WBW
Encyclopedia
WBW is a cable television station
in Wilmington, North Carolina
, United States, seen locally on Time Warner
cable channel 29, and Charter Cable channel 17, as an affiliate of The CW. As part of The CW Plus
, the station does not broadcast over-the-air, and its call sign is entirely fictional. The station was owned by Morris Multimedia
(owners of WWAY
), but now is licensed to someone else and therefore WWAY cannot carry the station on its digital subchannel.
WBW, like many WB 100+ stations, became part of The CW Television Network
in September 2006.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
, United States, seen locally on Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
cable channel 29, and Charter Cable channel 17, as an affiliate of The CW. As part of The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
, the station does not broadcast over-the-air, and its call sign is entirely fictional. The station was owned by Morris Multimedia
Morris Multimedia
Morris Multimedia, Inc. is a media company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 1970 by Charles H. Morris. Morris Multimedia, among the largest privately held media companies in the United States, is the parent company of Morris Newspaper Corporation and Morris Network.- Newspapers :The Morris...
(owners of WWAY
WWAY
WWAY is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Cape Fear area of North Carolina that is licensed to Wilmington. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 from a transmitter northwest of Bolivia. Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station has studios on North Front Street...
), but now is licensed to someone else and therefore WWAY cannot carry the station on its digital subchannel.
WBW, like many WB 100+ stations, became part of The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
in September 2006.