Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_9 ( city_of_license VARCHAR, station VARCHAR, network_affiliation VARCHAR, format VARCHAR )

### Question ###
Which city of license has an independent network affiliation, a variety format and is station KKUP?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT city_of_license FROM table_name_9 WHERE network_affiliation = "independent" AND format = "variety" AND station = "kkup"