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 thirty-six owned-and-operated stations and 192 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][3] 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 (or operated through an LMA) by the CW's owner CBS News and Stations or Nexstar Media Group. Stations listed with the superscript identification CW+ are broadcast or cable affiliates of The CW Plus, a programming service 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.
Company | No. of Affiliates owned |
---|---|
Bahakel Communications | 2 |
Block Communications | 1 |
CBS News and Stations | 2 |
Circle City Broadcasting | 1 |
Graham Media Group | 1 |
Gray Media | 63 |
Hearst Television | 8 |
News-Press & Gazette Company | 7 |
Nexstar Media Group | 66 |
Sinclair Broadcast Group | 44 |
Tegna Inc. | 8 |
Weigel Broadcasting | 1 |
United States
[edit]Alabama
[edit]- Bessemer – WDBB 17.1 (satellite of WTTO 21.1)
- Dothan – WRGX-LD 23.2/WTVY 4.3 (simulcast of WRGX-LD 23.2)CW+, 1
- Gulf Shores (Mobile) – WFNA 55.1
- Homewood (Birmingham) – WTTO 21.1 (ATSC 3.0 station) / WIAT (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Huntsville – WHDF 15.1
- Montgomery – WBMM 22.1CW+, 1
Alaska
[edit]Arizona
[edit]Arkansas
[edit]- Fayetteville – KHOG-TV 29.2 (satellite of KHBS 40.2)CW+, 1
- Fort Smith – KHBS 40.2CW+, 1
- Jonesboro – KAIT 8.3CW+, 1
- Little Rock – KASN 38.1
California
[edit]- Bakersfield – KGET-TV 17.2CW+, 1, 4
- Chico – KHSL-TV 12.2CW+, 1
- El Centro (Yuma, Arizona) – KECY-TV 9.3CW+, 1
- Eureka – KECA-LD 29.1
- Los Angeles – KTLA 5.1
- Monterey (Salinas) – KCBA 35.1CW+
- Palm Springs – KCWQ-LD 2.1/KESQ-TV 2.3 (simulcast of KCWQ-LD 2.1)CW+, 1
- San Diego – KFMB-TV 8.21, 6
- San Francisco – KRON-TV 4.1
- Sanger (Fresno) – KFRE-TV 59.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KGPE (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Santa Maria (Santa Barbara) – KCOY-TV 12.3CW+, 1
- Stockton (Sacramento) – KQCA 58.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KCRA-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
Colorado
[edit]- Colorado Springs – KXTU-LD 57.1
- Denver – KWGN-TV 2.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KDVR (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Grand Junction – KJCT-LP 8.21
Connecticut
[edit]Delaware
[edit]- None; served by WPHL-TV 17.1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and WMDT 47.2 Salisbury, Maryland
District of Columbia
[edit]- Washington – WDCW 50.17
Florida
[edit]- Clermont (Orlando) – WKCF 18.1
- Gainesville – WCJB-TV 20.2CW+, 1
- Jacksonville – WCWJ 17.1
- Miami – WBFS-TV 33.1
- Naples (Fort Myers) – WXCW 46.1
- Panama City – WMBB 13.2CW+, 1
- St. Petersburg (Tampa) – WTTA 38.1
- Tallahassee – WTLF 24.1CW+
- West Palm Beach – WTVX 34.1
Georgia
[edit]- Albany – WGCW-LD 36.1
- Atlanta – WPCH-TV 17.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WANF (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Augusta – WJBF 6.3CW+, 1
- Bainbridge – WTLH 49.2CW+, 1 (simulcast of WTLF 24.1, Tallahassee, Florida)
- Columbus – WLTZ 38.21
- Macon – WMAZ-TV 13.2CW+, 1, 4
- Savannah – WSAV-TV 3.2
Hawaii
[edit]- Hilo – KHAW-TV 11.2 (satellite of KHON-TV 2.2)1
- Honolulu – KHON-TV 2.21
- Wailuku – KAII-TV 7.2 (satellite of KHON-TV 2.2)1
Idaho
[edit]- Boise – KYUU-LD 35.1/KBOI-TV 2.2CW+, 1
- Idaho Falls – KIFI-TV 8.3CW+, 1
- Twin Falls – KMVT 11.2CW+, 1
Illinois
[edit]- Chicago – WGN-TV 9.1
- Decatur (Springfield) – WBUI 23.1
- Freeport (Rockford) - WSLN 19.1CW+, 1
- Peoria – WEEK-TV 25.3CW+, 1
- Quincy – WGEM-TV 10.2CW+, 1
Indiana
[edit]- Evansville – WTVW 7.1
- Fort Wayne – WISE-TV 33.1CW+, 4
- Indianapolis – WISH-TV 8.1[n1 1][4]
- Lafayette – WLFI-TV 18.2CW+, 1
- South Bend – WCWW-LD 25.1
- Terre Haute – WTWO 2.2CW+
Iowa
[edit]- Ames (Des Moines) – KCWI-TV 23.1
- Burlington (Davenport/Quad Cities) – KGCW 26 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KLJB (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Ottumwa – KYOU-TV 15.4CW+, 1
- Sioux City – KTIV 4.2CW+, 1
- Waterloo (Cedar Rapids) – KCRG-TV 9.3
Kansas
[edit]- Pittsburg (Joplin, Missouri) – KFJX 14.2CW+, 1
- Topeka – KTKA-TV 49.3CW+, 1
- Wichita – KSCW-DT 33.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KWCH-DT (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
Kentucky
[edit]- Bowling Green – WBKO 13.2CW+, 1
- Lexington – WKYT-TV 27.21
- Louisville – WBKI 58 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WAVE (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
Louisiana
[edit]- Alexandria – KLGC-LD 25.1/KALB-TV 5.3 (simulcast of KLGC-LD 25.1)
- Baton Rouge – WBRL-CD 21.1/WGMB-TV 44.2 (simulcast of WBRL-CD 21.1)
- Lafayette – KLFY-TV 10.2CW+, 1
- Lake Charles – KPLC 7.2CW+
- Monroe – KARD 14.2CW+, 1
- New Orleans – WNOL-TV 38.1
- Shreveport – KPXJ 21.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KTBS-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
Maine
[edit]Maryland
[edit]- Baltimore – WNUV 54.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WMPT and WMPB (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Salisbury – WMDT 47.2CW+, 1
Massachusetts
[edit]- Boston – WLVI 56.1
- Springfield – WWLP 22.2/WFXQ-CD2 28.2CW+, 1, 4 (ATSC 3.0 station)
Michigan
[edit]- Alpena – "WBAE"CW+, 2, 3
- Bay City (Flint) – WBSF 46.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WEYI-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Cadillac (Traverse City) – WFQX-TV 32.2CW+, 1
- Calumet (Marquette) – WBKP 5.1
- Detroit – WKBD 50.1
- Ispheming - WBUP 10.2 (simulcast of WBKP 5.1)
- Kalamazoo (Grand Rapids) – WOTV 41.21
- Lansing – WLAJ 53.2CW+, 1, 3
Minnesota
[edit]- Duluth – KDLH 3.1CW+
- Mankato – KMNF-LD 7.2CW+, 1
- Minneapolis – WUCW 23.1
- Rochester – KTTC 10.2CW+, 1
Mississippi
[edit]- Greenwood – "WBWD"CW+, 2, 3
- Gulfport (Biloxi) – WXXV-TV 25.3CW+, 1
- Hattiesburg – WHLT 22.21
- Jackson – WJTV 12.21
- Meridian – WTOK-TV 11.3CW+, 1
- West Point (Columbus/Tupelo) - WLOV-TV 27.1 CW+, 1
Missouri
[edit]- Branson - KYCW-LD 24.1
- Cape Girardeau – KFVS-TV 12.2
- Columbia – KOMU-TV 8.3CW+, 1
- Kansas City – KCWE 29.14
- St. Joseph – KNPG-LD 21.2CW+, 4, 8
- St. Louis – KPLR-TV 11.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KTVI (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Springfield – KYTV 33.21 (simulcast of KYCW-LD 24.1)
Montana
[edit]Nebraska
[edit]- Lincoln – Hastings – Kearney – KCWH-LD 18.1CW+/KNHL 5CW+, 1
- North Platte – KIIT-CD 11.2CW+, 1/KNPL-LD 10.3CW+, 1
- Omaha – KPTM 42.3
- Scottsbluff - KSTF 10.3 (satellite of KGWN-TV 5.3, Cheyenne, Wyoming)
Nevada
[edit]New Hampshire
[edit]- None; served by WLVI 56.1 Boston, Massachusetts, WNNE 31.1 Montpelier/Burlington, Vermont and WPXT 51.1 Portland, Maine
New Jersey
[edit]- None; served by WPIX 11.1 New York, New York and WPHL-TV 17.1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Mexico
[edit]- Clovis - KVIH-TV 12.2 (satellite of KVII-TV 7.2, Amarillo, Texas)
- Roswell – KRWB-TV 21.1 (satellite of KWBQ 19.1)
- Santa Fe (Albuquerque) – KWBQ 19.1
New York
[edit]- Binghamton – WBNG-TV 12.2CW+, 3
- Buffalo – WNLO 23.1
- Elmira – WENY-TV 36.3CW+, 1
- New York – WPIX 11.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WABC-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Rochester – WHAM-TV 13.2CW+, 1
- Schenectady (Albany) – WCWN 45.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WTEN (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Syracuse – WSTM-TV 3.2CW+ (ATSC 3.0 station)/WSYR-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Utica – WFXV 33.2 CW+, 1
- Watertown – WWTI 50.2CW+, 1
North Carolina
[edit]- Asheville (Greenville, South Carolina) – WYCW 62.1
- Charlotte – WCCB 18.1[n1 2][5]
- Greenville – WNCT 9.2CW+, 1
- Lexington (Greensboro) – WCWG 20.1
- Raleigh – WLFL 22.1
- Wilmington – WWAY 3.3CW+, 1, 4
North Dakota
[edit]- Fargo – KXJB-LD 30.2CW+, 1
- KX Television
Ohio
[edit]- Cincinnati – WKRC-TV 12.21
- Columbus – WWHO 53.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WTTE (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Lorain (Cleveland) – WUAB 43.1
- Portsmouth (Charleston, West Virginia/Huntington) – WQCW 30.1
- Springfield (Dayton) – WBDT 26.1
- Toledo – WTVG 13.21, 5[n1 3][6]
- Youngstown – WFMJ-TV 21.2, 1
- Zanesville – "WBZV"CW+, 2
Oklahoma
[edit]- Ada (Sherman, Texas) – KTEN 10.2CW+, 1
- Oklahoma City – KAUT-TV 43.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KFOR-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Tulsa – KQCW-DT 19.1
Oregon
[edit]- Bend – KTVZ 21.2CW+, 1
- Coos Bay - KMCB 23.1CW+, 1 (satellite of KMTR 16.2)
- Eugene – KMTR 16.2CW+, 1
- Medford – KTVL 10.2CW+, 1
- Portland – KRCW-TV 32.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KATU (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Roseburg - KTCW 46.1CW+, 1 (satellite of KMTR 16.2)
Pennsylvania
[edit]- Erie – WSEE-TV 35.2CW+, 1
- Harrisburg – WHP-TV 21.31
- Hazleton (Wilkes-Barre) - WOLF-TV 56.2 (simulcast of WSWB 38.1)
- Johnstown – WJAC-TV 6.4CW+, 1
- Philadelphia – WPHL-TV 17.1
- Pittsburgh – WPNT 22.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WPGH-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Scranton – WSWB 38.1
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania - WQMY 53.3 (simulcast of WSWB 38.1)
Rhode Island
[edit]- Providence – WNAC-TV 64.21
South Carolina
[edit]- Charleston – WCBD-TV 2.21, 4
- Columbia – WIS 10.21
- Florence (Myrtle Beach) – WPDE-TV 15.21
South Dakota
[edit]- Florence - KDLO-TV 3.4CW+, 1 (satellite of KELO-TV 11.4)
- Rapid City – KCLO-TV 15.2CW+, 1 (semi-satellite of KELO-TV 11.4)
- Reliance - KPLO-TV 6.4CW+, 1 (satellite of KELO-TV 11.4)
- Sioux Falls – KELO-TV 11.4CW+, 1
Tennessee
[edit]- Cleveland (Chattanooga) – WFLI-TV 53.1
- Crossville (Knoxville) – WBXX-TV 20.1
- Jackson – WNBJ-LD 39.2CW+, 1
- Memphis – WLMT 30.1
- Nashville – WZTV 17.2CW+, 1
Texas
[edit]- Abilene – KTXS-TV 12.2CW+, 1
- Amarillo – KVII-TV 7.2CW+, 1
- Austin – KNVA 54.1
- Beaumont – KFDM 6.2CW+, 1
- Belton (Waco/Temple/Killeen) – KNCT 46.1
- Big Spring – KCWO-TV 4.1
- Brownsville (Harlingen, Texas) = KXFX-CD 67.2CW+, 1 (simulcast of KCWT-CD 21.1)
- Bryan (College Station) – KBTX-TV 3.2CW+, 1
- Corpus Christi – KSCC-TV 38.3CW+, 1
- Dallas (Fort Worth) – KDAF 33.1
- El Paso – KVIA-TV 7.2CW+, 1
- Houston – KIAH 39.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/KPRC-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Laredo – KYLX-LD 13.2CW+, 1
- Lubbock – KLCW-TV 22.1CW+
- McAllen (Weslaco) – KCWT-CD 21.1/KMBH-LD 67.2CW+, 1
- Nacogdoches (Tyler) – KYTX 19.2CW+, 1
- Odessa (Midland) – KOSA-TV 7.2CW+, 1 (Satellite of KCWO-TV Big Spring)
- San Angelo – KTXE-LD 38.2CW+, 3
- San Antonio – WOAI-TV 4.21
- Victoria – KVCT 19.3CW+, 1
- Wichita Falls – KFDX-TV 3.3CW+, 1
Utah
[edit]- Ogden (Salt Lake City) – KUCW 30.1
Vermont
[edit]- Montpelier (Burlington) – WNNE 31.1CW+
Virginia
[edit]- Bristol (Tri-Cities, TN) – WCYB-TV 5.21
- Charlottesville – WVIR-TV 29.3CW+, 1 / WVIR-CD 29.3CW+, 1
- Harrisonburg – WSVW-LD/W22EX-D 30.2CW+, 1
- Lynchburg – WWCW 21.1
- Virginia Beach (Norfolk) – WVBT 43.2
- Richmond – WUPV 65.1 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WWBT (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Roanoke – WFXR 27.21 (simulcast of WWCW 21.1)
Washington
[edit]- Pasco – KEPR-TV 19.2 (semi-satellite of KIMA-TV 29.2)CW+, 1
- Spokane – KSKN 22.1
- Bellevue (Seattle) – KUNS-TV 51.11
- Yakima – KIMA-TV 29.2CW+, 1
West Virginia
[edit]- Bluefield – WVVA 6.2CW+, 1
- Clarksburg – WVFX 46.21
- Parkersburg – WOVA-LD 22.2CW+, 1
- Wheeling – "WBWO"CW+, 2, 3
Wisconsin
[edit]- Eagle River - WYOW 34.1
- Eau Claire – WECX-LD 14.1CW+, 1
- Madison – WMTV 15.2
- Milwaukee – WVTV 18.1
- Suring (Green Bay) – WCWF 14 (ATSC 3.0 station)/WLUK-TV (ATSC 1.0 simulcast)
- Wausau – WSAW-TV 7.4CW+, 1 (simulcast of WYOW 34.1)
Wyoming
[edit]The CW stations outside the United States
[edit]U.S. possessions
[edit]Guam
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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 negotiations 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
[edit]- ^ "Stations for Network - CW". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Stations for Network - CW+". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "The CW Television Stations". Station Index. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 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.