List of The CW affiliates (table)
The following is a list of affiliates of The CW, which launched September 18, 2006, following the merger of The WB and UPN networks, both of which began broadcasting in January 1995.
The CW is based around 16 former WB affiliates owned by Tribune Media (which was a joint owner of The WB along with Time Warner) and 11 UPN affiliates owned by that network's owner, CBS. The largest of the additional affiliate groups are: Pappas Telecasting Companies, with ten affiliates (six broadcast stations, one digital and three local cable channels), and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which affiliated eight of its stations to The CW after a reported two month dispute over reverse compensation to the network (and later added a ninth, which previously carried MyNetworkTV).
The CW covers just more than 95 percent of television homes in the United States. The network has over-the-air coverage (analog, low-power, or digital signals) in all of the top 100 Nielsen-ranked markets. The remaining markets are covered either over-the-air or through cable-only channels (including those served by The CW Plus) or affiliates in neighboring markets.
KNVA in Austin, Texas owned by LIN Television and KWKB in Iowa City, Iowa owned by KM Communications were the only two stations at The CW's launch that carried both The CW as a primary and MyNetworkTV as a secondary affiliation (KNVA became a sole CW affiliate on October 21, 2009, while KWKB would drop MyNetworkTV and become a sole CW affiliate in September 2011); currently, locally-owned WKTC in Columbia, South Carolina (which added The CW in March 2014), Fox Television Stations-owned WPWR-TV in Chicago, Illinois (which joined The CW in September 2016) and Raycom Media-owned WUAB in Cleveland, Ohio (which added The CW in July 2018) carry both networks on their primary channel. In addition, WTVY in Dothan, Alabama, a CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television, now carries MyNetworkTV on a digital subchannel that was previously affiliated with UPN, and also added a third digital subchannel for the CW. WTOK-TV in Meridian, Mississippi, also owned by Gray, added two more digital subchannels for the CW and MyNetworkTV, in addition to ABC on its main channel and Fox on another subchannel. Also, from October 2010 until November 2014, WLMT in Memphis, Tennessee, owned by the Nexstar Media Group, was the only station in the country carrying The CW as its primary affiliation and MyNetworkTV on a digital subchannel.
As of September 10, 2018, five CW Plus affiliates remain that are cable-only, with four media markets served by out-of-market affiliates through cable and satellite services.
Affiliates
City of license/Market | Station | Channel TV / DT |
Former affiliation | Year of affiliation | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York City | WPIX | 11 / 11 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Los Angeles | KTLA | 5 / 31 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Gary, Indiana (Chicago) | WPWR | 50 / 31 | MyNetworkTV10 | 2016 | Fox Television Stations |
Philadelphia | WPSG | 57 / 32 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Dallas - Fort Worth | KDAF | 33 / 32 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Washington, D.C. | WDCW | 50 / 151 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Houston | KIAH | 39 / 38 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose | KBCW | 44 / 45 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Boston | WLVI | 56 / 42 | WB | 2006 | Sunbeam Television |
Atlanta | WUPA | 69 / 43 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Sarasota | WTOG | 44 / 44 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Phoenix | KASW | 61 / 49 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Seattle - Tacoma | KSTW | 11 / 11 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Detroit | WKBD | 50 / 14 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Minneapolis - St. Paul | WUCW | 23 / 2213 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Miami - Fort Lauderdale | WSFL | 39 / 19 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Denver | KWGN | 2 / 34 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Orlando - Daytona Beach | WKCF | 18 / 17 | WB | 2006 | Hearst Television |
Cleveland - Akron | WUAB | 43 / 10 | MyNetworkTV10 | 2018 | Raycom Media |
Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto | KMAX | 31 / 21 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
St. Louis | KPLR | 11 / 26 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Portland, Oregon | KRCW | 32 / 33 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Charlotte | WCCB8 | 18 / 27 | Fox | 2013 | Bahakel Communications |
Pittsburgh | WPCW | 19 / 11 | UPN | 2006 | CBS Television Stations |
Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville | WLFL | 22 / 27 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Baltimore | WNUV | 54 / 40 | WB | 2006 | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Nashville | WNAB | 58 / 23 | WB | 2006 | Tennessee Broadcasting (operated through outsourcing agreement by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Indianapolis | WISH | 8 / 9 | CBS | 2015 | Nexstar Media Group |
San Diego - Tijuana | KFMB-DT2 | 8.22 | MeTV | 2017 | Tegna Media |
Salt Lake City | KUCW | 30 / 48 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
San Antonio | KMYS | 35 / 32 | MyNetworkTV | 2010 | Deerfield Media (operated through JSA and SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Kansas City, Missouri | KCWE | 29 / 31 | UPN | 2006 | Hearst Television |
Hartford - New Haven, CT | WCCT | 20 / 20 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Columbus, Ohio | WWHO | 53 / 46 | UPN/WB | 2006 | Manhan Media (operated through SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Cincinnati | WKRC-DT2 | 12.22 | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
Milwaukee | WVTV | 18 / 18 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce | WTVX | 34 / 34 | UPN | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Greenville - Spartanburg - Asheville | WYCW | 62 / 45 | UPN | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Las Vegas | KVCW | 33 / 29 | Independent | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Austin, Texas | KNVA | 54 / 49 | WB | 2006 | Vaughan Media (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Harrisburg - Lancaster - York - Lebanon | WHP-DT3 | 21.32 | 2016 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
Jacksonville | WCWJ | 17 / 34 | WB | 2006 | Graham Media Group |
Birmingham - Tuscaloosa, AL | WTTO WDBB (WDBB is a satellite of WTTO) | 21/28 17/18 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Portsmouth - Norfolk - Newport News | WGNT | 27 / 50 | UPN | 2006 | Dreamcatcher Broadcasting (Operated through SSA by Tribune Media) |
Oklahoma City | KOCB | 34 / 33 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Greensboro - High Point - Winston-Salem | WCWG | 20 / 31 | WB | 2006 | Hearst Television |
Albuquerque - Santa Fe | KWBQ KRWB (KRWB is a satellite of KWBQ) | 19 / 29 21 / 21 | WB | 2006 | Tamer Media (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Louisville | WBKI | 58 / 51 | MyNetworkTV | 2018 | Block Communications |
Grand Rapids - Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI | WWMT-DT2 | 3.22 | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
New Orleans | WNOL | 38 / 15 | WB | 2006 | Tribune Media |
Memphis | WLMT | 30 / 31 | UPN/WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Buffalo | WNLO | 23 / 32 | UPN | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Providence - New Bedford | WNAC-DT2 | 64.22 | MyNetworkTV | 2017 | Nexstar Media Group |
Fresno, California | KFRE | 59 / 36 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Fort Myers, Florida | WXCW | 46 / 45 | WB | 2006 | Sun Broadcasting |
Richmond, Virginia | WUPV | 65 / 47 | UPN | 2006 | American Spirit Media (operated through SSA by Raycom Media) |
Little Rock | KASN | 38 / 39 | UPN | 2006 | Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Mobile, AL - Pensacola, FL | WFNA | 55 / 25 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, N.Y. | WCWN | 45 / 43 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Knoxville, Tennessee | WBXX | 20 / 20 | WB | 2006 | Gray Television |
Tulsa | KQCW | 19 / 20 | WB | 2006 | Griffin Communications |
Scranton - Wilkes-Barre, PA | WSWB WOLF-DT2 | 38 56.2 | WB/UPN | 2006 | MPS Media LLC (operated through LMA by New Age Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Lexington, Kentucky | WKYT-DT2 | 27.22 | UPN | 2006 | Gray Television |
Dayton, Ohio | WBDT | 26 / 50 | WB | 2006 | Vaughan Media (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI | WBSF | 46 / 46 | WB | 2006 | Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Honolulu | KHON-DT2 KAII-DT2 KHAW-DT2 | 2.2 7.2 11.22 | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Suring - Green Bay - Fox Cities, Wisconsin | WCWF | 14 / 21 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA | WWCW WFXR-DT2 | 21 / 20 27.22 | Fox WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Omaha | KXVO | 15 / 385 | WB | 2006 | Mitts Telecasting (operated through LMA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Huntington - Charleston, W.V. | WQCW | 30 / 17 | WB/UPN | 2006 | Gray Television |
Toledo, Ohio | WTVG-DT2 | 13.22 | Live Well Network | 2014 | Gray Television |
Springfield, Missouri | KYCW-LD KSPR-LD2 | 25.1 33.22 | UPN | 2006 | Gray Television |
Tucson, Arizona | KWBA | 58 / 44 | WB | 2006 | The E.W. Scripps Company |
Columbia, South Carolina | WKTC | 63 / 39 | MyNetworkTV10 | 2014 | WBHQ Columbia, LLC |
Des Moines | KCWI | 23 / 23 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Wichita, Kansas | KSCW | 33 / 12 | WB | 2006 | Gray Television |
Spokane, Washington | KSKN | 22 / 36 | WB | 2006 | Tegna Media |
Matamoros, Tamaulipas Harlingen - Weslaco - Brownsville - McAllen, TX | XHRIO KCWT-CD KFXV-LD2 KNVO-DT4 | 15 / 26 21 / 23 67.2 48.42 | 2007 | Entravision Communications | |
Huntsville, Alabama | WHDF | 15 / 14 | UPN | 2006 | Lockwood Broadcast Group |
Rochester, New York | WHAM-DT2 | 13.22 | WB | 2006 | Deerfield Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Syracuse, New York | WSTQ-LP WSTM-DT2 | 14 3.2 | UPN | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Champaign - Urbana - Springfield, IL | WBUI | 23 / 22 | WB | 2006 | GOCOM Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Chattanooga, Tennessee | WFLI | 53 / 42 | WB | 2006 | MPS Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Portland, Maine | WPXT | 51 / 43 | WB | 2006 | Hearst Television |
El Paso, Texas | KVIA-DT2 | 7.22 | 2006 | News-Press & Gazette Company | |
Madison, Wisconsin | WMTV-DT2 | 15.22 | WeatherNation TV | 2016 | Gray Television |
Cedar Rapids - Waterloo - Iowa City - Dubuque, IA | KWWL-DT2 | 7.22 | This TV | 2016 | Quincy Media |
Paducah, KY - Cape Girardeau, MO - Harrisburg, IL | WQTV-LP WQWQ-LP KFVS-DT2 (WQWQ-LP is a repeater of WQTV-LP) | 24 9 12.2 | UPN | 2006 | Raycom Media |
Waco - Temple - Bryan, TX | KWTX KBTX-DT2 | 10.22 3.22 | UPN | 2006 | Gray Television |
Shreveport-Texarkana | KPXJ | 21 / 21 | UPN | 2006 | KTBS, LLC |
Colorado Springs - Pueblo, CO | KXTU-LD | 57 / 20 | UPN | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Jackson, Mississippi | WJTV-DT2 | 12.22 | 2013 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Savannah, Georgia | WSAV-DT2 | 3.22 | MyNetworkTV/MeTV | 2016 | Nexstar Media Group |
Charleston, South Carolina | WCBD-DT2 | 2.22 | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Florence - Myrtle Beach, S.C. | WWMB | 21 / 21 | UPN | 2006 | Howard Stirk Holdings (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Burlington, VT - Plattsburgh, N.Y. | WNNE | 31 / 14 | NBC | 2018 | Hearst Television |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | WBRL-CD WGMB-DT2 | 21 44.2 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Quad Cities, Illinois-Iowa | KGCW | 26 / 41 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
South Bend, Indiana | WCWW-LD | 25 / 25 | WB | 2006 | Weigel Broadcasting |
Boise, Idaho | KYUU-LD KBOI-DT2 | 35 2.22 | RTV | 2011 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Fort Smith - Fayetteville, AR | KHBS-DT2 KHOG-DT2 | 40.22 29.22 | 2008 | Hearst Television | |
Evansville, Indiana | WTVW | 7 / 28 | Independent | 2013 | Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Tri-Cities, TN-VA | WCYB-DT2 | 5.22 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | WISE | 33 / 18 | NBC | 2016 | Quincy Media |
Augusta, Georgia | WAGT-CD2 | 26.22 | 2017 | Gray Television | |
Altoona - Johnstown, PA | (served by WPCW, Jeannette PA) (cable-only) | ||||
Greenville - New Bern - Washington, N.C. | WNCT-DT2 | 9.22 | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Springfield - Holyoke, MA | WWLP-DT2 WFXQ-CD2 | 22.22 | 2015 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Reno, Nevada | KOLO-DT3 | 8.32 | 2018 | Gray Television | |
Lansing, Michigan | WLAJ-DT2 | 53.22 | WB | 2006 | Shield Media (operated by Nexstar Media Group) |
Lincoln - Hastings - Kearney, NE | KCWH-LD KNHL-DT3 | 18 / 18 5.32 | NBC | 2018 | Gray Teleivsion Legacy Broadcasting, LLC |
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA | WTLF WTLH-DT2 | 24 / 24 49.22 | WB | 2006 | MPS Media (operated by New Age Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Peoria - Bloomington, IL | WEEK-DT3 | 25.32 | 2016 | Quincy Media | |
Tyler - Longview, TX | KYTX-DT2 | 19.22 | MeTV | 2012 | Tegna Media |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota | KSFY-DT2 | 13.22 | 2012 | Gray Television | |
Montgomery - Selma, AL | WBMM | 22 / 22 | Daystar | 2006 | Bahakel Communications |
Fargo, North Dakota | KXJB-LD2 | 30.22 | 2016 | Gray Television | |
Macon, Georgia | WMAZ-DT2 | 13.22 | 2013 | Tegna Media | |
Yakima - Pasco - Richland - Kennewick, WA | KIMA KEPR-DT2 | 29.22 19.22 | 2009 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
Cadillac - Traverse City - Sault Ste. Marie, MI | WFQX-DT2 | 32.22 | MeTV | 2018 | Cadillac Telecasting Company (operated by Heritage Broadcasting Group) |
Lafayette, Louisiana | KATC-DT2 | 3.22 | 2010 | Cordillera Communications | |
Bakersfield, California | KGET-DT2 | 17.22 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Eugene, Oregon | KMTR-DT2 | 16.22 | WB | 2006 | Roberts Media (operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - San Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY-DT2 | 6.22 | WB | 2006 | Cordillera Communications |
Youngstown, Ohio | WFMJ-DT2 | 21.22 | WB | 2006 | Vindicator Publishing |
Monterey - Salinas - Santa Cruz, CA | KION-DT2 | 46.22 | 2006 | News-Press & Gazette Company | |
Columbus, Georgia | WLTZ-DT2 | 38.22 | 2009 | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | |
Corpus Christi, Texas | KRIS-DT2 | 6.22 | 2006 | Cordillera Communications | |
Wilmington, North Carolina | WWAY-DT3 | 3.32, 12 | Cozi TV | 2017 | Morris Multimedia |
La Crosse - Eau Claire, WI | WXOW WQOW-DT2 | 19.22 18.22 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Amarillo, Texas | KVII-DT2 | 7.22 | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
Chico - Redding, CA | KHSL-DT2 | 12.22 | UPN | 2006 | Heartland Media |
Columbus - Tupelo, MS | WCBI-DT3 | 4.32 | 2006 | Morris Multimedia | |
Wausau - Rhinelander, WI | WMOW WAOW-DT2 WYOW-DT2 | 4 / 14 9.22 34.22 | WB (FamilyNet for WMOW) | 2006 (2010 for WMOW) | Quincy Media |
Medford - Klamath Falls, OR | KTVL-DT2 | 10.22 | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
Columbia - Jefferson City, MO | KOMU-DT3 | 8.32 | WB | 2006 | University of Missouri |
El Dorado, AR-Monroe, LA | KNOE-DT3 | 8.32 | 2014 | Gray Television | |
Salisbury, Maryland | WMDT-DT2 | 47.22 | WB | 2006 | Marquee Broadcasting |
Rockford, Illinois | WREX-DT2 | 13.22 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Beaumont, Texas | KFDM-DT2 | 6.22 | WB | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
Topeka, Kansas | KTKA-DT3 | 49.32 | 2009 | Vaughan Media (operated by Nexstar Media Group) | |
Midland - Odessa, Texas | KWES-DT2 | 9.22 | LATV | 2014 | Raycom Media |
Lubbock, Texas | KLCW | 22 / 43 | WB | 2006 | Ramar Communications |
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI | KDLH | 3 / 33 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Palm Springs, California | KCWQ-LP KESQ-DT3 | 24 2.32 | WB | 2006 | News-Press & Gazette Company |
Minot - Bismarck - Dickinson - Williston, North Dakota | KXMA KXMB-DT2 KXMC-DT2 KXMD-DT2 | 2 / 19 12.22 13.22 11.22 | 2016 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Anchorage, Alaska | KYUR-DT2 | 13.22 | 2006 | Vision Alaska, LLC | |
Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK | KAUZ-DT2 | 6.22 | 2006 | American Spirit Media (operated by Raycom Media) | |
Sioux City, Iowa | KTIV-DT2 | 4.22 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Panama City, Florida | WJHG-DT2 | 7.22 | WB | 2006 | Gray Television |
Erie, Pennsylvania | WSEE-DT2 | 35.22 | 2006 | Lilly Broadcasting LLC | |
Albany, Georgia | WSWG-DT3 | 44.32 | WB | 2011 | Gray Television |
Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS | KFJX-DT2 | 14.22 | 2018 | SagamoreHill Broadcasting (operated by Morgan Murphy Media) | |
Rochester - Austin, MN - Mason City, IA | KTTC-DT2 | 10.22 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Bangor, Maine | WABI-DT2 | 5.22 | WB | 2006 | Gray Television |
Biloxi - Gulfport, MS | WXXV-DT3 | 25.32 | MyNetworkTV/Cozi | 2015 | Morris Multimedia |
Ocala - Gainesville, FL | WCJB-DT2 | 20.22 | 2006 | Gray Television | |
Terre Haute, Indiana | WTHI-DT3 | 10.32 | Ion Television | 2017 | Heartland Media |
Sherman, TX-Ada, OK | KTEN-DT2 | 10.22 | 2006 | Lockwood Broadcasting Group | |
Binghamton, New York | WBNG-DT2 | 12.23 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Pocatello - Idaho Falls, Idaho | KIFI-DT3 | 8.32 | 2009 | News-Press & Gazette Company | |
Steubenville, OH-Wheeling, W.V. | "WBWO" (cable-only) | 6 & 56 (SD) | WB | 2006 | Turnpike Television |
Bluefield - Beckley - Oak Hill, W.V. | WVVA-DT2 | 6.22 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Missoula, Montana | KPAX-DT2 | 8.22 | 2006 | Cordillera Communications | |
Abilene - Sweetwater, TX | KTXS-DT2 | 12.22 | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
Yuma, AZ-El Centro, CA | KECY-DT3 | 9.32 | Telemundo | 2010 | News-Press & Gazette Company |
Billings, Montana | KTVQ-DT2 | 2.22 | 2006 | Cordillera Communications | |
Hattiesburg - Laurel, MS | WHLT-DT2 | 22.22 | 2014 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Utica, New York | WKTV-DT3 | 2.32 | MeTV | 2015 | Heartland Media |
Clarksburg - Weston, W.V. | WVFX-DT2 | 46.22 | WB | 2006 | Gray Television |
Rapid City, South Dakota | KCLO-DT2 | 15.22 | 2017 | Nexstar Media Group | |
Lake Charles, Louisiana | KPLC-DT2 | 7.2 | Grit2 | 2017 | Raycom Media |
Dothan, Alabama | WTVY-DT2 | 4.22 | UPN | 2006 | Gray Television |
Quincy, IL-Hannibal, MO | WGEM-DT2 | 10.22 | WB | 2006 | Quincy Media |
Harrisonburg, Virginia | W30CT-D3 (translator of WVIR, Charlottesville VA) | 30.32 | 2006 | Waterman Broadcasting Corporation | |
Elmira, New York | WENY-DT3 | 36.32 | WB | 2006 | Lilly Broadcasting LLC |
Jackson, Tennessee | WNBJ-LD2 | 39.22 | 2018 | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | |
Watertown, New York | WWTI-DT2 | 50.32 | WB | 2006 | Nexstar Media Group |
Alexandria, Louisiana | KALB-DT3 | 5.32 | 2016 | Gray Television | |
Jonesboro, Arkansas | KAIT-DT3 | 8.32 | 2018 | Raycom Media | |
Bowling Green, Kentucky | WBKO-DT3 | 13.32 | WB | 2006 | Gray Television |
Marquette, Michigan | WBKP WBUP-DT2 | 5.1 10.22 | ABC (WBKP only) | 2007 2009 | Marks Radio Group |
Charlottesville, Virginia | WVIR-DT3 | 29.32 | 2006 | Waterman Broadcasting Corporation | |
Laredo, Texas | KYLX-LD2 | 13.22 | 2015 | Gray Television | |
Butte - Bozeman, Montana | KXLF-DT2 | 4.22 | 2006 | Cordillera Communications | |
Bend, Oregon | KTVZ-DT2 | 21.22 | 2006 | News-Press & Gazette Company | |
Grand Junction - Montrose, Colorado | KJCT-LD2 | 8.22 | 2014 | Gray Television | |
Lafayette, Indiana | WLFI-DT2 | 18.22 | GetTV | 2017 | Heartland Media |
Twin Falls, Idaho | KMVT-DT2 | 11.22 | 2006 | Gray Television | |
Lima, Ohio | (served by WBDT, Springfield OH) (cable-only) | ||||
Meridian, Mississippi | WTOK-DT3 | 11.32 | 2006 | Gray Television | |
Great Falls, Montana | KRTV-DT2 | 3.22 | 2006 | Cordillera Communications | |
Greenwood - Greenville, Mississippi | "WBWD" (cable-only) | 32 (SD) 232 & 1232 (HD) | 2006 | ||
Parkersburg, West Virginia | WOVA-LD2 | 22.22 | 2018 | Gray Television | |
Eureka, California | KECA-LD | 29 / 29 | UPN | 2006 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
San Angelo, Texas | KTXE-LD2 | 38.22 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
Cheyenne, WY - Scottsbluff, NE | KGWN-DT3 KSTF-DT3 | 5.32 10.32 | 2006 | Gray Television | |
Casper - Riverton, Wyoming | KCWY-DT2 | 13.22 | 2015 | Gray Television | |
Mankato, Minnesota | "KWYE" (cable-only)14 | 19 (SD) | Consolidated Communications | ||
Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville, MO | KYOU-DT4 | 15.42 | Escape | 2018 | American Spirit Media (operated by Raycom Media) |
St. Joseph, Missouri | KNPG-LD2 | 21.22, 6, 7, 11 | 2016 | News-Press & Gazette Company | |
Fairbanks, Alaska | KATN-DT3 | 2.32 | 2017 | Vision Alaska, LLC | |
Victoria, Texas | KVCT-DT3 | 19.32 | This TV | 2018 | SagamoreHill Broadcasting (operated by Morgan Murphy Media) |
Zanesville, Ohio | "WBZV" (cable-only) | 13 (SD) 1013 (HD) | 2009 | Spectrum | |
Helena, Montana | KTVH-DT2 | 12.22 | 2015 | Cordillera Communications | |
Presque Isle, Maine | WAGM-DT3 | 8.3 2 | 2018 | Gray Television | |
Juneau, Alaska | KJUD-DT2 | 8.22 | 2006 | Vision Alaska, LLC | |
Alpena, Michigan | "WBAE" (cable-only) | 5 (SD) | WB | 2006 | Spectrum |
North Platte, Nebraska | KIIT-CD2 (translator of KCWH-LD, Lincoln NE) | 11.22 | 2018 | Gray Television | |
Glendive, Montana | (served by KBZK-DT2, Bozeman MT) (cable-only)[1] | ||||
Hagatna, Guam | KTKB-LD | 26 / 26 | 2009 | KM Communications (operated by Marianas Media) | |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | W10DB-D2 | 10.22 | TV Red Puerto Rico |
Notes
- 1 In areas of the United States where CW programming is not available, WDCW (Washington) is available to subscribers of DirecTV on channel 385.
- 2 These stations carry the CW on a digital subchannel, which is available to viewers of digital television. Most of these digital subchannels should also be available in their respective markets through local cable television providers.
- 3 Cable channel already operational, but not yet broadcasting via a digital subchannel.
- 4 KCWE is available to cable subscribers in parts of the St. Joseph market, as are the other Kansas City network affiliates.
- 5 KXVO is available to DirecTV subscribers in the St. Joseph market.
- 6 KNPN-LD3 formerly operated as cable-only "WBJO" from its 1998 sign-on as part of The WB 100+ Station Group until News-Press & Gazette Company took over operational and advertising control of the channel and added it to KNPN's third digital subchannel in June 2012. A high definition feed of the digital subchannel's CW Plus programming began to be carried on Suddenlink upon the station's launch.
- 7 Local affiliate previously operated as a cable-only channel as part of The WB 100+ Station Group.
- 8 Former CW affiliate WJZY switched its affiliation to Fox on July 1, 2013 as Fox Television Stations completed its purchase of the station and its sister MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYT-TV on April 17. The CW officially named longtime Fox affiliate WCCB as its replacement affiliate in the Charlotte market on April 18; its affiliation moved to that station on the same day as WJZY's switch to Fox. In the interim, Fox Television Stations maintained the CW affiliation on WJZY.
- 9 On September 1, 2016, WGN-TV became an independent station when the CW affiliation moved to WPWR.[2][3]
- 10 Current secondary affiliation.
- 11 Previously broadcast on the station's main subchannel.
- 12 Formerly broadcast on WWAY's second subchannel until January 1, 2016, when it moved to its third subchannel to make room for a new CBS subchannel.
- 13 WUCW is available to DirecTV subscribers in the Mankato market.
- 14 In the Mankato market, Consolidated Communications carries cable-only "KWYE" as the CW affiliate for that provider's subscribers, whereas Spectrum carries Quincy Media-owned CW affiliate KTTC-DT2/Rochester, Minnesota as the CW Plus outlet for its subscribers.
Former affiliates
City of license/Market | Station | Channel TV / DT |
Ownership | Years of affiliation | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandria, Louisiana | KBCA | 41 | Wilderness Communications | 2006–16 | Affiliation moved to KALB-DT3 |
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | WSJP-LD | 18 | LKK Group | 2006–16 | The CW opted to discontinue its affiliation with WSJP-LP |
Augusta, Georgia | WAGT-DT2 | 26.2 / 30.2 | Gray Television | 2006–17 | Moved to WAGT-CD2 on May 31, 2017 after WAGT's full-power signal was sold off in the FCC spectrum auction. |
Belmont - Charlotte, North Carolina | WJZY | 46 / 47 | Fox Television Stations | 2006–13 | Became a Fox owned-and-operated station on July 1, 2013; was previously owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company until April 2013; replaced by WCCB |
Biloxi - Gulfport, MS | "WBGP" (cable-only) |
7 & 80 (SD) | Cable One | 2006–14 | Cable only; replaced by WXXV-DT3 |
Bismarck, North Dakota | "KWMK" (cable-only) |
14 (SD) | Midcontinent Communications | 2006–16 | Cable only; replaced by the KX Television group of stations[4] |
Bloomington - Indianapolis, Indiana Kokomo, Indiana |
WTTV WTTK |
4 / 48 29 / 29 |
Tribune Media | 2006–14 | Swapped affiliations with WISH-TV on January 1, 2015 and joined CBS |
Boise, Idaho | KNIN | 9 / 10 | Journal Communications | 2006–11 | Joined Fox on September 1, 2011; replaced by KYUU-LP and subchannel from KBOI. KNIN-DT2, which had carried The CW Plus, now carries the Heroes & Icons. |
Burlington, VT - Plattsburgh, N.Y. | WFFF-DT2 | 44.2 | Nexstar Media Group | 2007–13 | Subchannel ceased airing CW programming on March 4, 2013 after Nexstar purchased station from Smith Media; replaced by subchannel from WPTZ |
WPTZ-DT2 | 5.22 | Hearst Television | 2013–18 | Affiliation moved to WNNE | |
Cadillac - Traverse City - Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
"WBVC" (cable-only) |
61 (SD) | Spectrum | 2006–18 | Affiliation moved to WFQX-DT2 |
Casper - Riverton, Wyoming | KWYF-LD KFNB-DT2 |
26 20.2 |
Wyomedia Corporation | 2006–15 | Replaced by KCWY-DT2 on January 26, 2015 as part of Gray Television's overall affiliation renewal with The CW[5] |
Cedar Rapids - Waterloo - Iowa City - Dubuque, IA | KWKB | 20 / 25 | KM Communications | 2006–16 | Affiliation moved to KWWL-DT2 |
Chicago | WGN-TV9 | 9 / 19 | Tribune Media | 2006–16 | Became an independent station September 1, 2016; replaced by WPWR-TV |
Cleveland - Akron | WBNX | 55 / 30 | Winston Broadcasting Network | 2006–18 | Became an independent station July 16, 2018; replaced by WUAB |
Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB | 47 / 47 | Ion Media Networks (Broadcast Trust) | 2006–14 | Became an Ion owned-and-operated station (by way of a trust benefiting Ion Media Networks) on February 10, 2014; had been owned by Roberts Broadcasting prior to then. The station continued to carry CW programming in addition to Ion until being replaced by WKTC on March 17. |
Columbus, Georgia | WLGA | 66 / 47 | Pappas Telecasting | 2006–09 | Became an independent station on April 27; was replaced by subchannel from WLTZ. Went dark June 4, 2010, and returned to the air in August 2012 carrying WeatherNation TV. |
Evansville, Indiana | WAZE | 19 / 20 | Roberts Broadcasting | 2006–11 | Ceased operations March 24, 2011, after license was cancelled by the FCC following expiration of a permit to construct a digital transmitter facility to increase signal power from 1,110 watts to 1 million watts; was replaced by WAZE-LP, WJPS-LP and WIKY-LP, which previously operated as fill-in translators of WAZE-TV. |
WAZE-LP WJPS-LP WIKY-LP |
17 4 5 |
2006–13 | Ceased operations January 3, 2013; were replaced by WTVW on January 31. Were eventually purchased in bankruptcy by a trust controlled by Ion Media Networks in February 2014. | ||
Fairbanks, Alaska | KATN-DT2 | 2.2 | Vision Alaska, LLC | 2006–17 | Joined Fox on November 4, 2017; replaced by KATN-DT3 |
Fargo, North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
WDAY WDAZ-DT2 |
6.2 8.2 |
Forum Communications | 2006–16 | Affiliation moved to KXJB-LD2 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | WPTA-DT2 | 21.2 | Quincy Media | 2006–16 | Affiliation moved to WISE |
Glendive, Montana | "KWZB" (cable-only) |
22 (SD) | Mid-Rivers Communications | 2006–16 | Defunct; The CW is carried on cable only via KBZK-DT2 |
Grand Junction - Montrose, Colorado | KKCO-DT2 | 11.2 | Gray Television | 2006–08 | Replaced by KJCT-DT2 |
KJCT-DT2 | 8.2 | Excalibur Broadcasting (operated by Gray Television) |
2008–14 | KJCT's programming, including the CW subchannel, and virtual channel 8 moved to KKHD-LP (now KJCT-LP) in December 2014, after Gray purchased KKHD and KJCT's non-license assets; Chang Media Group then acquired the license assets and relaunched the station as KGBY channel 20 | |
Harlingen - Weslaco - Brownsville - McAllen, TX |
"KMHB" (cable-only) |
53 (SD) | Time Warner Cable | 2006–07 | Cable only; ceased operations November 7, 2007 and replaced with KSFE-LP |
Harrisburg - Lancaster - York - Lebanon | WLYH | 15 / 23 | Howard Stirk Holdings (operated through LMA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
2006–16 | Affiliation moved to WHP-DT3. |
Hattiesburg - Laurel, MS | "WBH" | Comcast | 2006–12 | Cable only; replaced with WHPM-LD2 | |
WHPM-LD2 | 23.2 | Waypoint Media, LLC | 2012–14 | Replaced by WHLT-DT2 as part of Media General's overall affiliation renewal[6] | |
Helena, Montana | KMTF | 10 / 29 | Gray Television | 2006–15 | Dropped CW programming on July 2, 2015 and went dark; donated to Montana State University and integrated into the Montana PBS system, callsign became KUHM after donate completed; replaced by KTVH-DT2 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho | KPIF | 15 / 15 | KM Communications | 2006–09 | Joined RTV on September 7, 2009; replaced by subchannel from KIFI. License was canceled on February 16, 2011 although the station is still operating (apparently on cable only). |
Jackson, Mississippi | WRBJ | 34 / 34 | Roberts Broadcasting | 2006–13 | Became an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network on May 24, 2013; replaced by WJTV-DT2 on October 1 |
Jackson, Tennessee | "WBJK" (cable-only) |
2 (SD) | Spectrum | 2006–18 | Affiliation moved to WNBJ-LD2 |
Jonesboro, Arkansas | "KJOS" (cable-only) |
21 (SD) | Jonesboro TV, LLC | 2006–18 | Affiliation moved to KAIT-DT3 |
Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS | "KSXF" (cable-only) |
Cable One | 2006–18 | Affiliation moved to KFJX-DT2 | |
Lafayette, Louisiana | KLWB | 50 / 50 | Wilderness Communications | 2006–10 | Joined This TV on June 14, 2010 then MeTV; replaced by subchannel from KATC |
Lake Charles, Louisiana | KVHP-DT27 | 29.2 / 30.2 | American Spirit Media (operated by Raycom Media) |
2009–17 | Joined ABC August 31, 2017; replaced by KPLC-DT2 |
Laredo, Texas | KGNS-DT2 | 8.2 | Gray Television | 2006–14 | Switched to ABC on July 1, 2014 |
"Laredo CW 19" (cable-only) |
19 (SD) | Time Warner Cable | 2014–15 | Cable only; replaced by subchannel from KYLX-LD | |
Lima, Ohio | WLIO-DT2 | 8.2 | Block Communications | 2006–08 | Subchannel ceased airing CW programming on September 17, 2008 and replaced by "WBOH" (but see below); now a dedicated Fox (primary)/MyNetworkTV (secondary) affiliate for the Lima market |
"WBOH" (cable-only) |
3 (SD) | Time Warner Cable | 2008–10 | Cable only; ceased operations and replaced by WBDT/Dayton | |
Lincoln - Hastings - Kearney, NE | KCWL | 51 / 51 | Omaha World-Herald (operated by Pappas Telecasting) |
2006–09 | Analog signal signed off June 9, 2009; digital signal signed on as Fox affiliate KFXL June 12; replaced by KXVO and, later, KCWH-LD/KNHL-DT3 |
Louisville | WBKI | 34 / 19 | LM Communications Television (operated by Block Communications) |
2006–17 | Ceased operations October 25, 2017 after selling its spectrum in an FCC auction; affiliation moved to existing simulcast on WMYO-DT3 |
WMYO-DT3 | 34.1 / 51.3 | Block Communications | 2012–18 | Former simulcast of WBKI-TV prior to its shutdown; affiliation moved to the station's main channel 58.1 February 12, 2017 | |
Madison, Wisconsin | WBUW | 57 / 32 | Byrne Acquisition Group | 2006–16 | Affiliation moved to WMTV-DT2 |
Monroe, Louisiana | KNOE-DT2 | 8.2 | Gray Television | 2006–14 | Switched to ABC in September 2014; replaced by KNOE-DT3 |
North Platte, Nebraska | "KWPL" (cable-only) |
2 (SD) | Spectrum | 2006–18 | Affiliation moved to KIIT-CD2 |
Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville, MO | "KWOT" (cable only) |
10 (SD) | Mediacom | 2006-2018 | Affiliation moved to KYOU-DT4 |
Parkersburg, West Virginia | "WBPB" (cable-only) |
WHIZ Media Group | 2006–08 | Cable only, operated by WHIZ-TV; replaced by WQCW and, later, WOVA-LD2 | |
Peoria - Bloomington, IL | WHOI-DT2 | 19.2 | Sinclair Broadcast Group (operated by Quincy Media) |
2006–16 | Affiliation moved to WEEK-DT3 |
Presque Isle, Maine | "WBPQ" (cable-only) |
13 (SD) 1212 (HD) |
Spectrum | 2006-2018 | Affiliation moved to WAGM-DT3 |
Providence - New Bedford | WLWC | 28 | OTA Broadcasting | 2006–17 | Affiliation moved to WNAC-DT2 |
Rapid City, South Dakota | KWBH-LP | 27 | Rapid Broadcasting | 2006–17 | Affiliation moved to KCLO-DT2 |
Reno, Nevada | KREN | 27 / 26 | Pappas Telecasting | 2006–09 | Sold by Pappas to Entravision Communications and joined Univision in April 2009; CW programming transferred to sister station KAZR-CA/KRNS-CA (now KRNS-CD), which is rebroadcast on KREN-DT2. (see above) |
KREN-DT2 KRNS-CD |
27.22 46 |
Entravision Communications | 2009–18 | Affiliation moved to KOLO-DT3 | |
San Antonio, Texas | KCWX | 2 / 5 | Corridor Television | 2006–10 | Joined MyNetworkTV on August 30, 2010; replaced by KMYS |
San Diego - Tijuana | KSWB | 69 / 19 | Tribune Media | 2006–08 | Joined Fox on August 1, 2008; replaced by XETV |
XETV | 6 / 23 | Grupo Televisa (through Bay City Television) |
2008–17 | Ceased English-language operations and became a Mexican-oriented station after XETV and The CW were unable to agree on financial terms; replaced by KFMB-DT2 | |
Savannah, Georgia | WGSA | 35 / 35 | Southern TV Corporation | 2006–16 | Affiliation moved to WSAV-DT2 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota | KWSD | 36 / 36 | J.F. Broadcasting | 2006–12 | Joined MeTV on September 10, 2012; replaced by KSFY-DT2 |
Springfield - Holyoke, MA | "WBQT" (cable-only) |
16 (SD) | various cable systems | 2006–14 | Cable only; replaced by WWLP-DT2 as part of Media General's overall affiliation renewal[6] |
St. Croix, Virgin Islands | WCVI | 39 | Virgin Blue | 2006–14 | Became a LeSEA O&O in July 2014 |
St. Joseph, Missouri | "WBJO" (cable-only) |
News-Press & Gazette Company | 2006–12 | Cable-only; programming moved to KBJO-LD | |
KBJO-LD | 21 / 16 | 2012–16 | Joined NBC and became KNPG-LD November 1, 2016; replaced by KNPG-LD2 | ||
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA | WFXU | 57 / 48 | Pegasus Communications Corporation | 2006–06 | Sold by Pegasus to Budd Broadcasting in late 2006, and has operated intermittently as an independent station since then; currently silent due to equipment problems; replaced by former satellite WTLF |
Terre Haute, Indiana | "WBI" (cable-only) |
3 (SD) | 2006–17 | Cable only; replaced by WTHI-DT3 | |
Toledo, Ohio | "WT05" (cable-only) |
5 (SD) | SJL Broadcasting Buckeye CableSystem |
2006–14 | Cable only; schedule and program inventory moved to WTVG-DT2 on September 1, 2014 |
Topeka, Kansas | KSNT-DT2 | 27.2 | LIN Television | 2006–08 | Replaced CW programming with a simulcast of Fox affiliate KTMJ-CA in 11/2008; was replaced by subchannel from KTKA on June 2, 2009 |
Twin Falls, Idaho | KTWT-LP | 43 | Neuhoff Family Limited Partnership | 2006–12 | Joined MyNetworkTV in early 2012 and Fox on July 1, 2012; replaced by former simulcast KMVT-DT2. KTWT has since become KSVT-LD channel 14. |
Tyler - Longview, TX | KCEB | 54 / 51 | London Broadcasting Company | 2006–12 | Joined MeTV in May 2012; replaced by KYTX-DT2 |
Utica, NY | WKTV-DT2 | 2.2 / 29.2 | Heartland Media LLC | 2006–15 | Joined CBS November 22, 2015 and replaced by WKTV-DT3 |
Victoria, Texas | K39HB (low-powered analog terrestrial simulcast of "KWVB") | 39 | Howard Mintz | 2006–18 | Unexpectedly went Dark (at an unknown date), limiting access to cable TV service |
"KWVB" (cable-only) |
10 (SD) 110 (HD) |
Suddenlink Communications | Affiliation moved to KVCT-DT3 | ||
Walla Walla, WA | KCWK | 9 / | Pappas Telecasting | 2006–08 | Ceased operations May 25, 2008 after filing for bankruptcy; was replaced by subchannels from KEPR/KIMA on March 31, 2009 |
Wilmington, North Carolina | WBW | 20 | Morris Multimedia | 2006–13 | Cable only; replaced by WWAY-DT2 |
WWAY-DT2 | 3.2 / 46.2 | 2013–17 | Joined CBS January 1, 2017; programming moved to WWAY-DT3 | ||
Yuma, AZ - El Centro, CA | KSWT-DT2 | 13.2 | Pappas Telecasting | 2006–10 | Ended CW affiliation on March 29, 2010; replaced by subchannel from KECY |
Zanesville, Ohio | "WBZV" | WHIZ Media Group | 2006–08 | Cable only, operated by WHIZ-TV; and replaced by WWHO/Chillicothe/Columbus | |
See also
References
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- ↑ Feder, Robert (May 22, 2016). "Robservations: CW Network losing WGN affiliation, moving to WPWR". RobertFeder.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Feder, Robert (May 23, 2016). "'Chicago's Very Own' WGN declares independence from CW Network". RobertFeder.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "KX Adds The CW to Western North Dakota". Dakotawire. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Gray Renews All Its NBC, CW Affiliations". TVNewsCheck. November 5, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- 1 2 "The CW and Media General Announce Long-Term Affiliation Agreements". Business Wire. December 23, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.