▁nation ally ▁distributed ▁stations ▁were ▁T BS ▁and ▁W GN - TV . ▁T BS , ▁whose ▁former ▁parent ▁Atlanta ▁station ▁W TC G ▁( now ▁W P CH - TV ) ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁" basic ▁cable " ▁network ▁to ▁be ▁u pl ink ed ▁to ▁satellite ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁had ▁converted ▁its ▁national ▁feed ▁into ▁a ▁conventional ▁cable ▁channel ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁W GN - TV ▁in ▁Chicago ▁was ▁u pl ink ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ; ▁its ▁national ▁feed , ▁W GN ▁America , ▁also ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁traditional ▁cable ▁channel ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁dropped ▁all ▁remaining ▁W GN - TV ▁programming . ▁W WOR - TV ▁also ▁once ▁operated ▁a ▁national ▁feed , ▁which ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁before ▁the ▁station ▁reg ained ▁national ▁super station ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁satellite - ex clus ive ▁service ▁– ▁through ▁its ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁feed ▁– ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁F CC ▁has ▁virt ually ▁no ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁programming ▁exclus ively ▁broadcast ▁on ▁cable . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁anyone ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁create ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁channels ▁or ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁programming ▁what so ever ▁without ▁consult ing ▁the ▁F CC . ▁The ▁only ▁restrictions ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁secure ▁carriage ▁on ▁cable ▁or ▁satellite ▁( or , ▁failing ▁that , ▁by ▁streaming ▁on ▁Internet ▁television