[London Lite]

What sort of shows do these independent stations air in primetime nowadays? There used to be a relatively strong syndication market which kept them going - Baywatch I think a noteable example of a show that mainly aired in syndication after being axed by NBC after one series. Star Trek too, but not sure of any breakout hits in the last voile of decades.

Dallas/Fort Worth already has a CBS owned independent KTXA which shows syndicated shows such as Judge Mathis, Hot Bench and The People's Court, alongside filler CBS News Texas bulletins when the main CBS station can't schedule them. These are sold at local level, so the replacement for the current Tegna owned CW station in San Diego may be completely different.