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List of The CW affiliates (table)

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This a list of confirmed affiliates of the The CW Television Network, to launch in fall 2006, together with their current affiliation. The new network is a merger of The WB and UPN networks.

The new network will be based around 16 WB affiliates owned by Tribune Company (co-owner of the WB along with Time Warner) and 11 UPN affiliates owned by CBS Corporation. It should be assumed that other WB and UPN affiliates will opt to either affiliate with the new network or become independent.

In addition to those listed below, there is a strong likelihood, but not a guarantee, that affiliates in the following situations will join, as the press release announcing the network indicated that The CW will affiliate with existing WB or UPN stations whenever possible:

  • those that already carry both UPN and WB programming,
  • those that carry one network's programming, where the other's is either not available in the market or aired outside of primetime on another network's affiliate;
  • non-Tribune WB affiliates, in markets where the UPN affiliate is owned by Fox, which appears to have decided to not seek the CW affiliation for any of its stations (including those in Minneapolis, Orlando, and Phoenix).

There are some reports that The CW has a commitment from The WB 100+ Station Group (a cable-distributed network with the entire WB schedule and syndicated programming outside of network time) to become affiliated with The CW. However, no verification of this has been found and such a move could be without internal warring given the number of broadcast UPN affiliates whose futures could be at risk in markets outside of the Top 100.

Any discussion as to whether CW would affiliate with one "type" of station over another, i.e. broadcast stations vs. cable-only, is at best speculation, since some cable-only "stations" may have better market penetration than broadcast outlets, some of which presently operate at very low power.

It is expected to be announced soon the first stations outside the core Tribune and CBS markets to be affiliated with the network. [1]

Official Affiliates

Market # Market Station Currently Ownership
1 New York, New York WPIX-TV WB Tribune
2 Los Angeles, California KTLA-TV WB Tribune
3 Chicago, Illinois WGN-TV WB Tribune
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WPSG UPN CBS Corporation
5 Boston, Massachusetts WLVI-TV WB Tribune
6 San Francisco, California KBHK UPN CBS Corporation
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas KDAF-TV WB Tribune
8 Washington, DC WBDC-TV WB Tribune
9 Atlanta, Georgia WUPA UPN CBS Corporation
10 Houston, Texas KHWB WB Tribune
11 Detroit, Michigan WKBD UPN CBS Corporation
12 Tampa Bay, Florida WTOG UPN CBS Corporation
13 Seattle-Tacoma, Washington KSTW UPN CBS Corporation
17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida WBZL-TV WB Tribune
18 Denver, Colorado KWGN WB Tribune
19 Sacramento, California KMAX-TV UPN CBS Corporation
21 St. Louis, Missouri KPLR-TV WB Tribune
22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WNPA UPN CBS Corporation
23 Portland, Oregon KWBP WB Tribune
25 Indianapolis, Indiana WTTV WB Tribune
26 San Diego, California KSWB WB Tribune
28 Waterbury-Hartford, Connecticut WTXX WB Tribune
38 West Palm Beach, Florida WTVX UPN CBS Corporation
42 Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia WGNT UPN CBS Corporation
43 New Orleans, Louisiana WNOL WB Tribune
51 Providence, Rhode Island WLWC UPN/WB CBS Corporation
55 Albany, New York WEWB-TV WB Tribune

Note: According to an article in The Oklahoman (January 26, 2006), UPN affiliate KAUT-TV Oklahoma City was referenced in error in the initial announcement. It was acquired by The New York Times Company from CBS in late 2005, and company officials have made no decision on future affiliation.

Potential affiliates

(information is based on speculation and subject to change)

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