Alpena CW
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| Alpena, Michigan | |
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| Branding | Alpena CW |
| Slogan | Dare To Defy |
| Affiliations | The CW Plus |
| Owner | operated by Spectrum |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Call letters' meaning |
WB AlpEna (refers to previous affiliation; fictional calls) |
| Former affiliations |
The WB (1998–2006, via The WB 100+) |
Alpena CW is The CW-affiliated cable-only channel for the Alpena, Michigan market which carries the 24/7 CW Plus service for smaller television markets. For the purposes of identification in electronic program guides and Nielsen ratings tabulation, it additionally identifies under the false callsign of WBAE. Alpena CW is operated by Spectrum (the area's cable provider), and is carried on channel 5 in standard definition only. The channel is based out of the company's offices on M-32 in the city.
Before becoming a CW affiliate, the station was a WB affiliate via The WB 100+ and was branded as "Alpena's WB 21". The WB 100+ was a similar cable-only operation as the current CW Plus service. It seamlessly became associated with the new CW network on September 18, 2006 after the merger of the WB and UPN into that one network.