▁and ▁an ▁affili ation ▁with ▁another ▁network ▁on ▁a ▁digital ▁sub channel , ▁thus ▁allowing ▁these ▁network - aff ili ated ▁digital ▁sub ch annels ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁at ▁least ▁via ▁digital ▁cable ). ▁ ▁C able ▁systems ▁can ▁also ▁air ▁satellite - rel ay ed ▁broadcast ▁stations ▁origin ating ▁from ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁known ▁as ▁super st ations ▁( of ▁which ▁there ▁are ▁currently ▁only ▁five ▁around ▁the ▁country ), ▁which ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁are ▁often ▁a ired ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁and ▁may ▁o mit ▁network ▁programming ▁from ▁that ▁station ' s ▁network ▁affili ation ; ▁all ▁super st ations , ▁are ▁currently ▁affili ated ▁with ▁a ▁broadcast ▁television ▁network : ▁W PI X ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁K W GN - TV ▁in ▁Den ver ▁and ▁K T LA ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁are ▁all ▁affili ated ▁with ▁The ▁C W , ▁and ▁W WOR - TV ▁in ▁Sec au cus , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁W SB K - TV ▁in ▁Boston ▁are ▁affili ated ▁with ▁My Network TV . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁super st ations ▁once ▁had ▁national ▁distribution , ▁carrying ▁a ▁separate ▁feed ▁that ▁a ired ▁different ▁programming ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁area ▁feed ▁and ▁even ▁some ▁that ▁also ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁feed ▁that ▁is ▁Sy nd Ex - proof ▁( in ▁other ▁words , ▁synd ic ated ▁programming ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁super station ▁has ▁obtained ▁full ▁signal ▁rights ▁to ▁air ▁nation ally ); ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁prominent ▁of ▁these