE |
Richmond |
VA |
Richmond Petersburg VA |
|
WCVW |
Richmond |
VA |
Richmond Petersburg VA |
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KRSC |
Claremore |
OK |
Tulsa OK |
|
WSRE |
Pensacola |
FL |
Mobile AL Pensacola FL |
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KET |
Lexington |
KY |
Lexington KY |
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WKHA |
Hazard |
KY |
Lexington KY |
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WKLE |
Lexington |
KY |
Lexington KY |
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WKMR |
Morehead |
KY |
Lexington KY |
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WKSO |
Somerset |
KY |
Lexington KY |
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WKAS |
Ashland |
KY |
Charleston Huntington WV |
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WPBY |
Huntington |
WV |
Charleston Huntington WV |
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WKPI |
Pikeville |
KY |
Charleston Huntington WV |
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WPNE |
Green Bay |
WI |
Green Bay Appleton WI |
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WPNE |
Green Bay |
WI |
Green Bay Appleton WI |
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KUAT |
Tucson |
AZ |
Tucson (Sierra Vista) AZ |
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WMEA |
Portland |
ME |
Portland Auburn ME |
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KYNE |
Omaha |
NE |
Omaha NE |
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KSPS |
Spokane |
WA |
Spokane WA |
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KCDT |
Coeur dAlene |
ID |
Spokane WA |
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KUID |
Moscow |
ID |
Spokane WA |
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WXXI |
Rochester |
NY |
Rochester NY |
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WXXI |
Rochester |
NY |
Rochester NY |
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WKMU |
Murray |
KY |
Paducah Ky Cape Girardeau Mo Harrisburg,kY |
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WKPD |
Paducah |
KY |
Paducah Ky Cape Girardeau Mo Harrisburg,kY |
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KLTS |
Shreveport |
LA |
Shreveport LA |
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WHA |
Madison |
WI |
Madison WI |
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WHA |
Madison |
WI |
Madison WI |
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WCLP |
Chatsworth |
GA |
Chattanooga TN |
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WMAU |
Bude |
MS |
Jackson MS |
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WMPN |
Jackson |
MS |
Jackson MS |
|
WETK |
Burlington |
VT |
Burlington VT Plattsburgh NY |
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WLED |
Littleton |
NH |
Burlington VT Plattsburgh NY |
|
WCFE |
Plattsburgh |
NY |
Burlington VT Plattsburgh NY |
|
WLED |
Littleton |
NH |
Burlington VT Plattsburgh NY |
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KTSC |
Pueblo |
CO |
Colorado Springs Pueblo CO |
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WLPB |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
Baton Rouge LA |
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WVAN |
Savannah |
GA |
Savannah GA |
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WKMA |
Madisonville |
KY |
Evansville IN |
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WKOH |
Owensboro |
KY |
Evansville IN |
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WNEO |
Alliance |
OH |
Youngstown OH |
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KHNE |
Hastings |
NE |
Lincoln Hastings Kearney NE |
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KUON |
Lincoln |
NE |
Lincoln Hastings Kearney NE |
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KAFT |
Fayetteville |
AR |
Ft. Smith Fay Sprngdl Rogers AR |
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WUND |
Columbia |
NC |
Greenville New Bern Washington NC |
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WFSU |
Tallahassee |
FL |
Tallahassee Thomasville GA |
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WCES |
Wrens |
GA |
Augusta GA |
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KAID |
Boise |
ID |
Boise ID |
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WDCO |
Cochran |
GA |
Macon GA |
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KEPB |
Eugene |
OR |
Eugene OR |
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KOAC |
Corvallis |
OR |
Eugene OR |
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WHLA |
La Crosse |
WI |
La Crosse Eau Claire WI |
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WHWC |
Menomonie |
WI |
La Crosse Eau Claire WI |
|
WHLA |
La Crosse |
WI |
La Crosse Eau Claire WI |
|
WHWC |
Menomonie |
WI |
La Crosse Eau Claire WI |
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KLPB |
Lafayette |
LA |
Lafayette LA |
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WJSP |
Columbus |
GA |
Columbus GA |
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WMAB |
Mississippi State |
MS |
Columbus Tupelo West Point MS |
|
WMAE |
Booneville |
MS |
Columbus Tupelo West Point MS |
|
WHRM |
Wausau |
WI |
Wausau Rhinelander WI |
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WLEF |
Park Falls |
WI |
Wausau Rhinelander WI |
|
WHRM |
Wausau |
WI |
Wausau Rhinelander WI |
|
WLEF |
Park Falls |
WI |
Wausau Rhinelander WI |
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KLTM |
Monroe |
LA |
Monroe LA El Dorado AR |
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KTWU |
Topeka |
KS |
Topeka KS |
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WUNJ |
Wilmington |
NC |
Wilmington NC |
|
KFTS |
Klamath Falls |
OR |
Medford Klamath Falls OR |
|
KSYS |
Medford |
OR |
Medford Klamath Falls OR |
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WABW |
Pelham |
GA |
Albany GA |
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WCPB |
Salisbury |
MD |
Salisbury MD |
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WSWP |
Beckley |
WV |
Bluefield Beckley Oak Hill WV |
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WMEB |
Bangor |
ME |
Bangor ME |
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WSKG |
Binghamton |
NY |
Binghamton NY |
|
WMAH |
Biloxi |
MS |
Biloxi Gulfport MS |
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KISU |
Pocatello |
ID |
Idaho Falls Pocatello ID |
|
WNPB |
Morgantown |
WV |
Clarksburg Weston WV |
|
KLTL |
Lake Charles |
LA |
Lake Charles LA |
|
KLPA |
Alexandria |
LA |
Alexandria LA |
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KTEJ |
Jonesboro |
AR |
Jonesboro AR |
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WMAO |
Greenwood |
MS |
Greenwood Greenville MS |
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WKGB |
Bowling Green |
KY |
Bowling Green KY |
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WKYU |
Bowling Green |
KY |
Bowling Green KY |
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WMAW |
Meridian |
MS |
Meridian MS |
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KRMJ |
Grand Junction |
CO |
Grand Junction Montrose CO |
|
KIPT |
Twin Falls |
ID |
Twin Falls ID |
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KTNE |
Alliance |
NE |
Cheyenne WY Scottsbluff NE Sterling CO |
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KOAB |
Bend |
OR |
Bend OR |
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KCWC |
Riverton |
WY |
Casper Riverton WY |
|
KPNE |
North Platte |
NE |
North Platte NE |
About BBC Worldwide America Sales & Distribution
BBC Worldwide America Sales & Distribution is one of five core businesses operating in the U.S. under BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK public service broadcaster, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). BBC Worldwide exists to maximize the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the UK license payer, and invests in programming in return for rights. The Sales & Distribution business negotiates, sells and distributes television programs to networks and secures co-production partners in the region.
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*Source: based on figures per station published annually by Nielsen