In September 2006 , The WB will be merging with UPN to become The CW Television Network . The fate of these channels after this merger is unknown, though it is likely that Over-the-air UPN or Independent stations will be chosen for the network over these cable stations in markets where those stations exist. The CW will be starting a service called The CW Plus , a primarily cable-distributed service with both network and syndicated programming similar to The WB 100+, for markets where no strong broadcast station is available, and possibly as a fallback for markets where broadcast stations are unable to come to terms with the network. There appears to be no guarantee that existing WB 100+ affiliates will automatically join CW Plus. {Link without Title}
The CW has affiliated with several of the stations shown below, which have been noted, although the CW seems to prefer affiliating with digital subchannels of "Big Three" affiliates over existing WB 100+ stations. (It is not known whether these subchannels will carry the CW Plus feed, but it's likely.)
This is a list of WB 100+ stations, ranked by DMA . Note that most " Call Letters " below are informal, as these stations do not broadcast over the air and so are not licensed by the FCC . There are a few exceptions—actual FCC-licensed broadcast stations are indicated in . 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.
- . 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)''
- . WBLN ("WB14") Charleston, South Carolina ''(CW will be seen on WCBD-TV DT2)''
- . KWBL Lincoln / Hastings / Kearney, Nebraska ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . WGWB Greenville / New Bern / Washington, North Carolina ''(CW will be seen on WNCT-TV DT2)''
- . WBFW ("WB37") Fort Wayne, Indiana ''(CW will be seen on WISE-TV DT3)''
- . WFWB Florence / Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ''(CW will be seen on UPN affiliate WWMB )''
- . WBQT ("WB11") Springfield / Holyoke, Massachusetts
- . WBL ("WB30") Lansing, Michigan ''Will become part of CW Plus, and become a digital subchannel of its co-owned WLAJ ''
- . KWTL Tyler / Longview, Texas ''(In January 2006, KCEB moved its affiliation from UPN to WB, and will join the CW.)''
- ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . WBVC ("WB61") Traverse City / Cadillac, Michigan
- ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . WBAU ("WB23") Augusta, Georgia ''(CW will be shown on WAGT-TV DT2)''
- . WBMY Montgomery, Alabama
- . WBPE Peoria / Bloomington, Illinois ''(CW will be shown on WHOI DT2)''
- . WBFG ("WB8") Fargo / Grand Forks, North Dakota
- . KWOB Boise, Idaho ''(CW will be shown on UPN affiliate KNIN-TV )''
- . WBMN ("WB3") Macon, Georgia
- . KZWB ("WB11") Eugene, Oregon
- . KWCA ("WB5") Santa Barbara / Santa Maria / San Luis Obispo, California
- . WBCZ ("WB15") La Crosse / Eau Claire, Wisconsin ''(CW will be shown on WXOW-TV DT3 in La Crosse and WQOW-TV DT2 in Eau Claire)''
- ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KMWB ("WB14") Monterey / Salinas, California ''(not KMWB Minneapolis, Minnesota )''
- . KWYP Yakima / Pasco / Richland / Kennewick, Washington ''(not KWYP-TV Laramie, Wyoming )''
- . WBG Columbus, Georgia ''(CW will be shown on UPN affiliate WLGA ''
- . KWFB ("WB12") Bakersfield, California ''(CW will be shown on UPN affiliate KUVI )''
- . KWDB ("WB16"/"WB23") Corpus Christi, Texas
- . KIWB ("WB10") Chico / Redding, California ''(not KIWB-LP Boise, Idaho )'' ''(CW will be shown on KHSL DT2)''
- . KDBA ("WB11") Amarillo, Texas ''(CW will be shown on KVII-TV DT2)''
- . WBWP Columbus / Tupelo / West Point, Mississippi ''(not WBWP-LP West Palm Beach, Florida )''
- . WBR 14 Rockford, Illinois ''Will become part of CW Plus and, possibly, become a digital subchannel of co-owned WREX-TV ''
- . WBWA ("WB15") Wausau / Rhinelander, Wisconsin ''(CW will be shown on WAOW DT2 in Wausau and WYOW DT2 in Eagle River)''
- . KWMB ("WB12") Monroe, Louisiana / El Dorado, Arkansas
- . WBKS ("WB5") Topeka, Kansas ''(CW will be shown on KSNT DT2)''
- KWBD Duluth, Minnesota / Superior, Wisconsin ''(CW will be shown on KDLH DT2)''
- KJWB "WB5" Columbia / Jefferson City, Missouri ''(CW will be shown on KOMU-TV DT2)''
- WBW ("WB29") Wilmington, North Carolina
- . KWBB ("WB10") Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas ''(CW will be shown on KFDM DT2)''
- . KMFD Medford / Klamath Falls ''(CW will be shown on KTVL DT2)''
- . WBEP ("Northwest PA's WB") Erie, Pennsylvania
- . KXWB Sioux City, Iowa ''(CW will be shown on KTIV DT2)''
- . KWB Wichita Falls, Texas ''(CW will be shown on KAUZ DT2)''
- . KSXF Joplin, Missouri
- . KWBZ Lubbock, Texas
- . WBSK Albany, Georgia
- . WBD ("WB3") Salisbury, Maryland ''Will become part of CW Plus and become a digital subchannel of co-owned WMDT ''
- . WBB Bluefield / Beckley / Oak Hill, West Virginia ''(CW will be shown on WVVA DT2)''
- . WBI ("WB3") Terre Haute, Indiana
- . WBAN Bangor, Maine
- . KWBR Rochester, Minnesota ''(CW will be shown on KTTC DT2)''
- . KCWB Palm Springs, California ''Will become part of CW Plus and possibly become a digital subchannel of co-owned KESQ-TV ''
- . WBWO ("WB18") Wheeling, West Virginia / Steubenville, Ohio
- . KWBX Anchorage, Alaska
- . WBXI Binghamton, New York
- . WBPC Panama City, Florida ''(CW will be shown on WJHG-TV DT2)''
- . WBGP Biloxi / Gulfport, Mississippi
- ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KWMK Bismarck / Minot, North Dakota
- . KSHD Sherman, Texas / Ada, Oklahoma ''(CW will be shown on KTEN DT2)''
- . WBFL ("WB10") Gainesville, Florida
- . Idaho Falls / Pocatello, Idaho ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KWAW Abilene / Sweetwater, Texas
- . WVWB Clarksburg / Weston, West Virginia
- . WBU Utica, New York
- . WBH Hattiesburg / Laurel, Mississippi
- . KIDW Missoula, Montana
- . WEWB ("WB6") Quincy, Illinois / Hannibal, Missouri / Keokuk, Iowa ''(not WEWB Albany, New York )'' ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KWUB Yuma, Arizona / El Centro, California ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KWBM Billings, Montana ''(not KWBM Springfield, Missouri )''
- . WBDO Dothan, Alabama ''(CW will be shown on WTVY DT2, which currently shows UPN)''
- . WBE Elmira, New York
- . WBJK Jackson, Tennessee
- . WBLC Lake Charles, Louisiana
- ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- '''. KWBH Rapid City, South Dakota ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . WBWT Watertown, New York
- . KJOS Jonesboro, Arkansas
- . WBMK Marquette, Michigan
- . WBHA Harrisonburg, Virginia ''(CW will be shown on WVIR-TV DT6?)''
- . WBWD Greenwood / Greenville, Mississippi
- . WBWG Bowling Green, Kentucky ''(CW will be shown on WBKO DT2)''
- . WBMM Meridian, Mississippi ''(CW will be shown on WTOK-TV DT3)''
- . WBOH ("WB3") Lima, Ohio ''(CW will be shown on WLIO DT2)''
- . WBC Charlottesville, Virginia ''(CW will be shown on WVIR-TV DT7?)''
- . KWGJ Grand Junction / Montrose, Colorado ''(CW will be shown on KKCO DT2)''
- . KTXW Laredo, Texas
- . KWGF Great Falls, Montana
- . WBPB Parkersburg, West Virginia
- . KWTE Twin Falls, Idaho
- . KWXB Butte / Bozeman, Montana
- . KWBT Eureka, California ''(not KWBT Tulsa, Oklahoma )'' ''(CW will be shown on KVIQ DT2)''
- . KCHW Cheyenne, Wyoming
- . KWBO Bend, Oregon ''(CW will be shown on KTVZ DT2)''
- . KWSA ("WB14") San Angelo, Texas
- . KWWY Casper / Riverton, Wyoming ''CW will be shown on local UPN affiliate. See K26ES .)''
- . KWOT Ottumwa, Iowa
- . KWYE Mankato, Minnesota
- . WBJO St. Joseph, Missouri ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . WBZV Zanesville, Ohio
- . KWBX Fairbanks, Alaska
- . WBPQ Presque Isle, Maine
- . KWVB Victoria, Texas
- ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KWJA Juneau, Alaska
- . WBAE Alpena, Michigan
- . KWPL North Platte, Nebraska ''Will become part of CW Plus''
- . KWZB Glendive, Montana
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