Eight CBS Stations To Ditch CW And Go Independent This Fall
deadline.comThe CW is about to lose eight important affiliates: the CBS owned and operated stations that are currently affiliated with the Nexstar-owned network will become independent in September.
The affected stations are WPSG Philadelphia, WUPA Atlanta, KBCW San Francisco, KSTW Seattle, WTOG Tampa-St. Petersburg, WKBD Detroit, KMAX Sacramento and WPCW Pittsburgh.
This will give the CBS stations group a total of 14 CBS Television Network stations and 13 independent stations. “We look forward to reimagining these stations as independents while leveraging the considerable value of their prime-time real estate in each of the markets,” said Wendy McMahon, President and Co-Head, CBS News and Stations. “It’s an exciting time to look at new opportunities to add local programming, including live sports, and shows from across the Paramount Global brands.
We are also grateful to have been part of The CW for 17 memorable years and wish our partners at Nexstar continued success.” There have been rumors in the station world for some time that the CBS owned and operated stations were looking to break it off with CW.
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