This is a list of stations which were affiliated with The WB in the United States at the time of the network's closure. The WB shut down September 17, 2006. Former affiliates of The WB became affiliates of The CW, MyNetworkTV, another network, reverted to independent status, or shut down entirely. Some WB affiliates dropped WB programming on September 5, 2006 in favor of MyNetworkTV.
The WB as a network, due to parent company Time Warner's heavy involvement in cable systems, could not have conventional owned-and-operated stations. Tribune Broadcasting was an initial investor in the network and owned many of its largest-market stations. In addition, the network backed a separately owned group seeking to improve the network's national reach. This group materialized in January 1997 as ACME Television Holdings (in reference to Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons), owned by WB network president Jamie Kellner.
In smaller markets, beginning in 1998, WB network service was provided by a group of cable-only "stations" known first as The WeB and from 1999 as The WB 100+ Station Group. These cable channels, which utilized fictional call signs and were positioned like local stations, aired WB and syndicated programming and were established in partnership with local TV stations and cable systems in their respective markets. They are listed with no channel assignment (as some were on different channels by cable system) and denoted by 100+. Further information on these services can be found at The WB 100+ Station Group.
+ Affiliates of The WB at closure Media market State// Station Channel Notes Birmingham Alabama WTTO 17 BessemerWDBB21 Dothan WBDO100+ Huntsville WAWB Mobile WBPG 55 Montgomery WBMY100+ Anchorage Alaska KWBX100+ Fairbanks KWBX100+ Juneau KWJA100+ Phoenix Arizona KASW 61 Tucson KWBA-TV 58 Yuma KWUB100+ Fort Smith Arkansas KBBL-TV 34 Jonesboro KJOS100+ Little Rock KWBF 42 Bakersfield California KWFB100+ Chico–Redding KIWB100+ Eureka KWBT100+ Fresno KFRE-TV 59 Los Angeles KTLA 5 Monterey KMWB100+ Palm Springs KCWB100+ Sacramento KQCA 58 San Diego KSWB-TV 69 San Francisco KBWB 20 San Luis Obispo KWCA100+ DenverColorado KWGN-TV 2 Grand Junction KWGJ100+ Hartford–New Haven Connecticut WTXX 20 Washington District of Columbia WBDC-TV 50 Fort Myers Florida WTVK 46 Gainesville WBFL100+ Jacksonville WCWJ 17 Miami–Fort Lauderdale WBZL 39 Orlando WKCF 18 Panama City WBPC100+ Tallahassee WFXU100+ 17 Tampa WTTA 38 West Palm Beach WTCN-CA 43 Albany Georgia WBSK100+ Atlanta WATL 36 Augusta WBAU100+ Columbus WBG100+ Macon WBMN100+ Savannah WBVH100+ HonoluluHawaii KHII-TV 5 Boise Idaho KWOB100+ Idaho Falls KPIF 15 Twin Falls KWTE100+ Champaign–Springfield Illinois WBUI 23 Chicago WGN-TV 9 Peoria WBPE100+ Quincy WEWB100+ Rockford WBR100+ Evansville Indiana WAZE-TV 19 Fort Wayne WBFW100+ Indianapolis WTTV 4 South Bend WMWB-LP 25 Terre Haute WBI100+ Burlington Iowa KGWB-TV 26 Cedar RapidsKWKB20 Des Moines KPWB-TV 23 Ottumwa KWOT100+ Sioux City KXWB100+ TopekaKansas WBKS100+ Wichita KWCV 33 Bowling Green Kentucky WBWG100+ LouisvilleWBKI-TV34 Paducah WDKA 49 Alexandria Louisiana KBCA 41 Baton Rouge WBRL-CA 21 Lafayette KLWB 50 Lake Charles WBLC100+ Morgan CityKWBJ-LP39 Monroe KWMB100+ New Orleans WNOL-TV 38 Shreveport KSHV-TV 45 Bangor Maine WBAN100+ Portland WPXT 51 Presque Isle WBPQ100+ Baltimore Maryland WNUV 54 Salisbury WBD100+ Boston Massachusetts WLVI 56 Springfield WBQT100+ Alpena Michigan WBAE100+ Battle CreekWZPX-TV43 Detroit WDWB 20 Flint WBSF100+ Lansing WBL100+ Marquette WBMK100+ Traverse City WBVC100+ DuluthMinnesota KWBD100+ Mankato KWYE100+ Minneapolis–Saint Paul WUCW 23 Rochester KWBR100+ Biloxi Mississippi WBGP100+ Columbus WBWP100+ Greenwood WBWD100+ Hattiesburg WBH100+ Jackson WDBD 40 Meridian WBMM100+ Jefferson City Missouri KJWB100+ Joplin KSXF100+ Kansas City KSMO-TV 62 Springfield KWBM 31 St. Joseph WBJO100+ St. Louis KPLR-TV 11 Billings Montana KWBM100+ Bozeman KWXB100+ Butte KWZB100+ Great Falls KWGF100+ Helena KMTF 10 Missoula KIDW100+ LincolnNebraska KOWH 51 North Platte KWPL100+ Omaha KXVO 15 Las Vegas Nevada KVWB 21 Reno KREN-TV 27 Albuquerque New Mexico KWBQ 19 Roswell KRWB-TV 21 Albany New York WEWB-TV 45 Binghamton WBXI100+ Buffalo WNYO-TV 49 Elmira WBE100+ New York City WPIX 11 Rochester WRWB Syracuse WNYS-TV 43 Utica WBU100+ Watertown WBWT100+ Charlotte North Carolina WWWB 55 Greensboro WTWB-TV 20 Greenville WGWB100+ Raleigh–Durham WLFL 22 Wilmington WBW100+ Bismarck North Dakota KWMK100+ Fargo WBFG100+ Cincinnati Ohio WSTR-TV 64 Cleveland WBNX-TV 55 Columbus WWHO 53 Dayton WBDT 26 Lima WBOH100+ Toledo WT05 Youngstown WBCB100+ Zanesville WBZV100+ Oklahoma City Oklahoma KOCB 34 Tulsa KWBT 19 BendOregon KWBO100+ Eugene KZWB100+ Medford KMFD100+ Portland KWBP 32 Erie Pennsylvania WBEP100+ Harrisburg WPMT 43 Philadelphia WPHL-TV 17 Pittsburgh WCWB 22 Scranton WSWB 38 WilliamsportWILF53 Providence Rhode Island WLWC 28 Charleston South Carolina WBLN100+ Columbia WBHQ 63 Greenville WBSC-TV 40 Myrtle Beach WFWB100+ Rapid CitySouth Dakota KWBH-LP 27 Sioux Falls KWSD 36 Chattanooga Tennessee WFLI-TV 53 Jackson WBJK100+ Knoxville WBXX-TV 20 Memphis WLMT 30 Nashville WNAB 58 Abilene Texas KWAW100+ Amarillo KDBA100+ Austin KNVA 54 Beaumont–Port Arthur KWBB100+ Corpus Christi KWDB100+ Dallas–Fort Worth KDAF 33 Harlingen KMHB100+ Houston KHWB 39 Laredo KTXW100+ Lubbock KWBZ-TV 22 Midland–Odessa KWWT 30 San Angelo KWSA100+ San Antonio KRRT 35 Sherman KSHD100+ Tyler KWTL100+ Victoria KWVB100+ Waco KWKT-TV 44 Wichita Falls KWB100+ Salt Lake City Utah KUWB 30 Burlington Vermont WFFF-TV 44 BristolVirginiaCYB.WB Charlottesville WBC100+ Harrisonburg WBHA100+ Norfolk WTVZ-TV 33 Richmond WWBT 12 Roanoke WBVA SeattleWashington KTWB-TV 22 Spokane KSKN 22 Yakima and Kennewick KWYP100+ Bluefield West Virginia WBB100+ Clarksburg WVWB100+ Huntington–Charleston WHCP 30 Parkersburg WBPB100+ Wheeling WBG100+ Eau Claire and La Crosse Wisconsin WBCZ100+ Green Bay WCWF 11 Madison WBUW 57 Milwaukee WVTV 18 Wausau WBWA100+ Casper Wyoming KWWY100+ Cheyenne KCHW100+
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See also The WB The WB 100+ Station Group