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This is a list of stations which were affiliated with The WB Television Network 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, My Network TV, or revert to independent status. Some WB affiliates dropped WB programming on September 5, 2006 in favor of MyNetworkTV.

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As previously mentioned, from January 1995 to September 2006, Tribune Broadcasting was an investor in The WB Television Network, along with the Warner Bros. division of Time Warner. Tribune held an initial 12.5 percent stake in the network at its launch, and later increased it to 22 percent; most of Tribune's television properties were key WB affiliates but not owned-and-operated stations of the network as Time Warner had controlling interest in it. On January 24, 2006, Warner Bros. Television announced that they would merge The WB with the CBS-owned United Paramount Network to form a new programming service called the CW. All but three of Tribune's WB stations joined the CW on September 18, 2006, through ten-year agreements. Tribune does not have an ownership interest in the CW. In late March 2008 Tribune announced that San Diego affiliate KSWB-TV would switch its network affiliation to Fox in August of that year. The future status of the CW affiliation in San Diego remained unclear until early July when the network named the soon-to-be-displaced Fox affiliate, Tijuana-licensed XETV, as its new affiliate. Stations in bold are Tribune owned and operated stations

Alabama

  • Birmingham WTTO¹ 21/WDBB 17¹
  • Dothan WBDO Cable 3/63
  • Huntsville/Decatur/Florence WAWB² (no analog channel; broadcast only on digital subchannel of WZDX and on area cable systems)
  • Mobile WBPG¹ 55
  • Montgomery WB14 Cable 14

    • Alaska

  • Anchorage KYUR 13.2
  • Fairbanks KATN 2.2
  • Juneau KJUD 8.2

    • Arizona

  • Phoenix KASW¹ 61
  • Tucson KWBA¹ 58
  • Yuma KWUB Cable 6

    • Arkansas

  • Fort Smith KBBL-TV² 34
  • Jonesboro WB60 Cable 60
  • Little Rock KWBF² 42

    • California

  • Los Angeles KTLA-TV¹ 5
  • San Diego KSWB-TV¹ 69 (cable 5)
  • San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose KOFY-TV³ 20
  • Sanger-Fresno KFRE-TV¹ 59
  • Sacramento-Stockton KQCA-TV² 58

    • Colorado

  • Denver KWGN-TV¹ 2

    • Connecticut

  • Hartford-New Haven WTXX¹ 20

    • District of Columbia

  • Washington WDCW¹ 50

    • Florida

  • Gainesville WB 10
  • Jacksonville WCWJ¹ 17 (formerly WJWB 1997-2006)
  • Miami - Ft. Lauderdale WDZL/WBZL/WSFL¹ 39
  • Orlando - WKCF¹ 18
  • Ft. Myers - Naples WTVK¹ 46 (cable 6)
  • Tallahassee WFXU / WTLF¹ 57 / 24
  • Tampa Bay Area WWWB WB32 (now WMOR-TV1996-1998) WTTA² WB38
  • W. Palm Beach WTCN² 43

    • Georgia

  • Atlanta WATL² 36
  • Columbus WLGA4 66 (cable 6)

    • Hawaii

  • Honolulu KFVE² 5

    • Idaho

  • Boise KWOB¹ Cable 13

    • Illinois

  • Champaign-Urbana-Springfield WBUI¹ 23
  • Chicago WGN-TV¹ 9 (nationwide from 1995-1999)

    • Indiana

  • Bloomington (Indianapolis) WTTV¹ 4
  • Evansville (Madisonville, KY) WAZE-TV¹ 19
  • Fort Wayne WBFW¹ 37 (part of the WB 100+ station group)
  • Kokomo WTTK¹ 29
  • South Bend WMWB-LP¹ 25

    • Iowa

  • Burlington/Quad Cities KGCW¹ 26
  • Des Moines KPWB¹ 23/KCWI¹ 56 (DT2² MyNetworkTV on 56.2)
  • Iowa City/Cedar Rapids KWKB-TV¹² 20
  • Sioux City KXWB The WB 100+

    • Kansas

  • Topeka WBKS 5
  • Wichita KSCW¹ 33
  • Joplin-Pittsburg KSXF

    • Kentucky

  • Bowling Green WBWG¹ 12
  • Campbellsville-Columbia-Louisville WBKI¹ 34
  • Madisonville WAZE-TV¹ 19
  • Paducah WDKA² 49

    • Louisiana

  • Baton Rouge WBRL-CD¹ 21
  • Lafayette KLAF-LP 46 (shared with UPN, 1995-1999), KLWB (TV) 50 (2006)
  • New Orleans WNOL¹ 38 (originally a FOX affiliate until 1995)
  • Shreveport KSHV² 45, KPXJ 21 (Shared affiliation with UPN on KSHV from 1997-2003 & on KPXJ in September 2006)

    • Maine

  • Bangor WBAN¹ (The WB 100+)
  • Portland-Auburn-Augusta WPXT¹ 51
  • Presque Isle WBPQ¹ (The WB 100+)

    • Maryland

  • Baltimore, Maryland WNUV¹ 54
  • Salisbury, Maryland WMDT-DT2 (WB 100+)

    • Massachusetts

  • Boston WLVI¹ 56
  • Springfield, Massachusetts WBQT¹ "WB 11"/"WB 16" (The WB 100+)

    • Michigan

  • Detroit WMYD² 20
  • Alpena WBAE-TV5 cable 21 (through The WB 100+ Station Group)
  • Lansing WBL¹
  • Marquette WBMK
  • Saginaw WBSF¹ 46
  • Traverse City WBVC-TV¹ cable 61 (through The WB 100+ Station Group)
  • Battle Creek WZPX4 43 (secondary affiliation; Pax TV (now Ion Television) was primary affiliation)

    • Minnesota

  • Duluth KWBD Cable 2
  • Mankato WB23 Cable 23
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul WUCW¹ 23

    • Mississippi

  • Jackson WUFX² 35
  • Hattiesburg WBH2 Comcast Cable 59

    • Missouri

  • Columbia-Jefferson City KJWB Cable 5
  • Kansas City KSMO-TV² 62
  • St. Louis KPLR-TV¹ 11
  • Springfield KWBM² 31

    • Nebraska

  • Omaha KXVO-TV¹ 15

    • Nevada

  • Las Vegas KVMY² 21, Cox Cable 12

    • New Hampshire

  • There were none in state, however, The WB was offered from WLVI Boston, WPXT Portland, and WFFF-TV Burlington-Plattsburgh.

    • New Mexico

  • Albuquerque KWBQ¹ 19

    • New York

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy WCWN¹ 45 (formerly WEWB-TV 1999-2006; now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
  • Binghamton WBXI¹ cable 11
  • Buffalo WNYO² 49
  • Elmira/Corning WBE¹ cable 2
  • New York WPIX-TV¹ 11
  • Rochester WRWB¹ cable 16 (formerly owned by Time Warner Cable; now owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
  • Syracuse WNYS-TV² 43
  • Utica WBU¹ cable 11
  • Watertown WBWT¹ cable 14/22

    • North Carolina

  • Charlotte WMYT-TV² 55 (formerly WWWB 2001-2006)
  • Greenville-New Bern-Washington WGWB-TV5 The WB 100+
  • Lexington-Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem WCWG¹ 20 (formerly WTWB-TV 2000-2006)
  • Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville WLFL-TV¹ 22
  • Wilmington WBW¹ The WB 100+

    • North Dakota

  • Fargo/Grand Forks WBFG¹ Cable 8
  • Bismarck KWMK¹ Cable 14

    • Ohio

  • Cincinnati WSTR-TV² 64
  • Cleveland WBNX¹ 55
  • Columbus WWHO¹ 53 (shared affiliation with UPN)
  • Dayton WBDT-TV¹ 26
  • Toledo WT05¹ Cable 5
  • Youngstown WBCB¹ Digital/Cable (WFMJ 21.2)

    • Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma City KOCB¹ 34
  • Tulsa KQCW¹ 19 (formerly KWBT 1999-2006)

    • Oregon

  • Bend KWBO¹ Cable 14
  • Eugene-Springfield KZWB¹ Cable 11
  • Portland-Salem-Vancouver, WA KRCW-TV¹ 32 (formerly KWBP 1995-2006)

    • Pennsylvania

  • Indiana WIUP Cable 20 (formerly a secondary affiliation, became a subchannel with WPMY (formerly WCWB) in 2004)
  • Philadelphia WPHL-TV² 17
  • Pittsburgh WCWB (now WPNT²) 22
  • Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton WSWB¹ 38 (shared affiliation with UPN)
  • Williamsport WQMY² 53 (formerly WILF, a repeater of WSWB)

    • Rhode Island

  • Providence WLWC¹ 28 (shared affiliation with UPN)

    • South Carolina

  • Charleston WBLN5 26/Cable 14
  • Elgin-Columbia WKTC² 63/Cable 4
  • Florence-Myrtle Beach WFWB5
  • Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Asheville, NC WMYA-TV² 40

    • South Dakota

  • Sioux Falls KWSD¹ 36
  • Rapid City KWBH-LP¹ 27

    • Tennessee

  • Chattanooga WFLI-TV¹ 53
  • Knoxville WBXX-TV¹ 20
  • Memphis WLMT¹ 30
  • Nashville WNAB¹ 58
  • Tri-Cities WCYB-TV DT2¹ 5.2 (cable "WB4")

    • Texas

  • Austin KNVA¹² 54
  • Dallas/Ft. Worth KDAF¹ 33
  • Houston KHTV/KHWB/KHCW¹ 39
  • Odessa/Midland KWWT¹ 30 "WB30"
  • San Antonio/Kerrville KMYS² 35 (now a CW affiliate)
  • Waco KWKT² 44 (dual Fox/WB affiliate) (now Fox/MNTV affiliate)

    • Utah

  • Salt Lake City KUWB¹ 30

    • Vermont

  • Burlington WFFF-TV4 44 (shared affiliation with FOX)

    • Virginia

  • Bristol-Kingsport, TN-Johnson City, TN WB 4¹ 28.2
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News-Hampton-Virginia Beach WTVZ² 33
  • Richmond WWBT4 12 (primary affiliation is with NBC)
  • Roanoke-Lynchburg WFXR DT2¹ 21.2/WWCW DT2 20.2 (formerly cable "WB 5 (WBVA-TV)", digital subchannel of former WJPR)

    • Washington

  • Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia KTZZ/KTWB-TV/KMYQ/KZJO² 22
  • Spokane KSKN-TV¹ 22

    • West Virginia

  • Bluefield-Beckley WBB¹ The WB 100+
  • Charleston-Huntington-Portsmouth, Ohio WQCW¹ 30/WOCW-LP 21/WVCW-LP 45 (shared affiliation with UPN) (formerly WHCP/WOWB/WBWV 1995-2006)
  • Wheeling WBWO 18 (cable)

    • Wisconsin

  • Green Bay WCWF¹ 14
  • Madison WBUW¹ 57
  • Milwaukee WVTV¹ 18

    • Key:
    1 = affiliate that joined The CW Television Network
    2 = affiliate that joined MyNetworkTV
    3 = affiliate that became an independent station
    4 = affiliate that dropped secondary WB affiliation
    5 = affiliate status uncertain
    Key affiliates of The WB that were owned by Tribune Broadcasting during their time as a WB affiliate are denoted in bold.

    References

    List of former WB affiliates Wikipedia
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