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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.
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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. [1] 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. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4] 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.