The CW Plus

Secondary syndication feed of The CW
the syndication service

The CW Plus is a secondary national broadcast television syndication service feed of The CW (which is 75 percent owned by Nexstar Media Group, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery each owning 12.5 percent). It is intended primarily for American television markets ranked #100 and above by Nielsen Media Research estimates. The service is primarily carried on digital subchannels and multichannel subscription television providers, although it maintains primary affiliations on full power and low power stations in certain markets. Along with airing the network's prime time, Saturday morning and live sports programming, The CW Plus offers a master schedule of first run, off network and brokered programs available for syndication distribution that are acquired by The CW to occupy the remainder of the feed's weekly schedule. The CW handles programming and promotional services for The CW Plus at its corporate headquarters in Burbank, California (marketing services were handled through a separate division for the service until March 2008, when these operations were transferred to The CW's marketing department due to layoffs); centralcasting operations for the CW Plus affiliates are hubbed at the California Video Center in Los Angeles.

The CW Plus traces its existence to The WB 100+ Station Group (initially known as The WeB until March 1999), a similar national feed of CW co predecessor, The WB, which began operations on September 21, 1998. Conceived under the same concept as Foxnet (developed by WB network co founder and original president Jamie Kellner during his preceding tenure as the original president of the Fox network), The WB 100+ was designed to distribute WB programming to small and select medium sized "white area" markets, primarily Designated Market Areas (DMA) ranked #100 and higher under annual Nielsen Market Universe estimates, that had five or fewer commercial television stations licensed within the designated market area through local cable providers (which owned affiliates of the feed individually or in consortiums, often entering into agreements with a local broadcast station to handle advertising and other management services for the WB 100+ outlet), or stations The WB refused to make affiliation offers due to overall low broadcasting quality standards or giving a priority to another network. By its design, the initial cable only composition of The WB 100+ Station Group’s affiliate body acted as a workaround to issues that The WB had encountered since its December 1993 founding with securing broadcast affiliates; these difficulties resulted in The WB having to rely on the national superstation feed of Chicago affiliate WGN TV (later WGN America, relaunched as NewsNation in March 2021) to distribute its programming to markets without existing over the air WB affiliates. (In certain “white area” markets, the only option for over the air carriage was to maintain a secondary affiliation with an existing network outlet, subjecting WB programs to being aired via tape delay outside of key timeslots.) Beginning in 2002, The WB 100+ added conventional broadcast affiliations in the few eligible markets that had at least five commercial stations; the feed continued to operate until The WB ended operations on September 17, 2006.

On February 24, 2006, one month after CBS Corporation (later ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global) and Time Warner (later WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros. Discovery) announced the launch of the new network, The CW formally released a proposal to prospective affiliates announcing the creation of The CW Plus, a similar single network feed for smaller markets – covering the same areas that were served by The WB 100+. While there was no guarantee that existing affiliates of The WB 100+ would automatically join The CW Plus, most of them (particularly cable only affiliates) ultimately did join the new service, and programming transitioned seamlessly from The WB 100+ to The CW Plus. Since The WB 100+ was created before digital television was easily available in the United States, most WB 100+ stations were distributed exclusively via local cable television providers, with a few main channel affiliations on broadcast television stations. With its launch, The CW (along with MyNetworkTV) became among the first conventional broadcast networks in the U. S. to fully utilize digital multicasting to gain over the air coverage in markets that did not have enough television stations to maintain a traditional main channel affiliation (Fox, The WB and fellow CW predecessor UPN had a few subchannel only affiliates shortly before The CW launched; however, over the air distribution in this manner was very limited at the time). In several markets served by a CW Plus station, the current affiliate may not be the same as the prior WB 100+ affiliate. Many local CW Plus outlets located in markets where the predecessor WB 100+ affiliate was cable exclusive are instead carried on a digital subchannel of a local broadcast station, usually an affiliate of a competing "Big Four" network (ABC, NBC, CBS or Fox). This distribution method resulted in an unusual quirk for The CW itself in Florence–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in which WWMB programmed its main channel as a conventional CW outlet (airing the network’s base schedule, accompanied by syndicated and paid programs that were acquired and slotted by the station) while simultaneously offering the CW Plus feed (a byproduct of former WWMB owner SagamoreHill Broadcasting inheriting the assets of cable only WB 100+ affiliate "WFWB”) over its DT2 subchannel. (WWMB’s main CW affiliation moved to the DT2 subchannel of ABC affiliated sister WPDE TV on September 20, 2021, with Dabl replacing CW network and syndicated programs previously shown on its main channel and TBD replacing The CW Plus on WWMB DT2.) Certain cable only affiliates of The WB 100+ have been replaced completely by either a subchannel or main channel broadcast affiliation when The CW launched or joined The CW Plus only for a broadcast station that managed or acquired it to begin carrying it over the air at some point after its launch. As with The WB 100+, CW Plus programming is delivered through a data server network that originally digitally transmitted locally and national advertisements, promos, station identifications and customized logo bugs for each individual affiliate to headends within the master control facilities of a local station or the offices of the multichannel television provider operating the local affiliate. That was the case with The WB 100+, promotions for syndicated programs aired on The CW Plus omit affiliate references – either in the form of verbal identification or use of the affiliate's logo – in favor of network branding; the timeslot cards also only list airtimes based on Eastern and Central Time Zone scheduling, with the announcer being used to read the promo's airtime card only identifying that the program airs "[today/tonight/day of week] on The CW." Programming is relayed to a wireless PC based system that downloads (through a data feed distributed via satellite), stores and inserts advertising during program breaks controlled via a playlist over the satellite delivered national feed to the individual affiliate's home market; the units also transfer program feeds via address headers disseminated to each affiliate based on their call letters, transmit advertisements and program promotions, and generate a log of ads that have previously aired. The cost of these units is partially reimbursed by The CW, with no more than 50 percent of the purchase cost paid by the affiliate. Affiliates sent log files of local advertisements over the Internet to a traffic management system located at The CW's corporate offices in Burbank, which handles trafficking, dissemination of the program feed and specified local insertion of advertisements and promotions to each affiliate. After The CW stopped providing support for the traffic system and commercial server in September 2009, responsibility for ad trafficking and insertion was transferred to The CW Plus' individual affiliates, although The CW continues to handle programming and transmission operations. CW Plus stations are generally managed and promoted by a local affiliate of a larger over the air television station, which may produce some local programming (such as morning and/or prime time newscasts), telecasts of local sports events, or syndicated national sports broadcasts from either ESPN Regional Television or the ACC Network (or on some affiliates, from 2014 to 2016, the American Sports Network); some affiliates, however, are operated by a local cable provider. CW Plus affiliates each have their own local branding, which is usually a combination of the CW name with either the parent station/cable franchise's city of license or a regional descriptor of the area (such as "Northland" for Duluth and northeastern Minnesota, as seen in the logo to the above left). Unlike its predecessor, The WB 100+ Station Group, The CW Plus does not use call signs used solely for branding and/or supplementary identification purposes in a widespread fashion; while many cable only WB 100+ turned CW Plus affiliates have stopped using fictional call signs (which were not assigned by the Federal Communications Commission, as the agency does not issue licenses to cable channels), a few have continued to use the ones they had used while part of The WB 100+ Station Group, mainly doing so merely for identification purposes in local Nielsen diary tabulated ratings reports. The CW Plus originally maintained a separate website featuring promotions for CW network programs, search maps for CW Plus affiliates, programming schedules customizable to an affiliate's local time zone, and still promotional ads for CW network shows and syndicated programs are seen on the CW Plus feed. In May 2014, YourCWTV. com was discontinued as a standalone website, redirecting to The CW's main website at CWTV. com. However, the websites of all CW Plus affiliates continue to be hosted on the YourCWTV. com domain, featuring much of the aforementioned content seen on the national website; as well as links to websites and social media pages operated by the affiliate or a parent over the air station, and links to the affiliate's contact information, advertising services and (where applicable) the main website of a parent broadcast affiliate. A separate website for the service was reinstated in September 2017, under the CWPlusTV. com domain. On January 5, 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount Global (at the time ViacomCBS) and WarnerMedia (who was splitting off from AT&T and merging with Discovery, Inc.) were exploring a possible sale of either a majority stake or all of The CW, and that Nexstar Media Group (which became The CW's largest affiliate group when it acquired former WB co owner Tribune Broadcasting in 2019) was considered a leading bidder. Network president/CEO Mark Pedowitz confirmed talks of a potential sale in a memo to CW staffers, but added that "It's too early to speculate what might happen" and that the network "must continue to do what we do best". Nexstar CEO Perry Sook, for his company's part, hinted only that "I wouldn’t be surprised if we owned a broadcast network" and other cable networks that could "layer on top of our local content foundation" (Nexstar's network properties include the NewsNation cable network and broadcast diginets Antenna TV and Rewind TV). In late June 2022, the WSJ indicated a purchase of The CW by Nexstar was close, with the company acquiring a 75 percent majority, while the remaining 25 percent would be shared equally by Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Nexstar confirmed the deal on August 15; on the same day, it took over The CW's operations as the sale did not need any regulatory approval. Nexstar intended to make The CW profitable by 2025 by broadening the network's appeal including sitcoms, older targeting dramas, and procedurals in the lineup and seeking cost conscious programming, such as unscripted and syndicated programming. The CW Plus was included in the deal, which was closed on October 3.

as of 2021, The CW Plus has current and pending affiliation agreements with 123 television outlets encompassing 44 states and the U. S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, consisting of 121 broadcast affiliates (109 of which serve as subchannel only affiliates and the remaining 18 being primary channel affiliations) and five cable only affiliates. Counting mainly over the air affiliates of the service, The CW Plus covers an estimated national audience reach of 73,120,898 U. S. residents or 23.40 percent of all households with at least one television set. Availability of CW Plus stations through pay television services varies depending on the provider; while CW Plus outlets are usually carried by major cable, fiber optic and IPTV providers (including multiple system and private cable operators) in markets served by a subchannel or cable only affiliate of the service, some rural pay television franchises that do not carry a local CW Plus affiliate via an existing distribution agreement with a broadcast affiliate or through the absence of an agreement with the operator of a cable only affiliate carry CW stations from adjacent larger markets. In certain markets, satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network carry stations that maintain primary affiliations with The CW Plus – and in some cases, also carry a subchannel only affiliate of the service – as part of their local station tiers; however in areas served by a cable only or subchannel affiliate, subscribers of both providers can only receive out of market broadcast affiliates and owned and operated stations of The CW (DirecTV carries affiliates from neighboring markets that have main channel affiliations with the network in some smaller markets, with the provider's West Coast network outlet KTLA in Los Angeles, which is available in lieu of a local or nearby affiliate in others; Dish Network provides CW programming to its subscribers in smaller markets through de facto network flagship WPIX—New York City, O&Os WDCW—Washington, D. C., KTLA—Los Angeles and KWGN TV—Denver, and E. W. Scripps Company owned affiliate WSFL TV—Miami, (all of which were previously owned by Tribune Broadcasting until the closure of Nexstar's acquisition of its corporate parent, Tribune Media, in September 2019)), which are available as part of its a la carte superstation tier, which is no longer offered to new customers. Since the conversion of the CW Plus feeds to a high definition schedule in June 2012, many of The CW Plus's stations have converted to carrying the high definition feed on an over the air signal, though it is usually transmitted in 720p rather than the network's 1080i master resolution due to technical considerations for their parent station's main network feed – except in the few markets where a CW Plus broadcast affiliate does not also have an affiliation with a major broadcast network – on their primary channel. Before that, the parent stations also carried the main CW signal in HD mixed with the CW Plus schedule to provide high definition programming from the network to local cable and satellite providers.

Designated market area (DMA) rankings are based on Nielsen estimates for the 2022–23 television season. DMA Market Station Nielsencall letters Year ofaffiliation Former affiliation Ownership 85 Brownsville–McAllen–Harlingen, Texas KCWT CD 21KMBH (LD2) 67.21KXFX (CD2) 67.21 N 201120062016 TelefuturaThe WBMundoMax Entravision Communications 89 Charleston, South Carolina WCBD (DT2) 2.21, ++ ECBD 2006 The WB Nexstar Media Group 91 Savannah, Georgia WSAV (DT2) 3.2 ++ ESAV 2006 The WB Nexstar Media Group 95 Fort Smith–Fayetteville, Arkansas KHBS (DT2) 40.21KHOG (DT2) 29.21 NHBSNHOG 2008 none Hearst Television 96 Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York WNNE 31 N 2018 NBC Hearst Television 100 Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia–Johnson City–Kingsport, Tennessee 101 Boise, Idaho KYUU LD 35.1 N 2011 RTV Sinclair Broadcast Group 102 Greenville–New Bern–Washington, North Carolina WNCT (DT2) 12.21, ++ ENCT 2006 Weather radar Nexstar Media Group 103 Davenport, Iowa–Rock Island–Moline, Illinois 104 Reno, Nevada KRNS CD 46KREN (DT2) 27.21 N 20092006 The WB Entravision Communications 105 Lincoln Hastings Grand Island Kearney, Nebraska KCWH LD 18KNHL (DT3) 5.31 NONHL 2018 NBC none Gray Television 106 Evansville, Indiana 107 Johnstown Altoona State College, Pennsylvania WJAC TV (DT4) 6.41 HJAC 2019 TBD Sinclair Broadcast Group 108 Tallahassee, Florida–Thomasville, Georgia WTLF 24WTLH (DT2) 49.21 N 2006 The WB WTLF: MPS Media, LLCWTLH DT2: New Age Media 109 Sioux Falls–Mitchell, South Dakota KSFY (DT2) 13.2 NSFY 2012 none Gray Television 110 Tyler–Longview, Texas–Lufkin–Nacogdoches, Texas KYTX (DT2) 19.2 MYTX 2012 MeTV Tegna 111 Fort Wayne, Indiana WISE TV 33 N 2016 NBC Gray Television 112 Augusta, Georgia WAGT (CD2) 26.21 EAGT 2016 none Gray Television 113 Eugene, Oregon KMTR (DT2) 16.21 NMTR 2006 The WB Roberts Media 114 Fargo, North Dakota KXJB (LD2) 30.2/28.21 NXJB 2016 none Gray Television 115 Lansing, Michigan WLAJ (DT2) 53.21 NLAJ 2006 The WB Shield Media, LLC 116 Springfield–Holyoke, Massachusetts WWLP (DT2) 22.2++WFXQ (CD2) 22.23, ++ EWLP 2015 none Nexstar Media Group 117 Yakima–Pasco–Richland–Kennewick, Washington KIMA (DT2) 29.2 1KEPR (DT2) 19.21 NIMANEPR 2009 none Sinclair Broadcast Group 118 Traverse City–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan WFQX (DT2) 32.21,3 EQFX 2018 MeTV Cadillac Telecasting Company 120 Macon, Georgia WMAZ (DT2) 13.21 EMAZ 2006 The WB Tegna 121 Santa Barbara–Santa Maria–San Luis Obispo, California KSBY (DT2) 6.21 NSBY 2006 The WB E. W. Scripps Company 122 Lafayette, Louisiana KATC (DT2) 3.21 NATC 2010 none E. W. Scripps Company 123 Peoria–Bloomington, Illinois WEEK (DT3) 25.31 GHOI 2016 none Gray Television 124 Monterey–Salinas, California KCBA 35 N 2022 Fox VistaWest Media 125 Bakersfield, California KGET (DT2) 17.21, ++ NGET 2006 The WB Nexstar Media Group 126 Montgomery–Selma, Alabama WBMM 22 N 2006 Daystar Bahakel Communications 127 Columbus, Georgia WLTZ (DT2) 38.21 ELTZ 2006 The WB SagamoreHill Broadcasting 128 Wilmington, North Carolina WWAY (DT3) 3.31 GWAY 2017 Cozi TV Morris Multimedia 129 La Crosse–Eau Claire, Wisconsin WECX LD (LD1) 14.1 1WEAU (DT5) 14.101 IEAU 2021 none Gray Television 130 Corpus Christi, Texas KRIS (DT2) 6.21 NRIS 2006 The WB E. W. Scripps Company 131 Amarillo, Texas KVII (DT2) 7.2KVIH (DT2) 12.21 NVIINVIH 2006 none Sinclair Broadcast Group 132 Chico–Redding, California KHSL (DT2) 12.21 NHSL 2006 The WB Heartland Media 133 Columbus–Tupelo, Mississippi WCBI (DT3) 4.3 GCBI 2006 The WB Morris Multimedia 134 Medford–Klamath Falls, Oregon KTVL (DT2) 10.21 NTVL 2006 The WB Sinclair Broadcast Group 135 Columbia–Jefferson City, Missouri KOMU (DT3) 8.31 OOMU 2006 The WB University of Missouri 136 Wausau–Rhinelander, Wisconsin WSAW (DT4) 7.4 1WYOW (DT1) 34.11 HSAWJZAW 20212006 The WB (WYOW) Gray Television 137 Salisbury, Maryland WMDT (DT2) 47.21 EMDT 2006 The WB Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. 138 Midland–Odessa Big Spring, Texas KCWO TV 4.1 N 2019 NBC (as satellite of KWES TV) Gray Television 139 Rockford, Illinois WIFR LD (LD5) 23.51 EIFR 2021 none Gray Television 140 Duluth, Minnesota–Superior, Wisconsin KDLH 3.1 N 2016 CBS Gray Television 141 Bismarck–Minot–Dickinson, North Dakota KXMA TV 2.1++KXMB (DT2) 12.2++KXMC (DT2) 13.2++KXMD (DT2) 11.2 ++ NNXMBNXMCNXMD 2016 none Nexstar Media Group 142 Topeka, Kansas KTKA (DT3) 49.31 MTKA 2009 none Vaughan Media, LLC 143 Monroe, Louisiana–El Dorado, Arkansas KNOE (DT3) 8.31 N 2014 none Gray Television 144 Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas KFDM TV (DT2) 6.21 NFDM 2006 The WB Sinclair Broadcast Group 145 Lubbock, Texas KLCW TV 22 N 2006 The WB Gray Television 146 Palm Springs, California KCWQ LD 2KESQ (DT3) 2.32 N 2006 The WB News Press & Gazette Company 147 Anchorage, Alaska KYUR (DT2) 13.21 NYUR 2006 The WB Vision Alaska LLC 148 Sioux City, Iowa KTIV (DT2) 4.21 NTIV 2006 The WB Gray Television 149 Wichita Falls, Texas–Lawton, Oklahoma KAUZ (DT2) 6.21 NAUZ 2006 none American Spirit Media 150 Rochester, Minnesota KTTC (DT2) 10.21 NTTC 2006 The WB Gray Television 151 Erie, Pennsylvania WSEE (DT2) 35.21 ESEE 2006 none Lilly Broadcasting 152 Joplin, Missouri–Pittsburg, Kansas KFJX (DT2) 14.21 NFJX 2018 none SagamoreHill Broadcasting 153 Panama City, Florida WJHG (DT2) 7.21 EJHG 2006 The WB Gray Television 154 Albany, Georgia WGCW LD 36WALB (DT4) 10.42 N 2019 none Gray Television 155 Bangor, Maine WABI (DT2) 5.21 EABI 2006 The WB Gray Television 156 Terre Haute, Indiana WTHI (DT3) 10.31 GTHI 2017 Ion Television Heartland Media 157 Biloxi–Gulfport, Mississippi WXXV (DT3) 25.3 GXXV 2015 none Morris Multimedia 158 Idaho Falls–Pocatello, Idaho KIFI (DT3) 8.31 OIFI 2009 none News Press & Gazette Company 159 Sherman, Texas–Ada–Ardmore, Oklahoma KTEN (DT2) 10.21, 3 NTEN 2006 none Lockwood Broadcast Group 160 Gainesville, Florida WCJB (DT2) 20.21 ECJB 2006 none Gray Television 161 Missoula, Montana 162 Binghamton, New York WBNG (DT2) 12.21 EBNG 2007 none Gray Television 163 Wheeling, West Virginia–Steubenville, Ohio "WBWO" 18 N 2006 The WB Turnpike Television 164 Bluefield–Beckley–Oak Hill, West Virginia WVVA (DT2) 6.21 EVVA 2006 The WB Gray Television 165 Abilene–Sweetwater, Texas KTXS (DT2) 12.21 NTXS 2006 none Sinclair Broadcast Group 166 Yuma, Arizona–El Centro, California KECY (DT3) 9.31 OECY 2010 none News Press & Gazette Company 167 Billings, Montana KSVI (DT2) 6.21 NSVI 2023 none Nexstar Media Group 168 Hattiesburg–Laurel, Mississippi WHLT DT2) 22.2 ++ EHLT 2018 Ion Television Nexstar Media Group 169 Rapid City, South Dakota KCLO (DT2) 3.21, ++ NCLO 2018 Ion Television Nexstar Media Group 170 Clarksburg–Weston, West Virginia WVFX (DT2) 10.2 EVFX 2006 none Gray Television 171 Utica, New York WKTV (DT3) 2.31 EKTV 2017 MeTV Heartland Media 172 Dothan, Alabama WRGX LD2 23.21WTVY DT3 4.31 ETVY 2006 UPN Gray Television 173 Lake Charles, Louisiana KPLC (DT2) 7.21, 3 NPLC 2017 none Gray Television 174 Quincy, Illinois–Keokuk, Iowa WGEM (DT2) 10.21 EGEM 2006 The WB Gray Television 175 Jackson, Tennessee WNBJ (LD2) 39.21 NNBJ 2018 none SagamoreHill Broadcasting 176 Harrisonburg, Virginia WSVW (LD2) 30.21 ESVW 2019 none Gray Television 177 Charlottesville, Virginia WVIR (DT3) 29.21WVIR (CD3) 29.21 GVIR 20062019 The WB Gray Television 178 Elmira–Corning, New York WENY (DT2) 36.2 GENY 2006 The WB Lilly Broadcasting 179 Bowling Green, Kentucky WBKO (DT3) 13.31 GBKO 2006 The WB Gray Television 180 Watertown, New York WWTI (DT2) 50.21, ++ EWTI 2006 The WB Nexstar Media Group 181 Alexandria, Louisiana KALB (DT3) 5.3 OALB 2015 none Gray Television 182 Jonesboro, Arkansas KAIT (DT3) 8.31 OAIT 2018 none Gray Television 183 Marquette, Michigan WBKP 5.1WBUP (DT2) 10.2 NDBUP 2006 ABC none Marks Radio Group 184 Bend, Oregon KTVZ (DT2) 21.21 NTVZ 2006 none News Press & Gazette Company 185 Butte–Bozeman, Montana 186 Laredo, Texas KYLX (LD2) 13.21 NYLX 2015 none Gray Television 187 Grand Junction–Montrose, Colorado KJCT LP (DT2) 8.21 N/A 2014 none Gray Television 188 Lafayette, Indiana WLFI (DT2) 18.21 ELFI 2017 none Heartland Media 189 Twin Falls, Idaho KMVT (DT2) 11.21 NMVT 2006 none Gray Television 190 Lima, Ohio 191 Meridian, Mississippi WTOK (DT3) 11.31 GTOK 2006 none Gray Television 192 Great Falls, Montana 193 Eureka, California KECA LD 291 N 2014 none Sinclair Broadcast Group 194 Parkersburg, West Virginia WOVA (LD2) 22.21 EOVA 2018 none Gray Television 195 Cheyenne–Scottsbluff, Nebraska KGWN (DT3) 5.31 OGWN 2006–2008,2011– none Gray Television 196 Greenwood–Greenville, Mississippi "WBWD" N 2006 The WB Suddenlink Communications 197 San Angelo, Texas KTXE (LD2) 38.2 NTXE 2006 The WB Sinclair Broadcast Group 198 Casper, Wyoming KCWY (DT2) 13.21 NCWY 2015 none Gray Television 199 Mankato, Minnesota KMNF (LD2)1 N 2019 none Gray Television 200 Ottumwa, Iowa Kirksville, Missouri KYOU (DT4) 15.41 QYOU 2018 Escape American Spirit Media 201 St. Joseph, Missouri KNPG (LD2) 21.21, 3, 5 NNPG 2012 none News Press & Gazette Company 202 Fairbanks, Alaska KATN (DT2) 2.31 OATN 2006 none Vision Alaska LLC 203 Zanesville, Ohio "Zanesville CW 13" WBZV 2008 none Charter Spectrum 204 Victoria, Texas KVCT (DT3) 19.31 GVCT 2018 This TV SagamoreHill Broadcasting 205 Helena, Montana 206 Presque Isle, Maine WAGM (DT3) 8.31 GAGM 2018 none Gray Television 207 Juneau, Alaska KJUD (DT2) 8.21 NJUD 2006 none Vision Alaska LLC 208 Alpena, Michigan "Alpena CW" WBAE 2006 The WB Charter Spectrum 209 North Platte, Nebraska KIIT (CD2) NIIT 2018 None Gray Television 210 Glendive, Montana N/A Tamuning, Guam KTKB LD 26.1 N 2009–2011,2012– Independent KM Communications

N Call letters used by the Nielsen Company are the same as their FCC licensed callsign or are used for a cable only WB affiliate for identification and diary registration purposes. ++ This station is a CW+ owned and operated station since Nexstar acquired 75 percent of The CW on October 3, 2022. 1 These stations carry The CW Plus on a digital subchannel. In some of these cases, the channel listed is the actual digital channel (e. g. "13", not a virtual channel such as "27.2", for WKYT). 2 Cable channel already operational, but not yet broadcasting via a digital subchannel. See also note 1. 3 Local affiliate formerly operated as a cable only channel. 4 Local affiliate formerly operated as the main channel affiliation. 5 KCWE is available over the air in the St. Joseph market, as are other local stations originating from Kansas City; KNPG LD 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; it was then spun off into a separately licensed station as KBJO LD owned by News Press & Gazette in April 2014. 6 WWMB is the only CW Plus subchannel affiliate that also maintains a primary CW affiliation on its main channel, the latter of which maintains a separate schedule of syndicated programming outside of CW network programming hours.

MarketStationFormeraffiliationOwnershipYears of affiliationStatus Albany, Georgia WSWG DT3 The WB Marquee Broadcasting 2006–2019 Replaced by WGCW LD & WALB DT4 on April 22, 2019 Augusta, Georgia WAGT DT2 The WB Gray Television 2006–2017 Defunct, replaced by WAGT CD2 Biloxi–Gulfport–Long Beach, Mississippi "WBGP" The WB Morris Multimedia 2006–2015 The CW is affiliated with WXXV DT3 Binghamton, New York "WBXI" The WB Gateway Communications/Spectrum 2006–2007 Replaced by WBNG DT2 in September 2007 Billings, Montana KTVQ (DT2) 2.2 None E. W. Scripps Company 2006–2023 Become independent in September 2023, replaced by KSVI DT2 Bismarck, North Dakota "KWMK" The WB Midcontinent Communications 2006–2016 Cable only; replaced by the KX Television group of stations Brownsville–McAllen–Harlingen, Texas KNVO (DT4) 48.4 none Entravision Communications 2006–2016 Affiliation moved to XHRIO TDT in October 2016;Now an Ion Television affiliate;This translator was replaced by KXFX CD2 Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York WPTZ (DT2) 5.2 NBC Weather Plus Hearst Television 2013–2018 Subchannel is now a MeTV affiliate; The CW is affiliated with sister station WNNE Butte–Bozeman, Montana KXLF (DT2) 4.2 None E. W. Scripps Company 2006–2023 Become independent in September 2023 Cadillac–Traverse City–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan "WBVC" NBC Weather Plus Spectrum 2013–2018 Affiliation moved to WFQX DT2 Eureka, California KUVU LP 9 The WB Sainte Partners II, L. P. 2006–2014 Defunct; The CW is affiliated with KECA LD Florence–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina WWMB (DT2) 21.2 UPN Howard Stirk Holdings 2006–2021 Now a TBD affiliate;CW affiliation (as originally and simultaneously carried on WWMB 21.1) moved to WPDE DT2 Fort Smith–Fayetteville, Arkansas "KCWA" The WB Cox Communications 2006–2008 Defunct; replaced by KHBS DT2/KHOG DT2 in April 2008 Glendive, Montana CW Glendive The WB Mid Rivers Communications 2006–2017 Defunct Grand Junction–Montrose, Colorado KJCT (DT2) 8.2 none Gray Television 2006–2014 Replaced by KJCT LD2;Now a Cozi TV affiliate Great Falls, Montana KRTV (DT2) 3.2 None E. W. Scripps Company 2006–2023 Become independent in September 2023Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi "WBH" 59 The WB Waypoint Media 2006–2012 The CW then affiliated with WHPM LD2 WHPM LD2 (DT2) None Waypoint Media 2012–2014 The CW moved to WHLT DT2 in 2014, duplicating the feed on sister station WJTV Helena, Montana KMTF 10 The WB Montana State University 2006–2015 Station went dark on July 2, 2015, after Gray Television donated the station (now KUHM TV) to Montana State University for pending integration into the Montana PBS member network;The CW was then moved to KTVH DT2 KTVH (DT2) 9.2 None E. W. Scripps Company 2015–2023 Become independent in September 2023 Idaho Falls/Pocatello, Idaho KPIF 15 The WB KM Communications 2006–2009 Defunct; became an RTV after disaffiliating from The CW, station license deleted in February 2011;The CW is affiliated with KIFI DT3 Jackson, Tennessee "WBJK" The WB Charter Communications 2006–2018 Defunct; replaced by WNBJ LD2 in August 2018 Jonesboro, Arkansas "KJOS" The WB non ownership 2006–2018 Defunct; replaced by KAIT DT3 in September 2018 Joplin, Missouri–Pittsburg, Kansas "KSXF" The WB Cable One 2006–2018 Defunct; replaced by KFJX DT2 in August 2018 Lafayette, Indiana "WBI" The WB non ownership 2006–2017 Defunct; replaced by WLFI DT2 Lafayette, Louisiana KLWB 50 The WB Wilderness Communications, LLC 2006–2010 Operating as a MeTV affiliate;The CW is affiliated with KATC DT2Laredo, Texas "KTXW" 19 The WB SagamoreHill Broadcasting 2006–2010 Replaced by KGNS DT2 KGNS TV (DT2) 8 The WB Gray Television 2010–2014 Subchannel became an ABC affiliate, replaced by "Laredo CW 19" "Laredo CW 19" None Spectrum 2014–2015 Defunct; replaced by KYLX LD2 Lima, Ohio "WBOH" The WB Spectrum 2006–2010 Also broadcast on WLIO DT2 until September 17, 2008, when the station joined Fox and MyNetworkTVDefunct; replaced by WBDT Lincoln Hastings Grand Island Kearney, Nebraska "KWBL" The WB Spectrum 2006–2018 The CW is affiliated with KCWH LD and simulcast on KNHL DT3 Macon, Georgia "WBMN" 3 The WB Cox Communications 2006–2013 The CW is affiliated with WMAZ DT2 Madison, Wisconsin WBUW 57 The WB Byrne Acquisition Group 2006–2016 The CW is affiliated with WMTV DT2 Mankato, Minnesota "KWYE" 19 The WB Consolidated Communications 2006–2019 The CW is affiliated with KMNF LD2 Midland–Odessa, Texas KWES DT2 9.2 None Raycom Media 2013 2019 The CW is affiliated with Big Spring based KCWO TV, a former satellite station for KWES TV. Missoula, Montana KPAX (DT2) 8.2 None E. W. Scripps Company 2006–2023 Become independent in September 2023 Monterey–Salinas, California KION (DT2) 46.2KMUV (LD2) 46.2 The WB News Press & Gazette Company 2006 2022 The CW is affiliated with KCBA, formerly a Fox affiliate which swapped affiliations with KION (DT2) and KMUV (LD2) on January 1, 2022. North Platte, Nebraska "KWPL" The WB non ownership 2006–2018 The CW is affiliated with KIIT CD2 Ottumwa, Iowa Kirksville, Missouri "KWOT" The WB Mediacom 2006–2018 Defunct, replaced by KYOU DT4 Parkersburg, West Virginia "WCWP" The WB Suddenlink Communications 2006–2018 The CW is affiliated with WOVA LD2 Presque Isle, Maine "WBPQ" The WB non ownership 2006–2018 Defunct; replaced with WAGM DT3 Rapid City, South Dakota KWBH LP 27 The WB Rapid Broadcasting 2006–2018 The CW is affiliated with KCLO DT2 Rio Grande Valley, Texas "KMHB" The WB Unknown 2006–2007 Defunct; replaced by KFXV LDSt. Joseph, Missouri "WBJO" The WB NPG Cablevision/Suddenlink Communications 2006–2012 Defunct; replaced by KNPN LD2 on June 2, 2012 KNPN LD2 26.2 The WB News Press & Gazette Company 2012–2013 Replaced by KNPG LD2 on March 7, 2013;KNPN LD2 continued to simulcast CW Plus programming (via KBJO LD) until November 1, 2016, when it was replaced with a simulcast of CBS affiliate KCJO LD KBJO LD 21 None News Press & Gazette Company 2013–2016 Station relaunched as NBC affiliate KNPG LD on November 1, 2016The CW is affiliated with KNPG LD2 San Angelo, Texas "KWSA" The WB Unknown 2006–2006 The CW is affiliated with KTXE LD2 Springfield–Holyoke, Massachusetts "WBQT" The WB Unknown 2006–2015 NBC affiliate WWLP assumed operations of "WBQT" in March 2015The CW is affiliated with WWLP DT2/WFXS CD2 Traverse City–Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan "WBVC" The WB Tucker Broadcasting of Traverse City, Inc. 2006–2018 Defunct; replaced by WFQX DT2 Utica, New York WKTV DT2 2.2 The WB Heartland Media LLC 2006–2015 Joined CBS November 22, 2015The CW is affiliated with WKTV DT3 Victoria, Texas "KWVB" 10 The WB Suddenlink Communications 2006–2018 Defunct; replaced by KVCT DT3 Wilmington, North Carolina "WBW" 29/WWAY DT2 3.2 The WB Morris Multimedia 2006–2017 Cable only until 2013, with a shift from DT2 to DT3 on January 1, 2017, to accommodate WWAY's new DT2 CBS subchannel Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California KSWT DT 13.2 The WB Pappas Telecasting Companies 2006–2010 Subchannel is now silent; The CW is affiliated with KECY DT3 Zanesville, Ohio "WBZV"(cable only) The WB WHIZ Media Group 2006–2008 Defunct; shut down in 2008 by WHIZ TV,later replaced by "Zanesville CW 13"