Most Likely Not because it is a weak signal in some areas so they have to get cable to get it from WTVG.2 WLAJ.2, WEYI.2/WBSF or from WDCW on DirecTV
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CBS owned CW affiliates to drop CW affiliation and go independent
- Thread starter nelsonincharlotte
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If They are Lucky in Canada near Detroit, They Can Access WPIX and KTLA or even WPCH
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That is, only if they have an antenna that is capable of carrying those stations without reception problems.
But you're right, WDCW can be received via DirecTV
Actually PrevueTalk, WTVG 13.2 via DTV antenna can be received in Michigan (Detroit, Ann Arbor, etc.) and Windsor, Ontario, but it's not available on cable. Also, Northville, MI gets WLAJ 53.2 for CW programming via DTV antenna, but it too is not available on cable.
That is, only if they have an antenna that is capable of carrying those stations without reception problems.
But you're right, WDCW can be received via DirecTV
where can they catch the cw on cable
if not should they catch it on cbc, ctv, global, city and/or ctv2
if not should they catch it on cbc, ctv, global, city and/or ctv2
Is that really channel 13, which would be a problem?
That's right, viewers will need a strong DTV antenna to receive WTVG 13.2 over the air in the Detroit, MI area. I checked the cable lineups within the Detroit area outside of DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV on tvtv.us and saw that there's no alternate CW affiliate.
Also, Windsor, ON cable systems get WPIX 11/New York, KTLA 5/Los Angeles and WPCH 17/Atlanta for CW programming.
Also, Windsor, ON cable systems get WPIX 11/New York, KTLA 5/Los Angeles and WPCH 17/Atlanta for CW programming.
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Not Just Windsor Cable Systems, but the satellite providers if you live in windsor
This is silly. Part of the affiliation contract between any network (including CW) and a station such as WTVG includes a clause that they can't enter into an agreement to be carried on a cable system outside their own market, because they don't have the rights to the network there.
So no Detroit cable system is suddenly going to start carrying WTVG 13.2 or WBSF or anything else. If there's no CW affiliate in the Detroit market, there will be no CW for most Detroit viewers until someone picks up the affiliation.
And you'd need a very good rooftop antenna to get the WTVG signal in most of the Detroit market unless you're downriver or in Monroe County. It doesn't exist in the rest of the market, period.
As for Windsor, I don't think WADL was on cable there anyway, so if viewers cared about CW, they'd already have had WPIX on cable.
So no Detroit cable system is suddenly going to start carrying WTVG 13.2 or WBSF or anything else. If there's no CW affiliate in the Detroit market, there will be no CW for most Detroit viewers until someone picks up the affiliation.
And you'd need a very good rooftop antenna to get the WTVG signal in most of the Detroit market unless you're downriver or in Monroe County. It doesn't exist in the rest of the market, period.
As for Windsor, I don't think WADL was on cable there anyway, so if viewers cared about CW, they'd already have had WPIX on cable.
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Here is an interesting one and it's meant to get readers to find the streaming service that carries CW content in areas without a CW affiliation like the CW app on newer TV's.
Hulu, YouTube TV and CW app are mentioned if someone in Detroit is really looking for CW content.
CW is still going to be available in Seattle since KIRO and CW aren't owned by the same company.
Who is going to pick up the CW Affiliation now?
is detroit pulling a MNTV extinction event like in boston and miami
is detroit pulling a MNTV extinction event like in boston and miami
No PrevueTalk, Detroit won't be pulling a MyNetworkTV extinction event, MyNetworkTV will remain on WADL 38, and also, I just found out today that beginning on November 13, WMYD 20 will be carrying programming from The CW, including LIV Sports and One Magnificent Morning.
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That fast! Guess Scripps had a change of heart.
Interesting thing is they announced it on their website and then removed the announcement a short time later.
I hope you like the taste of crow.
Press Release from Nexstar about WMYD becoming Detroit's new CW affiliate.
www.nexstar.tv
Detroit’s WMYD-TV To Become CW Affiliate On Monday, Nov. 13 | Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Network Adds Scripps-Owned Station as Affiliate Partner in Top 15 Television Market BURBANK, CA (Nov. 6, 2023)—The CW Network (The CW) and The E.W.
www.nexstar.tv
Scripps is happy to have another CW Affiliate in their quiver
Hmm..looks like the Seattle guess was way off. Make that a second order of crow.
Nexstar got Scripps to come to the table on Detroit. I would not be surprised if the WADL purchase is cancelled within the next few days.
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