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Oklahoma has a few ethnic-oriented TV stations broadcasting in Spanish, [[Asian-American|Asian]] languages and sometimes have Native American programming. [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]], a Christian religious television network has a studio in Tulsa, and built their first entirely TBN-owned affiliate in Oklahoma City in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67999&Callsign=KTBO-TV|author=Federal Communications Commission|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=2010-05-16}}</ref>
== Transportation ==
[[Image:Will Rogers Turnpike.jpg|thumb|left|One of ten major toll highways in Oklahoma, the [[Will Rogers Turnpike]] extends northeast from Tulsa.]]
Transportation in Oklahoma is generated by an anchor system of [[Interstate Highway]]s, [[intercity rail]] lines, airports, [[inland port]]s, and [[mass transit]] networks. Situated along an integral point in the United States Interstate network, Oklahoma contains three [[interstate highways]] and four [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary Interstate Highways]]. In Oklahoma City, [[Interstate 35]] intersects with [[Interstate 44]] and [[Interstate 40]], forming one of the most important intersections along the United States highway system.<ref name="roads okla"/> More than {{convert|12000|mi}} of roads make up the state's major highway skeleton, including state-operated highways, ten [[turnpikes]] or major toll roads,<ref name="roads okla">{{cite web| title = Transportation in Oklahoma City| publisher=Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce| year = 2007| url =http://www.okcchamber.com/index.php?submenu=Transportation&src=gendocs&ref=Transportation&category=OklahomaCity| accessdate = 2007-08-02}}</ref> and the longest drivable stretch of Route 66 in the nation.<ref>{{cite web | year=2007 | url=http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-Facts.html| title=Route 66 – Facts and Trivia | publisher=Legends of America | accessdate=2007-08-02}}</ref> In 2008, Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City was Oklahoma's busiest highway, with a daily traffic volume of 123,300 cars.<ref>{{cite web | year=2008 | url=http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/aadt/2008/statemap.pdf| title=2008 Annual Average Daily Traffic | format=PDF | publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation | accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref> In 2010, the state had the nation's third highest number of bridges classified as structurally deficient, with nearly 5,212 bridges in disrepair, including 235 National Highway System Bridges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi/defbr10.cfm |publisher=United States Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration | title=Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System| year=2010 |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref>
[[Image:National-atlas-oklahoma.PNG|thumb|right|Map of Oklahoma showing major roads and thoroughfares]]
In March 2011, Oklahoma ranked as a bottom-seven "Worst" state (tied with [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Illinois]]) in the American State Litter Scorecard. The Sooner State suffers from overall poor effectiveness and quality of its statewide public space cleanliness (primarily from roadway and adjacent litter/debris abatement)--due to state and related eradication standards and performance indicators.<ref>S. Spacek, 2011 American State Litter Scorecard: New Rankings for an Increasingly Environmentally Concerned Populace.</ref>
Oklahoma's largest commercial airport is [[Will Rogers World Airport]] in Oklahoma City, averaging a yearly passenger count of more than 3.5 million (1.7 million boardings) in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | year=2010 | url=http://www.flyokc.com/statistics/December%2010%20Activity.pdf| title=Aviation Activity Report December 2010 | publisher=Oklahoma City Airport Authority | accessdate=2011-09-30}}</ref> [[Tulsa International Airport]], the state's second largest commercial airport, served more than 1.3 million boardings in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |year=2010 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_primary_enplanements_prelim.pdf |title=Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |accessdate=2011-09-30 |format=PDF}}</ref> Between the two, thirteen major airlines operate in Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web| year=2007|url= http://www.tulsaairports.com/index.cfm?id=3| title= Tulsa International Airport – Airline Information | publisher=Tulsa Airport Authority| accessdate=2007-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| year=2004|url= http://www.flyokc.com/index.aspx?page=service| title= Will Rogers World Airports – Airline Information | publisher=Oklahoma City Airport Authority| accessdate=2007-08-02}}{{dead|date=August 2012}}</ref> In terms of traffic, [[Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport|R.L. Jones Jr. (Riverside) Airport]] in Tulsa is the state's busiest airport, with 335,826 takeoffs and landings in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | year=2007 | url= http://www.tulsaairports.com/index.cfm?id=11| title= Riverside Jones Airport | publisher=Tulsa Airport Authority| accessdate=2011-09-30}}</ref> In total, Oklahoma has over 150 public-use airports.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.okairports.com/airports.html| title= Airports of Oklahoma | publisher=Oklahoma Airport Operators Association| accessdate=2007-08-02|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070816235959/http%3A//www.okairports.com/airports.html |archivedate = August 16, 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
Oklahoma is connected to the nation's rail network via [[Amtrak]]'s [[Heartland Flyer]], its only regional passenger rail line. It currently stretches from [[Oklahoma City]] to [[Fort Worth, Texas]], though lawmakers began seeking funding in early 2007 to connect the Heartland Flyer to [[Tulsa]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Brian|last=Barber|url= http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070118_Ne_A11_el2Fe11577| title= Federal matching funds may help bring Amtrak to Tulsa | publisher=Tulsa World| accessdate=2007-08-02}}</ref> Two inland ports on rivers serve Oklahoma: the [[Port of Muskogee]] and the [[Tulsa Port of Catoosa]]. The only port handling international cargo in the state, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa is the most inland ocean-going port in the nation and ships over two million tons of cargo each year.<ref>{{cite web | year=2005 | url= http://tulsaok.usachamber.com/custom2.asp?pageid=1189 | title= Live in Tulsa | publisher=Tulsa Chamber of Commerce| accessdate=2007-07-14 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070525155014/http://tulsaok.usachamber.com/custom2.asp?pageid=1189 <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archivedate=May 25, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Tulsa Port News"/> Both ports are located on the [[McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]], which connects [[barge]] traffic from Tulsa and Muskogee to the [[Mississippi River]] via the [[Verdigris River|Verdigris]] and [[Arkansas River|Arkansas]] rivers, contributing to one of the busiest waterways in the world.<ref name="Tulsa Port News">{{cite web | url= http://www.tulsaport.com/news_and_events.html | title= What's new at the port? | publisher=Tulsa Port Authority| accessdate=2007-07-30}}</ref>
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