WIWB

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WIWB
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = "Wisconsin's CW"
analog = 14 (UHF)
digital = 21 (UHF)
affiliations = The CW
airdate = February 22, 1984
location = Suring/Green Bay, Wisconsin
callsign_meaning = WIsconsin's WB (former network and branding)
owner = ACME Communications
former_callsigns = WSCO (1984-1998),
WPXG (1998-1999)
former_affiliations = Religion (1984-1987),
Home shopping/Paxson Paid Programming/inTV (1993-1998),
Pax TV (primary 1998-1999, secondary 1999-2005),
The WB (1999-2006),
UPN (September 2006, temporary CW transitional)
HAAT = 201 m (analog)
332 m (digital)
facility_id = 73042
coordinates = coord|44|43|58.1|N|88|15|21.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|44|20|0.5|N|87|58|55.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.wisconsinscw.com/ www.wisconsinscw.com]

WIWB, Channel 14, also known as Wisconsin's CW, is The CW affiliate serving Green Bay, the Fox Valley, and northeastern Wisconsin. The station's city of license is Suring, with studios located in Green Bay, and is owned by ACME Communications, with the station's analog transmitter located outside of the unincorporated Oconto County community of Krakow, four miles north of Pulsaki on WIS 32, while the digital transmitter is located in the Town of Glenmore like the other Green Bay stations.

History

Early History

WIWB signed on the air on February 22, 1984, as WSCO-TV under the ownership of VCY America as a sister station to Milwaukee's WVCY-TV, airing religious programming. However, financial problems would force the station off the air by 1987. In 1992 Pappas Telecasting was granted the license. In 1993 it returned to the air with religious and home shopping programming.

Pax (1995-1999)

In 1995 Paxson Communications (now called ION Television) would buy Channel 14 and convert it to its paid programming format of the time. In 1998, the station was a charter O&O of Pax TV, and changed their call letters to WPXG (for Paxson Green Bay).

WB (1999-2006)

In 1999, ACME Communications purchased the station and added a primary WB affiliation, changing the call letters to the current WIWB and on-air branding to "WB14"; previously The WB had been seen in the Green Bay-Fox Valley market during off hours on UPN affiliate WACY (Channel 32), with Kids' WB airing as part of that station's children's lineup. WIWB also continued to air Pax TV during the overnights and weekends for a few years after, but this has since been discontinued. The station eventually became more of a general entertainment outlet by 2002, with a heavy sitcom and court show lineup.

CW (2006-Present)

On March 9, 2006, WIWB was confirmed as Green Bay's CW http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=95500] affiliate, with UPN affiliate WACY going to MyNetworkTV. Channel 14 then took the new branding of "Wisconsin's CW" upon the network's launch. According to an email to station management, Channel 14 considered changing their call letters, but decided to keep the WIWB calls to avert audience confusion.

WIWB's daily schedule consists mainly of network programming from The CW; syndicated fare such as "Maury" and "The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet"; and reruns of such shows as "The King of Queens", "That 70s Show", and "Friends". WIWB also carries the young-skewing morning show "The Daily Buzz" (a program produced by WIWB's owner, ACME Communications).

Digital television

Post-analog shutdown

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009, WIWB-TV will continue digital broadcasts on its current pre-transition channel number, 21. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display WIWB-TV's virtual channel as 14.

tation Logo History

Address

- ACME Television of WI LLC (WIWB)
- 975 Parkview Rd. Suite 4
- Green Bay, WI 54303
- Phone: [phone]
- Fax: [phone]
- email: [e-mail]

References

External links

* [http://www.wisconsinscw.com/ WIWB's web page]
* [http://www.acmecommunications.com/ ACME Communication's web page]
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* [http://research.backchannelmedia.com/station/show/WIWB?station_num=4792 WIWB TV Analog Lineup and Demographic Data]
* [http://research.backchannelmedia.com/station/show/WIWBDT?station_num=14368 WIWB TV Digital Lineup and Demographic Data]