List of The CW affiliates (by U.S. state)
The CW is an American television network, which launched on September 18, 2006 as a programming and management consolidation of its two predecessors The WB (majority-owned by Time Warner) and UPN (owned at the time of that network's shutdown by CBS Corporation), both of which began broadcasting in January 1995.
The network currently has over-the-air coverage on eight owned-and-operated stations and 220 affiliates available on analog, low-power or digital broadcast signals (primarily covering the 100 largest Nielsen-designated markets with moderate over-the-air coverage in smaller markets);[1][2] and 17 additional local affiliates distributed exclusively through cable television providers. Counting only its broadcast affiliates, The CW covers 99.80% of all households in the United States with at least one television set.
The following article is a listing of CW-affiliated television stations, arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license and followed in parentheses by the Designated Market Area if differing from the city of license. There are links to and articles on most of the stations, describing their histories, local programming and technical information, such as broadcast frequencies.
For broadcast affiliates, the station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is the station's virtual channel (PSIP) number.
Stations listed in boldface are owned and operated by CBS Television Stations, a corporate sister to The CW via network co-parent ViacomCBS. Stations listed with the superscript identification CW+ are broadcast or cable affiliates of The CW Plus, an alternate feed distributed mainly to areas ranked among the 110 smallest U.S. television markets, which alongside CW network programming, carries syndicated and brokered programs acquired and scheduled by the network.
United States
Alabama
- Bessemer – WDBB 17 (satellite of WTTO)
- Dothan – WRGX-LD2 23.2 / WTVY-DT3 4.3 (simulcast of WRGX-LD2)CW+, 1
- Gulf Shores (Mobile) – WFNA 55
- Homewood (Birmingham) – WTTO 21
- Huntsville – WHDF 15
- Montgomery – WBMM 22CW+, 1
Arkansas
- Fayetteville – KHOG-DT2 29.2 (satellite of KHBS)CW+, 1
- Fort Smith – KHBS-DT2 40.2CW+, 1
- Jonesboro – KAIT-DT3 8.3CW+, 1
- Little Rock – KASN 38
California
- Bakersfield – KGET-DT2 17.2CW+, 1, 4
- Chico – KHSL-DT2 12.2CW+, 1
- El Centro (Yuma, Arizona) – KECY-DT3 9.3CW+, 1
- Eureka – KECA-LD 29.1
- Los Angeles – KTLA 5
- Monterey – KION-DT2 46.2CW+, 1 / KMUV-LD2 46.2CW+, 1
- Palm Springs – KCWQ-LD 2 / KESQ-DT3 2.3 (simulcast of KCWQ-LP)CW+, 1
- Sacramento – KMAX-TV 31
- San Diego - KFMB-DT2 8.2
- San Francisco – KBCW 44
- Sanger (Fresno) – KFRE-TV 59
- San Luis Obispo (Santa Barbara) – KSBY-DT2 6.2CW+, 1
Colorado
- Colorado Springs – KXTU-LD 57
- Denver – KWGN-TV 2
- Grand Junction – KJCT-LD2 8.21
Delaware
- None; served by WPSG Philadelphia and WMDT-DT2 Salisbury, Maryland
District of Columbia
- Washington, D.C. – WDCW 507
Florida
- Clermont (Orlando) – WKCF 18
- Gainesville – WCJB-DT2 20.2CW+, 1
- Jacksonville – WCWJ 17
- Miami – WSFL-TV 39
- Naples (Fort Myers) – WXCW 46
- Panama City – WJHG-DT2 7.21
- St. Petersburg (Tampa) – WTOG 44
- Tallahassee – WTLF 24CW+
- West Palm Beach – WTVX 34
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
- Boise – KYUU-LD 35 / KBOI-DT2 2.2CW+, 1
- Idaho Falls – KIFI-DT3 8.3CW+, 1
- Twin Falls – KMVT-DT2 11.2CW+, 1
Illinois
Indiana
- Evansville – WTVW 7
- Fort Wayne – WISE-TV 33CW+, 4
- Indianapolis – WISH-TV 8[n1 1][3]
- Lafayette - WLFI-DT2 18.2CW+, 1
- South Bend – WCWW-LD 25
- Terre Haute – WTHI-TV 10.4
Iowa
- Ames (Des Moines) – KCWI-TV 23
- Burlington (Davenport/Quad Cities) – KGCW 26
- Ottumwa – KYOU-DT4CW+, 1
- Sioux City – KTIV-DT2 4.2CW+, 1
- Waterloo (Cedar Rapids) – KWWL-DT2 7.2
Kentucky
- Bowling Green – WBKO-DT2 13.2CW+, 1
- Lexington – WKYT-DT2 27.21
- Louisville – WBKI 58
- Murray – WQTV-LP 24
- Paducah – WQWQ-LP 9 (simulcast of WQTV-LP)
Louisiana
- Alexandria – KALB-DT3 5.3
- Baton Rouge – WBRL-CD 21 / WGMB-DT2 44.2 (simulcast of WBRL-CD)
- Lafayette – KATC-DT2 3.2CW+, 1
- Lake Charles – KPLC-DT2 7.2CW+
- Monroe – KNOE-DT3 8.3 / KCWL-LD 40CW+, 1
- New Orleans – WNOL-TV 38
- Shreveport – KPXJ 21
Massachusetts
- Boston – WLVI 56
- Springfield – WWLP-DT2 / WFXQ-CD2 22.2CW+, 1, 4
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- Cape Girardeau – KFVS-DT2 12.2 (simulcast of WQTV-LP)
- Columbia – KOMU-DT3 8.3CW+, 1
- Kansas City – KCWE 294
- Joplin – KFJX-DT2 14.2CW+, 1
- Saint Joseph – KNPG-LD2 21.2CW+, 4, 8
- St. Louis – KPLR-TV 11
- Springfield – KSPR-LD2 33.2 / KYTV-DT2 33.21
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
- Roswell – KRWB-TV 21 (satellite of KWBQ)
- Santa Fe (Albuquerque) – KWBQ 19
New York
North Carolina
- Asheville (Greenville, SC) – WYCW 62
- Charlotte – WCCB 18[n1 2][4]
- Greenville – WNCT-DT2 9.2CW+, 1
- Lexington (Greensboro) – WCWG 20
- Raleigh – WLFL 22
- Wilmington – WWAY-DT3 3.3CW+, 1, 4
North Dakota
- Bismarck – "KXMB-DT2 12.2"CW+, 1
- Dickinson – "KXMA-DT1 2.1"CW+, 1
- Minot – "KXMC-DT2 13.2"CW+, 1
- Williston – "KXMD-DT2 11.2"CW+, 1
- Fargo – KXJB-LD2 30.2/28.2CW+, 1
Ohio
- Cincinnati – WKRC-DT 12.21
- Cleveland – WUAB 43
- Columbus – WWHO 53
- Dayton – WBDT 26
- Portsmouth (Charleston, WV) – WQCW 30
- Toledo – WTVG-DT2 13.21, 5[n1 3][5]
- Youngstown – WFMJ-DT2 21.2, 1
- Zanesville – "WBZV"CW+, 2
Oklahoma
- Ada (Sherman, TX) – KTEN-DT2 10.2CW+, 1
- Oklahoma City – KOCB 34
- Tulsa – KQCW-DT 19
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Erie – WSEE-DT2 35.2CW+, 1
- Harrisburg – WHP-DT3 21.31
- Johnstown – WJAC-DT4 6.4CW+, 1
- Philadelphia – WPSG 57
- Pittsburgh – WPCW 19.1
- Scranton – WSWB 38 / WOLF-DT2 56.2
Rhode Island
- Providence – WNAC-DT2 64.2
South Carolina
- Charleston – WCBD-DT2 2.21, 4
- Columbia – WIS-DT2 10.2
- Florence (Myrtle Beach) – WWMB 21CW+
South Dakota
- Rapid City – KCLO-DT2 15.2CW+, 1
- Sioux Falls – KSFY-DT2 13.2CW+, 1
Tennessee
Texas
- Abilene – KTXS-DT2 12.2CW+, 1
- Amarillo – KVII-DT2 7.2CW+, 1
- Austin – KNVA 54
- Beaumont – KFDM-DT2 6.2CW+, 1
- Belton (Waco) – KNCT 46
- Big Spring - KCWO-TV 4
- Bryan (College Station) – KBTX-DT2 3.2CW+, 1
- Corpus Christi – KRIS-DT2 6.2CW+, 1
- Dallas – KDAF 33
- El Paso – KVIA-DT2 7.2CW+, 1
- Houston – KIAH 39
- Laredo – KYLX-LD2 13.2CW+, 1
- Lubbock – KLCW-TV 22CW+
- McAllen (Brownsville) – KCWT-CD 21 / KMBH-LD2 67.2 / KXFX-CD2 67.2 (KMBH-LD2 and KXFX-CD2 simulcast KCWT-CD)CW+, 1
- Nacogdoches (Tyler) – KYTX-DT2 19.2CW+, 1
- Odessa (Midland) – KOSA-DT2 7.2CW+, 1 (Satellite of KCWO-TV Big Spring)
- San Angelo – KTXE-LD2 38.2CW+, 3
- San Antonio – KMYS 35
- Victoria – KVCT-DT3 19.3CW+, 1
- Wichita Falls – KAUZ-DT2 6.2CW+, 1
Utah
- Salt Lake City – KUCW 30
Vermont
- Montpelier (Burlington) - WNNE 31
Virginia
- Bristol (Tri-Cities, TN-VA) – WCYB-DT2 5.21
- Charlottesville – WVIR-DT3 29.3CW+, 1 / WVIR-CD3 29.3CW+, 1
- Harrisonburg – WSVW-LD2/W22EX-D2 30.2CW+, 1
- Lynchburg – WWCW 21
- Portsmouth (Norfolk) – WGNT 27
- Richmond – WUPV 65
- Roanoke – WFXR-DT2 27.21 (Satellite of WWCW Lynchburg)
Washington
West Virginia
- Bluefield – WVVA-DT2 6.2CW+, 1
- Clarksburg – WVFX-DT2 46.21
- Huntington – WOCW-LP 45 (repeater of WQCW)
- Parkersburg – WOVA-LD2 22.2CW+, 1
- Wheeling – "WBWO"CW+, 2, 3
Wisconsin
Other areas
Puerto Rico
- Anasco - W33CY-D 33 (Simulcast of WSEE-DT2 Erie, PA)
Tamaulipas
- Matamoros (Rio Grande Valley, Texas) - XHRIO-TDT 15
See also
Notes
- WISH-TV became a CW affiliate on January 1, 2015, as a result of Tribune Broadcasting (which in August 2014, acquired the CBS affiliation for WTTV, which initially planned to move the CW affiliation from its main channel to its second digital subchannel, after a dispute between WISH and CBS during contract renewal negotiaions over sharing of retransmission consent payments) selling the CW affiliation rights for the Indianapolis market to new WISH owner Media General (WTTV-DT2 instead serves as an independent station as a result).
- WCCB became a CW affiliate and Charlotte's original CW affiliate WJZY became a Fox owned-and-operated station on July 1, 2013, in a network swap caused by Fox Television Stations' earlier purchase of WJZY and sister MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYT-TV (which was completed on April 17). The CW announced that longtime Fox affiliate WCCB as its replacement Charlotte affiliate on April 18, with Fox Television Stations retaining the CW affiliation on WJZY in the interim until its existing contract with the network ended.
- On October 1, 2014, WTVG assumed operations of Toledo 5 from Block Communications, owner of the Buckeye CableSystem (which carried the channel exclusively and now carries the successor subchannel, branded as "CW13").
- 1 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 and satellite television providers, depending on provider availability of the affiliate.
- 2 Local affiliate operates as cable-only channel.
- 3 Local affiliate previously operated as a broadcast and/or cable-only channel as part of The WB 100+ Station Group.
- 4 Local affiliate previously operated as a cable-only channel as part of The WB 100+ Station Group and/or The CW Plus.
- 5 Local affiliate previously operated as a cable-only channel that was not associated with The WB 100+ Station Group or The CW Plus.
- 6 These stations serve as a primary affiliate of The CW and as a secondary affiliate of MyNetworkTV.
- 7 In areas of the United States where CW programming is not available on the provider through a local affiliate, WDCW is available to DirecTV subscribers on channel 385.
- 8 KCWE is available to cable subscribers in parts of the St. Joseph market, as are the other Kansas City network affiliates.
- 9 KXVO is available to DirecTV subscribers in the St. Joseph market.
References
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- "Stations for Network - CW+". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- Michael Malone (December 22, 2014). "Tribune Sells Indianapolis CW Affiliation to Media General". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- Mark Washburn (January 29, 2013). "Shakeup in Charlotte TV: Fox buying two local stations". The Charlotte Observer. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
Mark Washburn (May 9, 2013). "Charlotte stations revealing branding strategies". The Charlotte Observer. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013. - Kirk Baird (August 29, 2014). "TV in the news Channels 24, 13 expanding newscasts; CW13 to replace WT05". The Toledo Blade. Block Communications. Retrieved August 31, 2014.