Sharing media content among families of broadcast stations

A method of sharing media content among families of broadcast stations, the method comprising:

• receiving information relating to media content for families of broadcast stations;
• storing the information such that the information is accessible to at least one of the families of broadcast stations via a computer network;
• receiving a query for specific media content from a broadcast station that is a member of a first family of broadcast stations, the specific media content being associated with a second family of broadcast stations that is different from the first family;
• searching the information in accordance with the query to identify a location of the specific media content;
• obtaining the specific media content from the location;
• and
• providing the specific media content to the broadcast station.

A computing device comprising a computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, the stored computer program product including executable instructions for use in sharing media content among families of broadcast stations, the executable instructions for causing the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving information relating to media content from families of broadcast stations;
• storing the information such that the information is accessible to at least two of the families of broadcast stations via a computer network;
• receiving a query for specific media content from a broadcast station that is a member of a first family of broadcast stations, the specific media content being associated with a second family of broadcast stations that is different from the first family;
• searching the stored information in accordance with the query to identify the specific media content;
• and
• enabling the broadcast station to access to the specific media content if the specific media content is identified among the stored information.

A computing device comprising a computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, the stored computer program product including executable instructions for use in sharing media content among families of broadcast stations, the executable instructions for causing the computing device to perform functions comprising;

• receiving information relating to media content for families of broadcast stations;
• storing the information such that the information is accessible to at least one of the families of broadcast stations via a computer network;
• receiving a query for specific media content from a broadcast station that is a member of a first family of broadcast stations, the specific media content being associated with a second family of broadcast stations that is different from the first family;
• searching the information in accordance with the query to identify a location of the specific media content;
• obtaining the specific media content from the location;
• and
• providing the specific media content to the broadcast station.