The WB 100+ Station Group

The WB 100+ Station Group was a group of primarily non-broadcast local cable television outlets for The WB Television Network, for markets below the top 100 television media markets in the United States. Dayparts with no WB programming were programmed by the network. WB 100+ stations were generally managed and promoted by a local affiliate of a larger over-the-air television station, who may have produced some local programming, such as an early newscast or local sports.

In September 2006, The WB merged with UPN to become The CW Television Network. To coincide with the change, The CW started a service called The CW Plus, a group of primarily digital subchannels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for The CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States. There was no guarantee that existing WB 100+ affiliates would automatically join The CW Plus. [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6310810.html?display=Breaking+News]

Since digital television allows multiple "subchannels" to be carried on a single over-the-air signal, most of the CW Plus channels air on the subchannels of those stations that manage the affiliates. Thus, they are no longer technically "cable only" and must now use the parent station's licensed callsigns instead of a fictional one.

List of stations

This was a list of WB 100+ stations, ranked by DMA, as of the closure of the WB. Note that most "call letters" below are informal, as these stations did not broadcast over the air and so were not licensed by the FCC. There were a few exceptions--actual FCC-licensed broadcast stations are indicated in bold. Some of the "fake" calls used by the cable WB affiliates may be the same as calls used by actual over-the-air stations, and may create confusion for some; such stations are identified in this list.

After each station's name is the status of the CW affiliation, as of January 2007. If no status is part of the station's listing, The CW does not have a confirmed affiliate in the market the WB 100+ station served.

The rankings of each market are as of the 2005-06 season.

*. KMHB ("WB53") Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville/McAllen, Texas "(was #104 market when KMHB, formerly KHWB, founded)"
*. WBVH ("WB13") Savannah, Georgia "(was #100 market when WBVH founded)" "CW is seen on former UPN affiliate WGSA)"
*. WBLN ("WB14") Charleston, South Carolina "(CW is seen on WCBD-TV DT2)"
*. KCWL Lincoln, Nebraska and KWBL Hastings/Kearney, Nebraska "Both became part of CW Plus"
*. KBBL Fort Smith/Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Arkansas "(Switched to RTN programming; sibling KPBI-CA went to My Network TV.)"
*. WGWB Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina "(CW is seen on WNCT-TV DT2)"
*. WBFW ("WB37") Fort Wayne, Indiana "(CW is seen on WPTA DT2)"
*. WFWB Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina "(CW (Prime-Time Programming Only) is seen on former UPN affiliate WWMB)"
*. WBQT ("WB11"/"WB16") Springfield/Holyoke, Massachusetts" Became part of CW Plus
*. WFXU Tallahassee, Florida/Thomasville, Georgia "Became part of CW Plus"
*. WBL ("WB30") Lansing, Michigan "Became part of CW Plus and a digital subchannel of its co-owned WLAJ"
*. KWTL Tyler/Longview, Texas "(In January 2006, KCEB moved its affiliation from UPN to WB, and has since joined the CW.)"
*. KREN Reno, Nevada "Became part of CW Plus"
*. WBVC ("WB61") Traverse City/Cadillac, Michigan "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWSD Sioux Falls, South Dakota "Became part of CW Plus"
*. WBAU-TV ("WB23") Augusta, Georgia "(CW is shown on WAGT-TV DT2)"
*. WBMY Montgomery, Alabama "(CW is shown on WBMM, an unrelated analog station)"
*. WBPE Peoria/Bloomington, Illinois "(CW is shown on WHOI DT2)"
*. WBFG ("WB8") Fargo/Grand Forks, North Dakota "(CW is shown on WDAY-TV DT2)"
*. KWOB Boise, Idaho "(CW is also shown on former UPN affiliate KNIN-TV)"
*. WBMN ("WB3") Macon, Georgia "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KZWB ("WB11") Eugene, Oregon "(CW is seen on KMTR DT2)"
*. KWCA ("WB5") Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis Obispo, California "(CW is shown on KSBY-TV DT2"
*. WBCZ ("WB15") La Crosse/Eau Claire, Wisconsin "(CW is shown on WXOW-TV DT3 in La Crosse and WQOW-TV DT2 in Eau Claire)"
*. KLWB Lafayette, Louisiana "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KMWB ("WB14") Monterey/Salinas, California "(not KMWB Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota)" "CW is shown on KION DT2"
*. KWYP Yakima/Pasco/Richland/Kennewick, Washington "(not KWYP-TV Laramie, Wyoming)" "(CW is shown on KCWK)"
*. WBG Columbus, Georgia "(CW is shown on former UPN affiliate WLGA"
*. KWFB ("WB12") Bakersfield, California "Became part of CW Plus; this station is simulcast on KGET (DT2)"
*. KWDB ("WB16"/"WB23") Corpus Christi, Texas "(CW is shown on KRIS-TV DT2)"
*. KIWB ("WB10") Chico/Redding, California "(not KIWB-LP Boise, Idaho)" "(CW is shown on KHSL-TV DT2)"
*. KDBA ("WB11") Amarillo, Texas "(CW is shown on KVII-TV DT2)"
*. WBWP Columbus/Tupelo/West Point, Mississippi "(not WBWP-LP West Palm Beach, Florida)"
*. WBR 14 Rockford, Illinois "Became part of CW Plus and a digital subchannel of co-owned WREX-TV"
*. WBWA ("WB15") Wausau/Rhinelander, Wisconsin "(CW is shown on WAOW DT2 in Wausau and WYOW DT2 in Eagle River)"
*. KWMB ("WB12") Monroe, Louisiana/El Dorado, Arkansas " (CW is shown on KNOE DT2)
*. WBKS ("WB5") Topeka, Kansas "(CW is shown on KSNT DT2)"
* KWBD Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin "(CW is shown on KDLH DT2)"
* KJWB "WB5" Columbia/Jefferson City, Missouri "(CW is shown on KOMU-TV DT2: KJWB is off-air)"
* WBW ("WB29") Wilmington, North Carolina "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWBB ("WB10") Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas "(CW is shown on KFDM DT2)"
*. KMFD Medford/Klamath Falls "(CW is shown on KTVL DT2)"
*. WBEP ("Northwest PA's WB") Erie, Pennsylvania "(CW is seen on WSEE-TV DT2)"
*. KXWB Sioux City, Iowa "(CW is shown on KTIV DT2)"
*. KWB Wichita Falls, Texas "(CW is shown on KAUZ DT2)"
*. KSXF Joplin, Missouri "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWBZ Lubbock, Texas "Became part of CW Plus"
*. WBSK Albany, Georgia
*. WBD ("WB3") Salisbury, Maryland "Became part of CW Plus and a digital subchannel of co-owned WMDT"
*. WBB Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill, West Virginia "(CW is shown on WVVA DT2)"
*. WBI ("WB3") Terre Haute, Indiana
*. WBAN ("WB 4") Bangor, Maine "(Became part of CW Plus and is shown on WABI-TV DT2)"
*. KWBR Rochester, Minnesota "(CW is shown on KTTC DT2)"
*. KCWB Palm Springs, California "(not KCWB-LP Fresno, California)" "CW is shown on KCWQ-LP and a digital subchannel of KESQ-TV"
*. WBWO ("WB18") Wheeling, West Virginia/Steubenville, Ohio ("Became part of CW Plus.")
*. KWBX Anchorage, Alaska "(CW is shown on KIMO DT2)"
*. WBXI Binghamton, New York "(not WBXI-CA Indianapolis, Indiana)" "Became part of CW and become a digital subchannel of co-owned WBNG-TV"
*. WBPC Panama City, Florida "(CW is shown on WJHG-TV DT2)"
*. WBGP Biloxi/Gulfport, Mississippi "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWWT Odessa/Midland, Texas "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWMK Bismarck/Minot, North Dakota "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KSHD Sherman, Texas/Ada, Oklahoma "(CW is shown on KTEN DT2)"
*. WBFL ("WB10") Gainesville, Florida "(CW is shown on WCJB-TV DT2)"
*. KPIF Idaho Falls/Pocatello, Idaho "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWAW Abilene/Sweetwater, Texas "(CW is shown on KTXS DT2)"
*. WVWB Clarksburg/Weston, West Virginia
*. WBU Utica, New York "Became part of CW Plus and a digital subchannel of co-owned WKTV"
*. WBH2 Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi
*. KIDW Missoula, Montana "(CW is shown on KPAX-TV DT2)"
*. WEWB ("WB6") Quincy, Illinois/Hannibal, Missouri/Keokuk, Iowa "Became part of CW Plus and a digital subchannel of co-owned WGEM-TV"
*. KWUB Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California "Became part of CW Plus and a subchannel of KSWT"
*. KWBM Billings, Montana "(not KWBM Springfield, Missouri)" "(CW is shown on KTVQ DT2)"
*. WBDO Dothan, Alabama "(CW is shown of former UPN affiliate WTVY DT2)"
*. WBE Elmira, New York "CW is shown on co-owned WENY-TV DT2"
*. WBJK Jackson, Tennessee
*. WBLC Lake Charles, Louisiana
*. KBCA (WB 41) Alexandria, Louisiana "Became part of CW Plus"
*"'. KWBH Rapid City, South Dakota "Became part of CW Plus"
*. WBWT Watertown, New York "Becamr part of CW Plus and a digital subchannel of co-owned WWTI"
*. KJOS Jonesboro, Arkansas
*. WBMK Marquette, Michigan
*. WBHA Harrisonburg, Virginia "(CW is shown on WVIR-TV DT3)"
*. WBWD Greenwood/Greenville, Mississippi
*. WBWG Bowling Green, Kentucky "(CW is shown on WBKO DT2)"
*. WBMM Meridian, Mississippi "(CW is shown on WTOK-TV DT3)"
*. WBOH ("WB3") Lima, Ohio "(CW is shown on WLIO DT2)"
*. WBC Charlottesville, Virginia "(CW is shown on WVIR-TV DT3)"
*. KWGJ Grand Junction/Montrose, Colorado "(CW is shown on KKCO DT2)"
*. KTXW Laredo, Texas "(CW is shown on KTXW)"
*. KWGF Great Falls, Montana "(CW is shown on KRTV DT2)"
*. WBPB Parkersburg, West Virginia
*. KWTE Twin Falls, Idaho "(CW is shown on KMVT DT2)"
*. KWXB Butte/Bozeman, Montana "(CW is shown on KXLF DT2)"
*. KWBT Eureka, California "(CW is shown on KVIQ DT2)"
*. KCHW Cheyenne, Wyoming "(CW is shown on KGWN DT2)"
*. KWBO Bend, Oregon "(CW is shown on KTVZ DT2)"
*. KWSA ("WB14") San Angelo, Texas "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWWY Casper/Riverton, Wyoming "CW is shown on former UPN affiliate K26ES)"
*. KWOT Ottumwa, Iowa
*. KWYE Mankato, Minnesota
*. WBJO St. Joseph, Missouri "Became part of CW Plus"
*. WBZV Zanesville, Ohio "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWBX Fairbanks, Alaska "(CW is shown on KATN DT2)"
*. WBPQ ("WB13") Presque Isle, Maine "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWVB Victoria, Texas
*. KMTF Helena, Montana "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWJA Juneau, Alaska "(CW is shown on KJUD DT2)"
*. WBAE-TV Alpena, Michigan "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWPL North Platte, Nebraska "Became part of CW Plus"
*. KWZB Glendive, Montana "Became part of CW Plus"

ee also

*Foxnet
*The CW Plus

External links

* [http://www.thewb.com/ The WB homepage]