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Nearly all broadcast stations have now been aligned, in one form or another, into national groups based on ownership and / or content.

Many of these groups are designated as " networks ", in the colloquial sense, below, although in the regulatory sense they may or may not be licensed networks.

However, they are often treated very differently from U. S. networks.

For instance, most networks provide a full slate of programming, often, but not always, buying the national rights to " syndicated " programs that air across affiliates of multiple American networks.

Hence Dr. Phil only airs on CTV stations and Entertainment Tonight only on Global stations.

However, for historical reasons, The Oprah Winfrey Show airs on a mixture of stations, albeit one dominated by CTV.