The CW is an American broadcast television network that originated in September 2006. Throughout its history, the network has had many owned-and-operated and affiliated stations.
This article is a table listing of former The CW stations, arranged alphabetically by state, and based on the station's city of license as well as its Designated Market Area; it is also accompanied by footnotes regarding the present network affiliation of the former The CW-affiliated station (if the station remains operational) and the current The CW affiliates in each of the listed markets, as well as any other notes including the reasons behind each station's disaffiliation from the network. There are links to and articles on each of the stations, describing their histories, local programming, and technical information, such as broadcast frequencies.
The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their virtual channel (PSIP) number, which may match the channel allocation that the station originally broadcast on during its prior affiliation with the network.
| State/City of license/Market | Station/Channel | Years of affiliation | Current affiliation | Current CW affiliate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, Louisiana | KBCA 41 | 2006–2016 | Heroes & Icons | KALB-TV 5.3 | On December 15, 2015, Gray Television, which owns KALB-TV (channel 5), came to terms on an extension of their existing CW affiliations; the press release announcing the extension also revealed Gray agreed to a new affiliation agreement with The CW for the Alexandria market, placing the network on a new third digital subchannel of KALB-TV in the fall of 2016, meaning KBCA lost their network affiliation at that time.[1] |
| Atlanta, Georgia | WUPA 69 | 2006–2023 | Independent | WPCH-TV 17 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Belmont–Charlotte, North Carolina | WJZY 46 | 2006–2013 | Fox | WCCB 18 | Became a Fox owned-and-operated station on July 1, 2013; was previously owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company until April 2013; replaced by WCCB |
| Billings, Montana | KTVQ 2.2 | 2006–2023 | Independent | KSVI 6.2 | N/A |
| Bloomington–Indianapolis, Indiana | WTTV 4 | 2006–2014 | CBS | WISH-TV 8 | On August 11, 2014, Tribune Broadcasting announced that CW affiliate WTTV would become the market's CBS affiliate on January 1, 2015, as part of an agreement that also renewed the CBS affiliations on Tribune-owned stations in five other markets.[3] |
| Branson, Missouri | K17DL-D 17.1 | 2006–2009 | Independent | KYCW-LD 24 and K17DL-D 17.2 | N/A |
| Campbellsville–Louisville, Kentucky | WMYO-DT3 58.3 | 2012–2018 | MyNetworkTV | WBKI (TV) 58 | Former simulcast of WBKI-TV prior to its shutdown; affiliation moved to the station's main channel 58.1 February 12, 2017 |
| Chicago, Illinois | WGN-TV 9 | 2006–2016 | Independent | WGN-TV 9 | Became an independent station September 1, 2016; replaced by WPWR-TV This station resumed as the CW affiliate for the region on September 1, 2024 |
| WCIU-TV 26 | 2019-2024 | Independent | Ceded affiliation back to WGN-TV on September 1, 2024 | ||
| Gary, Indiana–Chicago, Illinois | WPWR 50 | 2016–2019 | MyNetworkTV | Carried MyNetworkTV as secondary affiliate, Replaced by WCIU | |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WBNX 55 | 2006–2018 | Independent | WUAB 43 | Became an independent station July 16, 2018; replaced by WUAB |
| Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB 47 | 2006–2014 | Ion | WIS-DT2 10.2 | 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. |
| Sumter–Columbia, South Carolina | WKTC 63 | 2014–2019 | MyNetworkTV | Carried CW as primary, and MyNetworkTV as alternate network after primetime. Became a full-time MyNetworkTV affiliate on September 30, 2019; was replaced by WIS-DT2 | |
| Detroit, Michigan | WKBD-TV 50 | 2006–2023 | Independent | WKBD-TV 50 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Mount Clemens–Detroit, Michigan | WADL 38 | 2023 | MyNetworkTV | On October 30, 2023, WADL posted a press release noting it dropped The CW over a dispute with Nexstar, with MyNetworkTV programming moving back two hours to its previous prime time berth. | |
| Detroit, Michigan | WMYD 20 | 2023–2024 | Independent | From November 13, 2023, to September 1, 2024, WMYD was affiliated with the CW on an interregnum basis. The station's disaffiliation with the CW coincided with Nexstar declining to renew the network's affiliation contracts with Scripps-owned stations.[4] | |
| Evansville, Indiana | WAZE 19 | 2006–2011 | Defunct | WTVW 7 | 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 17 WJPS-LP 4 WIKY-LP 5 |
2006–2013 | 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. | |||
| Helena, Montana | KMTF 10 (now KUHM) | 2006–2015 | PBS | N/A | On July 1, 2015, Gray announced that it would sell KTVH to Cordillera Communications, which owns CBS affiliate KXLH-LD (channel 9). KMTF was concurrently donated to Montana State University for integration into the Montana PBS system.[5] |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho | KPIF 15 | 2006–2009 | Grit | KIFI-DT3 8.3 | Joined RTV on September 7, 2009; replaced by KIFI-DT3. |
| Jackson, Mississippi | WRBJ 34 | 2006–2013 | TBN | WJTV-DT2 12.2 | On October 22, 2012, Roberts announced that it had sold WRBJ to the Trinity Broadcasting Network.[6] The sale was approved by a bankruptcy court on January 17, 2013, and TBN officially took over operational control of WRBJ five months later, on May 24, 2013.[7][8] CW network programming would not be seen in the Jackson area until WJTV-DT2 picked up The CW in October 2013. |
| Jeannette–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WPCW 19 (now WPKD-TV) | 2006–2023 | Independent | WPNT 22 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Fredericksburg–San Antonio, Texas | KCWX 2 | 2006–2010 | MyNetworkTV | WOAI-TV 4.2 | Joined MyNetworkTV on August 30, 2010; replaced by KMYS |
| Kerrville–San Antonio, Texas | KMYS 35 | 2010–2021 | Dabl | On September 20, 2021, The CW affiliation and other programs aired on the main KMYS subchannel moved to the 4.2 subchannel of WOAI-TV, still known as "CW 35". | |
| Lancaster–Lebanon–Harrisburg–York, Pennsylvania | WLYH 15 (now WXBU) | 2006–2016 | TBD | WHP-DT3 21.3 | Affiliation moved to WHP-DT3. |
| Longview–Tyler, Texas | KCEB 54 | 2006–2012 | Novelisima | KYTX 19.2 | N/A |
| Lincoln–Hastings–Kearney–Grand Island, Nebraska | KCWL 51 | 2006–2009 | Fox | KCWH-LD 18/KNHL 5 | 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 |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Florida | WSFL 39 | 2006–2024 | Independent | WBFS-TV 33 | Disaffiliated from the CW after Nexstar declined to renew affiliations with the Scripps stations.[9] |
| Missoula, Montana | KPAX-TV 8.2 | 2006–2023 | Independent | N/A | N/A |
| New Bedford, Massachusetts-Providence, Rhode Island | WLWC 28 | 2006–2017 | Court TV | WNAC-DT2 64.2 | Become Ion Plus affiliate in 2017 after channel sharing with WPXQ-TV, Affiliation moved to WNAC-DT2 |
| New Iberia–Lafayette, Louisiana | KLWB 50 | 2006–2010 | MeTV | KATC 3.2 | KLWB lost its CW affiliation to a subchannel of KATC (channel 3) on June 14, 2010. At that time, the station switched to This TV (which had previously been carried on one of KLWB's subchannels, as well as on sister station KXKW-LD). |
| Opelika, Alabama–Columbus, Georgia | WLGA 66 (now WGBP-TV) | 2006–2009 | Merit Street | WLTZ 38.2 | On April 2, 2009, it was announced that The CW would move to a subchannel of NBC affiliate WLTZ beginning April 27. |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KOCB 34 | 2006–2023 | Independent | KAUT-TV 43 | On August 31, 2023, Nexstar announced that KAUT would affiliate with The CW beginning September 1, replacing KOCB as part of an agreement with Sinclair to affiliate with two of its stations in Pittsburgh and Seattle; this resulted in KOCB becoming an independent station for the first time since January 1995.[10] |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WPSG 57 | 2006–2023 | Independent | WPHL-TV 17 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Phoenix, Arizona | KASW 61 | 2006–2023 | Independent | KAZT-TV 7 | On November 20, 2023, CW programming moved to the second subchannel of KNXV-TV (which otherwise carried Antenna TV programming), and KASW became an independent station known as Arizona 61; the station airs a mix of local news, sports (including Arizona Coyotes hockey), and entertainment programming, as well as content from Scripps News. |
| KNXV-DT2 15.2 | 2023–2024 | Antenna TV | Carried Antenna TV programming outside CW hours. The CW moved to Prescott-licensed KAZT-TV on February 1, 2024 | ||
| Reno, Nevada | KREN-TV 27 | 2006–2009 | Univision | KOLO-TV 8.3 | N/A |
| Salem, Indiana–Louisville, Kentucky | WBKI 34 | 2006–2017 | Defunct | WBKI (TV) 58 | Ceased operations October 25, 2017 after selling its spectrum in an FCC auction; affiliation moved to existing simulcast on WMYO-DT3 |
| San Diego, California | KSWB 69 | 2006–2008 | Fox | KFMB-DT2 8.2 | Joined Fox on August 1, 2008; replaced by XETV |
| Tijuana, Baja California–San Diego, California | XETV-TDT 6 | 2008–2017 | Canal 5 | On January 18, 2017, KFMB-TV announced that it would begin to carry CW programming on one of its digital subchannels. | |
| Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto, California | KMAX 31 | 2006–2023 | Independent | KQCA 58 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose, California | KBCW 44 (now KPYX) | 2006–2023 | Independent | KRON-TV 4 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Tacoma–Seattle, Washington | KSTW 11 | 2006–2023 | Independent | KUNS-TV 51 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Seattle–Tacoma, Washington | KOMO-DT2 4.2 | 2023–2024 | Comet | Carried Comet programming outside CW hours. The CW moved to former Univision affiliate KUNS-TV on January 1, 2024 | |
| St. Petersburg–Tampa, Florida | WTOG 44 | 2006–2023 | Independent | WTTA 38 | On May 5, 2023, CBS News and Stations has the right to pull CW-owned stations under the Nexstar buyout deal on September 1, 2023.[2] |
| Utica, New York | WKTV-DT2 2.2 | 2006-2015 | CBS | WFXV-DT2 33.2 | Moved to WKTV-DT3, displacing MeTV to a new fourth subchannel, as a result of an affiliation deal between WKTV and CBS. |
| WKTV-DT3 2.3 | 2015-2024 | Independent | Disaffiliated from The CW and became a news-oriented independent station; Fox affiliate WFXV assumed the affiliation for its DT2 subchannel due to its ownership by Nexstar Media Group, majority owner of The CW. | ||
| Victoria, Texas | K39HB 10 | 2006–2018 | Defunct | KVCT 19.3 | N/A |
| Walla Walla–Yakima, Washington | KCWK 9 | 2006–2008 | Defunct | KIMA-TV 29.2 and KEPR-TV 19.2 | On January 16, 2009, it was announced that several Pappas stations, including the license for KCWK, would be sold to New World TV Group after the sale received United States bankruptcy court approval.[11] In the interim, Fisher Communications announced that their CBS affiliates KIMA-TV/KEPR-TV would each launch CW subchannels on March 31, 2009, to fill KCWK's void.[12] |
See also
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