List of former UPN affiliates
This is a list of stations that were affiliated with UPN in the United States at the time of network closure. UPN shut down on September 15, 2006. Former affiliates of UPN became affiliates of The CW, MyNetworkTV, another network, reverted to independent status, or shut down entirely. The Fox-owned stations dropped UPN between August 31 and September 1, 2006.
DMA # | Market Name | UPN Affiliate | NTSC | ATSC | Cable | Station Owner (at close of network or affiliation) |
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1 | New York City | WWOR-TV² | 9 | 38 | 9 | Fox Television Stations |
2 | Los Angeles | KCOP² | 13 | 66 | 13 | |
3 | Chicago | WPWR-TV 2, 12 |
50 | 51 | 8 | |
4 | Philadelphia | WPSG¹ | 57 | 32 | 4 | CBS Corporation |
5 | San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland-Santa Rosa | KBHK-TV¹ | 44 | 45 | 12 | |
6 | Dallas-Ft. Worth | KTXA³ | 21 | 18 | 7 | |
7 | Boston | WSBK-TV³ | 38 | 39 | 15 | |
8 | Washington, DC | WDCA² | 20 | 35 | 13 | Fox Television Stations |
9 | Atlanta | WUPA¹ | 69 | 43 | 10 | CBS Corporation |
10 | Houston | KTXH² | 20 | 19 | 12 | Fox Television Stations |
11 | Detroit | WKBD-TV¹ | 50 | 14 | 9 | CBS Corporation |
12 | Tampa-St. Petersburg | WTOG¹ | 44 | 59 | 11 | |
13 | Phoenix | KUTP² | 45 | 26 | 9 | Fox Television Stations |
14 | Seattle-Tacoma | KIRO-TV (1995-1997) | 7 | 39 | 7 | Belo Corporation |
KSTW-TV¹ (1997-2006) | 11 | 36 | 11 | CBS Corporation | ||
15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | KMSP-TV (1995-2002) | 9 | 26 | 9 | Fox Television Stations |
WFTC² (2002-2006) | 29 | 21 | 10 | |||
16 | Miami | WBFS-TV² | 33 | 32 | 13 | CBS Corporation |
17 | Cleveland-Akron | WUAB-TV² | 43 | 28 | 7 | Raycom Media |
18 | Denver | KTVD² | 20 | 19 | 3 | Gannett Company |
19 | Orlando | WRBW-TV² | 65 | 41 | 6 | Fox Television Stations |
20 | Sacramento | KQCA (1995-1998) | 58 | 46 | 4 | Kelly Broadcasting |
KMAX-TV¹ (1998-2006) | 31 | 21 | 12 | CBS Corporation | ||
21 | St. Louis | KDNL-TV (1995-1998; secondary) ABC | 30 | 31 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
KNLC (1999-2000; secondary) Independent | 24 | 14 | New Life Evangelistic Center, Inc. | |||
KPLR-TV (1999-2003; secondary) The WB | 11 | 26 | Tribune Broadcasting | |||
WRBU-TV² (2003-2006) | 46 | 47 | Roberts Broadcasting | |||
22 | Pittsburgh | WPTT (1995-1998) | 22 | 42 | Glencairn, Ltd. | |
WNPA¹ (1998-2006) | 19 | 49 | CBS Corporation | |||
23 | Portland, Oregon | KPTV (1995-2002) | 12 | 30 | 12 | Meredith Corporation |
KPDX-TV² (2002-2006) | 49 | 48 | 13 | |||
24 | Baltimore | WNUV (1995-1998) | 54 | 40 | Glencairn, Ltd. | |
WUTB-TV² (1998-2006) | 24 | 41 | Fox Television Stations | |||
25 | Indianapolis | WTTV (1995-1998) | 4 | 48 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
WNDY-TV² (1998-2006) | 23 | 32 | LIN Broadcasting | |||
26 | Charlotte | WJZY-TV¹ | 46 | 47 | 8 | Capitol Broadcasting Company |
27 | San Diego | KUSI-TV (1995-1998) | 51 | 9 | McKinnon Broadcasting | |
XHDTV-TV² (1999-2006) | 49 | 13 | Entravision Communications | |||
28 | Hartford | WTXX (1995-2000) | 20 | 12 | 11 | Tribune Broadcasting |
WCTX-TV² (2001-2006) | 59 | 39 | 9 | LIN Broadcasting | ||
29 | Raleigh-Durham | WRDC-TV² | 28 | 27 | 10, 12 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
30 | Nashville | WUXP-TV² | 30 | 21 | 14 | |
31 | Kansas City | KSMO-TV (1995-1998) | 62 | 47 | 7 | |
KCWE-TV¹ (1998-2006) | 29 | 31 | 10 | Hearst-Argyle Television | ||
32 | Columbus, Ohio | WTTE (1995-1997; secondary) | 28 | 36 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
WWHO¹ (1997-2006) | 53 | 46 | LIN Broadcasting | |||
33 | Cincinnati | WSTR (1995-1998) | 64 | 33 | 11 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
WLWT (1998; secondary) | 5 | 35 | 5 | Hearst-Argyle Television | ||
WBQC-LD³ (1998-2006) | 38 | Block Communications | ||||
34 | Milwaukee | WCGV-TV², ¹³ | 24 | 25 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
35 | Salt Lake City | KJZZ-TV (1995-2001) | 14 | 46 | Larry H. Miller Communications Corporation | |
KPNZ³ (2001-2006) | 24 | |||||
36 | Greenville, South Carolina | WHNS (1995-1997; secondary) | 21 | 57 | Meredith Corporation | |
WASV¹ (1997-2006) | 62 | 45 | 9 | Media General | ||
37 | San Antonio | KRRT (1995-1998) | 35 | 32 | 7 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
KMOL-TV (1998-2000; secondary) | 4 | 58 | 3, 4 | BHC Communications | ||
KCWX¹ (2000-2006) | 2 | Belo | ||||
38 | West Palm Beach, Florida | WTVX-TV¹ | 34 | 50 | CBS Corporation | |
39 | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo | WOOD-TV (1995-1999; secondary) | 8 | 7 | LIN Broadcasting | |
WOTV (1995-1999; secondary) | 41 | 20 | 4 | |||
WXSP² (1999-2006) | 13, 18 | |||||
40 | Birmingham, Alabama | WABM² | 68 | 36 | 2 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
41 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WLYH-TV¹ | 15 | 23 | SJL Broadcasting (sale pending to Nexstar Broadcasting)/Clear Channel Communications | |
42 | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News | WGNT-TV¹ | 27 | 50 | CBS Corporation | |
43 | Las Vegas | KTUD-CA³ | 25 | 14 | Greenspun Broadcasting | |
44 | Memphis | WLMT¹ | 30 | 31 | Clear Channel Communications | |
45 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe | KASY² | 50 | 45 | ACME Communications | |
46 | Oklahoma City | KAUT-TV² | 43 | 40 | New York Times | |
47 | Greensboro, North Carolina | WUPN² | 48 | 33 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
48 | Louisville, Kentucky | WMYO² | 58 | 51 | Independence Television Company of Kentucky | |
49 | Buffalo | WNLO¹/WNGS11 | 23/67 | 32/N/A | LIN Broadcasting/Bill Smith and Caroline Powley | |
50 | Jacksonville, Florida | WAWS² Fox/UPN | 30 | 32 | Clear Channel Communications | |
51 | Providence, Rhode Island | WLWC-TV¹ | 28 | 22 | CBS Corporation | |
52 | Austin, Texas | KCWX¹ | 2 | Belo | ||
53 | Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania | WSWB¹ | 38 | 31 | ||
54 | New Orleans | WUPL² | 54 | 24 | CBS Corporation (sale pending to Belo) | |
55 | Fresno, California | KAIL² | 53 | 7 | 13 | |
56 | Albany, New York-Pittsfield, Massachusetts | WNYA/WNYA-CA² | 51/15 | 6.2 | 4 | |
57 | Little Rock, Arkansas | KASN¹ | 38 | 39 | Clear Channel Communications | |
58 | Dayton, Ohio | Miami Valley Channel3,9 | 17/6 | Cox Media Group | ||
59 | Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida | WJTC³ | 44 | 45 | Clear Channel Communications | |
60 | Knoxville, Tennessee | WVLT-DT² | 30.2 | Gray Television | ||
61 | Richmond, Virginia | WUPV¹ | 65 | 47 | 13 | Lockwood Broadcasting |
62 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KTFO² | 41 | 42 | 10 | Clear Channel Communications |
63 | Lexington, Kentucky | WKYT-DT¹ | 13.2 | Gray Television | ||
WBLU-LP | 62 | N/A | B&C Communications | |||
64 | Ft. Myers-Naples, Florida | WEVU-CA/WBSP-CA³ | 4/7 | "WNFM" 8² | (analog stations) and Comcast ("WNFM") | |
65 | Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia | WQCW¹ | 30 | 17 | ||
66. | Flint - Saginaw - Bay City, MI | WNEM-TV | 5 | Meredith Corporation[1][2][3] | ||
67 | Wichita, Kansas | KMTW² | 36 | 35 | Clear Channel Communications | |
68 | Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia | WDRL³ | 24 | 41 | ||
69 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WACY² | 32 | 59 | ACE TV/Journal Broadcast Group | |
70 | Tucson, Arizona | KTTU-TV² | 18 | 19 | A.H. Belo | |
71 | Toledo, Ohio | WNGT-LP² | 48 | |||
72 | Honolulu | KIKU³ | 20 | 19 | ||
73 | Des Moines, Iowa | WHO-TV NBC/UPN | 13 | New York Times | ||
74 | Portland, Maine | WPME² | 35 | |||
75 | Omaha, Nebraska | WOWT-DT³ | 6.2 | 2 | Gray Television | |
76 | Springfield, Missouri | K15CZ¹ | 15 | 44.2 | Schurz Communications | |
77 | Spokane, Washington | KAYU (1995-1997 secondary, FOX) | 28 | Northwest Broadcasting | ||
KSKN (1997-2002) | 22 | Belo Corporation | ||||
KQUP (2003-2005) | 24 | Equity Broadcasting | ||||
KXLY (2006 secondary, ABC) | 4 | Morgan Murphy Stations | ||||
78 | Rochester, New York | WBGT-CA² | 40/26 | 18 | ||
79 | Syracuse, New York | WSTQ-LP¹ | 14 | 54.2 | 6 | Barrington Broadcasting (pending from Raycom Media) |
80 | Paducah, Kentucky | WQTV-LP/WQWQ-CA¹ | 24/9 | Raycom Media | ||
81 | Shreveport, Louisiana | KPXJ¹ | 21 | |||
82 | Champaign, Illinois | WCFN² | 49 | Nexstar Broadcasting | ||
83 | Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB¹ | 47 | 13 | Roberts Broadcasting | |
84 | Huntsville, Alabama | WHDF¹ | 15 | 14 | Lockwood Broadcasting | |
85 | Madison, Wisconsin | UPN14² | 50.2 | 14 | Morgan Murphy Group | |
86 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | WDEF-TV CBS/UPN | 12 | Media General (sale pending to Morris Multimedia) | ||
87 | Jackson, Mississippi | WRBJ¹ | 34 | 8 | Roberts Broadcasting | |
88 | South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana | WSBT-DT³ | 30.2 | Schurz Communications | ||
89 | Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Iowa | KWWF-TV5 | 22 | Equity Broadcasting | ||
90 | Burlington, Vermont - Plattsburgh, New York | WGMU-CA² | 39 | |||
91 | Harlingen-Brownsville, Texas | |||||
92 | Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia | WAPK-CA² | 36 | 27 | ||
93 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | WBTR (1995-1999) | 19 | 41 | 11 | Great Oaks Broadcasting |
KZUP³ 5 (1999-2002 cable only as WZUP, 2002-2003 OTA as KZUP) | 19 | 20 | 13 | White Knight Broadcasting | ||
WBXH-CA² (2003-2006) | 39 | 32 | 16 | Raycom Media | ||
94 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | KXTU-LD¹ | 57 | Barrington Broadcasting (pending from Raycom Media) | ||
95 | Waco, Texas | KWTX/KBTX-DT¹ | 53.2/50.2 | Gray Television | ||
96 | Davenport, Iowa - Rock Island - Moline, Illinois | WBQD-LP² | 26 | |||
97 | Savannah, Georgia | WGSA¹ | 34 | 35 | 13 | |
98 | Johnstown-Altoona, Pennsylvania | WWCP4 Fox/UPN | 8 | 29 | ||
99 | El Paso, Texas | |||||
100 | Charleston, South Carolina | WMMP² | 36 | 35 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | |
101 | Evansville, Indiana | WTSN-LP² | 63 | Communications Corporation of America | ||
102 | Fort Smith, Arkansas | KFDF-CA5 | 10 | Equity Broadcasting | ||
103 | Youngstown, Ohio | |||||
104 | Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska | KOLN-DT² | 10.2 | 110 | Gray Television | |
105 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | WWMB¹ | 21 | 20 | SagamoreHill Broadcasting (LMA with Barrington Broadcasting) | |
106 | Ft. Wayne, Indiana | WANE-TV³ | 31.2 | 19 | LIN Broadcasting | |
107 | Greenville - New Bern - Washington, North Carolina | WCTI-DT³ | 48.2 | |||
108 | Tallahassee, Florida | WCTV-DT² | 46.2 | Gray Television | ||
109 | Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts | WCTX² | 59 | LIN Broadcasting | ||
110 | Reno, Nevada | KAME-TV² | 21 | 20 | Cox Media Group | |
111 | Tyler-Longview, Texas | KYTX-DT³ | 19.2 | Max Media | ||
112 | Lansing, Michigan | WHTV² | 18 | |||
113 | Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan | WFQX-TV/WFUP Fox/UPN | 33/45 | 47 | Rockfleet Broadcasting | |
114 | Augusta, Georgia | WRDW-DT² | 31.2 | Gray Television | ||
115 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | KELO-DT² | 32.2 | Young Broadcasting | ||
116 | Peoria, Illinois | WAOE² | 59 | 39 | ||
117 | Montgomery, Alabama | WRJM-TV² | 67 | |||
118 | Boise, Idaho | KNIN-TV¹ | 9 | 10 | 9 | Banks Broadcasting |
119 | Fargo-Grand Forks, North Dakota | KCPM2,9 | 27 | 27 | 9 | Central Plains Media |
120 | Eugene, Oregon | KTVC5 | 36 | 18 | Equity Broadcasting | |
121 | Macon, Georgia | WGNM³ | 64 | 45 | Christian Television Network | |
122 | Santa Barbara, California | |||||
123 | Lafayette, Louisiana | KLAF-LP² | 50 | 17 | Communications Corporation of America | |
124 | Monterey-Salinas, California | |||||
125 | Yakima, Washington | |||||
126 | Bakersfield, California | KUVI² | 45 | 55 | Univision Communications | |
127 | La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin | WKBT-DT² | 53.2 | Morgan Murphy Stations | ||
128 | Columbus, Georgia | WLGA¹ | 66 | 31 | Pappas Telecasting | |
129 | Corpus Christi, Texas | KTOV-LP2, 10 | 21 | |||
130 | Chico-Redding, California | KRVU-LD/KZVU-LP/KCVU-DT2² | 21 | 20.2 | 13 | Sainte Partners II, L.P. |
131 | Amarillo, Texas | KFDA-DT³ | 9.2 | Drewry Communications Group | ||
KCPN-LP³ | 33 | N/A | Wicks Broadcast Group (also known as K65GD from 1994-1997) | |||
132 | Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, Mississippi | WCBI-DT² | 35.2 | Morris Multimedia | ||
133 | Rockford, Illinois | WTVO-DT² | 16.2 | Mission Broadcasting | ||
134 | Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin | |||||
135 | Monroe, Louisiana-El Dorado, Arkansas | KEJB² | 43 | |||
136 | Wilmington, North Carolina | WILM-LP CBS/UPN (primary UPN affiliate 1995-2000 as WSSN-LP; secondary thereafter) | 10 | 12 | Capitol Broadcasting Company | |
137 | Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin | KBJR-DT² | 6.2 | 9 | Granite Broadcasting | |
138 | Ashland, Wisconsin | WAST-LP9 | 9 | 9 | True North TV 25, LLC | |
139 | Topeka, Kansas | KTMJ-CA Fox/UPN | 43 | |||
140 | Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri | KZOU-LP² | 11 | 17 | 28 | JW Broadcasting |
141 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas | KFDM CBS/UPN | 6 | [2] | ||
142 | Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon | KFBI-LP² | 48 | Sainte Partners II, L.P. | ||
143 | Erie, Pennsylvania | WSEE-DT¹ | 16.2 | |||
144 | Sioux City, Iowa | KMEG CBS/UPN | 14 | 39 | ||
145 | Joplin, Missouri - Pittsburg, Kansas | |||||
146 | Albany, Georgia | WSWG6 | 44 | Gray Television | ||
147 | Wichita Falls, Texas - Lawton, Oklahoma | KJBO² | 35 | |||
148 | Lubbock, Texas | KUPT² | 14 | |||
149 | Salisbury, Maryland | WBOC-DT7 | 21.2 | 16 | Draper Holdings Business Trust | |
150 | Palm Springs, California | KPSE-LP² | 50 | 13 | Mirage Media | |
151 | Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia | |||||
152 | Terre Haute, Indiana | WTHI | 10 | 24 | ||
153 | Bangor, Maine | |||||
154 | Rochester - Austin, Minnesota - Mason City, Iowa | KIMT | 3 | 42 | 3 | Media General |
155 | Anchorage, Alaska | KYES² | 5 | 22 | ||
156 | Wheeling, West Virginia - Steubenville, Ohio | WVTX-CA3 | 28 | 3 | ||
157 | Panama City, Florida | WBIF5 | 51 | Equity Broadcasting | ||
WPCT³ | 46 | N/A | Beach TV Properties | |||
158 | Binghamton, New York | WBPN-LP² | 10 | 8 | Stainless Broadcasting | |
159 | Bismarck-Minot, North Dakota | KNDX/KXND Fox/UPN | 26/24 | 4 | Prime Cities Broadcasting | |
160 | Odessa-Midland, Texas | KOSA-TV² CBS/UPN | 31.2 | 16 | ||
161 | Biloxi, Mississippi | WXXV Fox/UPN | 25 | 48 | Morris Multimedia | |
162 | Sherman, Texas | KXII-DT² | 20.2 | Gray Television | ||
163 | Gainesville, Florida | WYPN-CA² | 45 | 11 | ||
164 | Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho | KUNP-LP | 24 | |||
165 | Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas | KIDZ-LP² | 42 | |||
166 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | WXXV Fox/UPN | 25 | 48 | Morris Multimedia | |
167 | Clarksburg-Weston, West Virginia | WDTV-DT | 6.2 | Withers Broadcasting | ||
168 | Yuma, Arizona - El Centro, California | KECY-TV² Fox/UPN | 9 | 48 | Pacific Media Corporation | |
169 | Missoula, Montana | KMMF Fox/UPN | ||||
170 | Utica, New York | WPNY-LP² | 11/53 | 11 | Nexstar Broadcasting | |
171 | Billings, Montana | KSVI, KHMT ABC, Fox & UPN | 4/6 | 18/22 | ||
172 | Quincy, Illinois - Hannibal, Missouri | KHQA CBS/UPN | 7 | 6 | Barrington Broadcasting | |
173 | Dothan, Alabama | WTVY-DT¹,² | 36.2 | Gray Television | ||
174 | Elmira, New York Hornell, New York |
WTTX-LP10 9 |
30 (WTTX) | 18.2 (WTTX) | 11 (WTTX) 99 (PEISH TV) |
Clear Channel Communications (WTTX) Peish Video Productions (PEISH TV) |
175 | Jackson, Tennessee | WJKT7 | 16 | 39 | Clear Channel Communications | |
176 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | KVHP Fox/UPN | 29 | |||
177 | Watertown, New York | WLOT-LP/WBQZ-LP³ 9 | 46/34 | 97 | ||
WNYF-CA/WNYF-LP Fox/UPN | 28 | N/A | 2 | United Communications Corporation | ||
178 | Rapid City, South Dakota | KCPL-LP³ | 52 | 13 | Central Plains Media | |
179 | Marquette, Michigan | WMQF² Fox/UPN | 19 | Equity Broadcasting | ||
180 | ||||||
181 | Alexandria, Louisiana | KWCE-LP5 | 36 | |||
182 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | |||||
183 | Harrisonburg, Virginia | |||||
184 | Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||
185 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||
186 | Greenwood-Greenville, Mississippi | WXVT CBS/UPN | 15 | 17 | Saga Communications | |
187 | Meridian, Mississippi | WMDN CBS/UPN | 24 | 26 | ||
188 | Grand Junction-Montrose, Colorado | KGJT-LP² | 27 | Hoak Media Corporation | ||
189 | Laredo, Texas | |||||
190 | Lafayette, Indiana | |||||
191 | Parkersburg, West Virginia - Marietta, Ohio | WTAP² | 49.2 | 5 | Gray Television | |
192 | Great Falls, Montana | KLMN² | 26 | Equity Broadcasting | ||
193 | Twin Falls, Idaho | KIDA | 5 | Turner Enterprises | ||
194 | Butte-Bozeman, Montana | KXLF/KBZK¹ CBS/UPN | 4/7 | 5/13 | ||
195 | Eureka, California | KUVU-LP² | 33 | 5 | Raul Broadcasting (Sainte Partners II, L.P.) | |
196 | Bend, Oregon | KUBN-LP ² | 50 | Meredith Corporation | ||
197 | Lima, Ohio | WLQP-LP 8 | 18 | |||
198 | San Angelo, Texas | KIDY Fox/UPN | 6 | 19 | 10 | Sage Broadcasting Corporation |
199 | Casper, Wyoming | K26ES¹ | 26 | |||
200 | Ottumwa, Iowa - Kirksville, Missouri | KYOU-TV Fox/UPN | 15 | 14 | ||
201 | Mankato, Minnesota | KEYC-TV CBS/UPN | 12 | 38 | United Communications Corporation | |
202 | St. Joseph, Missouri | |||||
203 | Fairbanks, Alaska | KFXF Fox/UPN | 7 | |||
204 | Zanesville, Ohio | |||||
205 | Presque Isle, Maine | WAGM CBS/UPN | 8 | 16 | ||
206 | Victoria, Texas | KVHM-LP³ | 31 | Saga Communications | ||
207 | Helena, Montana | |||||
208 | Juneau, Alaska | KATH-LP NBC/UPN | 5 | North Star Television Network | ||
209 | Alpena, Michigan | |||||
210 | North Platte, Nebraska | K11TW | 11 | Hoak Media Corporation | ||
211 | Glendive, Montana | KXGN-TV (CBS, NBC, & UPN) | 5 | 10 | ||
N/A | Virgin Islands | WCVI-TV¹ | 39 | 23 | Virgin Blue | |
N/A | Puerto Rico | WSJP-LP¹ | 30 | 149 | LKK Group |
Key:
1 = UPN affiliate which joined The CW Television Network
² = UPN affiliate which joined MyNetworkTV
³ = UPN affiliate which became independent
4 = status uncertain
5 = UPN affiliate which joined Retro Television Network
6 = UPN affiliate which joined CBS and carries MNTV on DT2 subchannel
7 = UPN affiliate which joined FOX on 8/21
8 = UPN affiliate which joined ABC on 9/1
9 = Station has since ceased operations
10 = Station has since ceased operations on its LPTV signal, but is still in operation as a digital subchannel
11 = Station lost UPN affiliation to WNLO in 2003, currently MeTV affiliate
12 = Joined MyNetworkTV after UPN's shutdown, but joined The CW 10 years later (retaining MNTV as a secondary affiliation)
13 = Station has ceased operations but remains as a digital subchannel on a sister station
Key affiliates of UPN that were owned by United Television/Chris-Craft Television, Viacom & CBS Corporation during their time as a UPN affiliate are denoted in bold.
Owned-and-operated stations[]
UPN stations formerly owned by Chris-Craft and those that at the close of the network were owned by CBS Corporation were sometimes considered O&Os, and several transactions have involved these stations:
- Not too long after becoming a UPN O&O itself, KRRT (now KMYS) in San Antonio was sold to Jet Broadcasting in 1995, eventually becoming a WB, then MyNetworkTV, and now The CW affiliate under Sinclair ownership.
- Upon Chris-Craft's exit from the television industry, its UPN stations were sold to the Fox Television Stations Group. Of those stations, San Francisco's KBHK (now KBCW) was traded to CBS Corporation, while Portland's KPTV was traded to Meredith Corporation, and is now a Fox affiliate. KMSP in Minneapolis-St. Paul then traded its UPN affiliation to WFTC for that station's Fox affiliation. Fox had acquired WFTC not long after the Chris-Craft purchase was finalized. The remaining UPN stations kept by Fox retained their UPN affiliations, but were no longer O&Os of the network - giving UPN the dubious distinction of being the only broadcast network whose stations in the three largest markets of New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago were not O&Os. These stations became O&Os of Fox's new network My Network TV, as UPN and The WB closed down order to launch The CW, and Fox announced none of their UPN stations would join The CW. In fact, Chris-Craft's former NYC station, WWOR-TV, is the second area station to have been an O&O of 2 major networks (after sister WNYW), and its former LA station, KCOP, is the first (second if counting KTLA) station in its area to be O&Oed by 2 networks.
- Viacom/CBS sold off several UPN O&Os in the network's final five years. Mercury Broadcasting bought Wichita's KSCC (now KMTW) in 2001 (a newly launched station, LMA'd to Clear Channel Communications at the time, and subsequently to Newport Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group), and Houston's KTXH and Washington's WDCA were sold to Fox in the same year (as part of the aforementioned swap with KBHK). In 2005, Indianapolis' WNDY-TV and Columbus' WWHO were sold to LIN TV; Oklahoma City's KAUT was sold to The New York Times Company (who has since sold its entire television group to Local TV), and WUPL in New Orleans was sold to Belo. In September 2006, KTXH and WDCA became My Network TV O&Os.
References[]
- ^ Michiguide.com
- ^ a b "UPN Affiliates by States". parentstv.org. Parents Television Council. Archived from the original on November 25, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ upn.com Archived Michigan Affiliates
- Lists of American television network affiliates