Jenis	Mantan jaringan online (2008-2013) Mantan jaringan televisi terestrial (1995-2006)
Negara	Amerika Serikat
Ketersediaan	Nasional
Pendiri	Jamie Kellner
Tanggal peluncuran	1 Januari 1995 (Televisi) 28 April 2008 ( Online )
Pemilik	Time Warner
Tokoh kunci	Susanne Daniels, Presiden Jordan Levin, Presiden David Janollari, Presiden
Situs web	www.thewb.com

The WB Television Network adalah mantan jaringan online yang dapat diakses secara nasional di Amerika Serikat . Selain itu, juga merupakan mantan stasiun televisi terestrial yang diluncurkan pada tanggal 1 Januari 1995. The WB mengudara dari tahun 1995 - 2006 dan diteruskan oleh The CW Television Network .

Sejarah [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Awal didirikan [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

The WB diresmikan pada tanggal 1 Januari 1995 sebagai stasiun televisi terestrial oleh Jamie Kellner . Pada awal pendiriannya, tahun 1995, The WB hanya menyiarkan acara komedi saja. Saat itu The WB hanya mengudara 2 jam. Salah satunya dengan bekerjasama dengan Tribune Broadcasting. The WB juga menyiarkan acara anak-anak dalam bentuk blok acara Kids' WB .

Dengan maskot utamanya, Michigan J. Frog , The WB ditargetkan untuk pemirsa anak-anak dan remaja. Setiap hari, The WB menayangkan acara-acara hiburan. The WB memulai siaran untuk hari Minggu sejak tahun 1996.

Memasuki target baru [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Dalam perkembangannya stasiun ini berkembang menjadi stasiun untuk segala usia, sama dengan stasiun televisi yang lain. The WB memulai usahanya menyiarkan acara drama pada tahun 1997. Acara drama pertamanya adalah Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Menyusul Felicity dan Charmed

Dalam usahanya menjadi stasiun televisi untuk semua umur, stasiun ini sering kali harus bersaing dengan UPN . Pada tahun 2001, memulai drama Smallvile , serial Superman yang penuh aksi.

Kontroversi [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Sadar karena maskotnya bukan mencerminkan fokus untuk segala usia, stasiun ini resmi memecat Michigan J. Frog sebagai maskot pada tanggal 22 Juni 2005, dan jabatan maskot diserahkan kepada Bugs Bunny . Banyak kegagalan, menyebabkan stasiun ini kurang memperhatikan segala usia, dsb.

Stasiun ini juga pernah dikritik pihak-pihak konservatif dan liberal yang mengatakan bahwa The WB tidak adil dalam penayangan dan jumlah pemirsa hanya 91.66%.

Penghentian siaran [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Pada tanggal 24 Januari 2006 , CBS Corporation dan Time Warner mengumumkan rencana untuk menutup UPN dan The WB dan meluncurkan jaringan baru, The CW di tempat mereka.

Dalam keputusan ini, Bugs Bunny akan ditetapkan sebagai maskot The CW. Pada masa akhir penayangannya, The WB menyiarkan acara-acara TV terkenal, yakni:

• 17:00 - Felicity
• 18:00 - Angel
• 19:00 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (episode 2 jam)
• 20:00 - Dawson's Creek

KET: Diatur di Waktu Timur dan Waktu Standar Pasifik

Iklannya menyiarkan promo tentang gambar-gambar opromo dari masa lalu. Gambar terakhir menunjukkan bayangan dari mantan maskot The WB, Michigan J. Frog , yang mengucapkan terima kasih karena tayang selama 11 tahun dan menutup jaringan tersebut.

Pada tahun 2008, The WB resmi diluncurkan ulang sebagai jaringan online.

Mantan affliasi [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Alabama [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Birmingham WTTO¹ 21/WDBB 17
• Dothan WBDO Cable 3/63
• Huntsville/Decatur/Florence WAWB ² (no analog channel; broadcast only on digital subchannel of WZDX and on area cable systems)
• Mobile WBPG ¹ 55
• Montgomery WB14 Cable 14

Alaska [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Anchorage WB9 Cable 9
• Juneau WB16 Cable 16

Arizona [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Phoenix KASW ¹ 61
• Tucson KWBA ¹ 58
• Yuma KWUB Cable 6

Arkansas [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Fort Smith KBBL-TV ² 34
• Jonesboro WB60 Cable 60
• Little Rock KWBF ² 42

California [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Los Angeles KTLA-TV ¹ 5 (WB O&O)
• San Diego KSWB-TV ¹ 5 & 69 (WB O&O)
• San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose KOFY-TV ³ 20
• Sanger-Fresno KFRE-TV ¹ 59
• Sacramento-Stockton KQCA-TV ² 58

Colorado [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Denver KWGN-TV ¹ 2 (WB O&O)

Connecticut [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Hartford - New Haven WTXX ¹ 20 (WB O&O)

District of Columbia [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Washington WDCW ¹ 50 (WB O&O)

Florida [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Gainesville WB 10
• Jacksonville WCWJ ¹ 17 (formerly WJWB 1997-2006)
• Miami - Ft. Lauderdale WBZL ¹ 39 (WB O&O)
• Orlando - WKCF ¹ 18
• Ft. Myers - Naples WTVK ¹ 46 (cable 6)
• Tallahassee WFXU / WTLF ¹ 57 / 24
• Tampa Bay Area WTTA ² 38
• W. Palm Beach WTCN ² 43

Georgia [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Atlanta WATL ² 36 (WB O&O)

Hawaii [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Honolulu KFVE ² 5

Illinois [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Champaign-Urbana-Springfield WBUI ¹ 23
• Chicago WGN-TV ¹ 9 (WB O&O)

Indiana [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Evansville (Madisonville, KY) WAZE-TV ¹ 19
• Fort Wayne WBFW ¹ 37 (part of the WB 100+ station group)
• Indianapolis WTTV ¹ 4 (WB O&O)
• South Bend WMWB-LP ¹ 25

Iowa [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Burlington/Quad Cities KGCW-TV ¹ 26
• Des Moines KPWB ¹ 23/ KCWI ¹ 56 (DT2² MyNetworkTV on 56.2)
• Iowa City/Cedar Rapids KWKB-TV ¹² 20
• Sioux City KXWB The WB 100+

Kansas [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Topeka WBKS 5
• Wichita KSCW ¹ 33
• Joplin-Pittsburg KSXF

Kentucky [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Bowling Green WBWG 12
• Campbellsville-Columbia-Louisville WBKI ¹ 34
• Madisonville WAZE-TV ¹ 19
• Paducah WDKA ² 49

Louisiana [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Baton Rouge WBRL ¹ 21
• New Orleans WNOL ¹ 38 (WB O&O; originally a FOX affiliate until 1995)
• Shreveport KSHV ² 45, KPXJ 21 (Shared affiliation with UPN on KSHV from 1997-2003 & on KPXJ in September 2006)

Maine [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Bangor WBAN ¹ ( The WB 100+ )
• Portland - Auburn - Augusta WPXT ¹ 51
• Presque Isle WBPQ ¹ (The WB 100+)

Maryland [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Baltimore, Maryland WNUV ¹ 54
• Salisbury, Maryland WMDT-DT2 (WB 100+)

Massachusetts [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Boston WLVI ¹ 56
• Springfield, Massachusetts WBQT ¹ "WB 11"/"WB 16" (The WB 100+)

Michigan [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Detroit WMYD ² 20
• Alpena WBAE-TV ⁵ cable 21 (through The WB 100+ Station Group)
• Lansing WBL ¹
• Marquette WBMK
• Saginaw WBSF ¹ 46
• Traverse City WBVC-TV ¹ cable 61 (through The WB 100+ Station Group)
• Battle Creek WZPX ⁴ 43 (primary affiliation is with i )

Minnesota [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Duluth KWBD Cable 2
• Mankato WB23 Cable 23
• Minneapolis-St. Paul WUCW ¹ 23

Mississippi [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Jackson WUFX ² 35
• Hattiesburg WBH2 Comcast Cable 59

Missouri [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Columbia-Jefferson City KJWB Cable 5
• Kansas City KSMO-TV ² 62
• St. Louis KPLR-TV ¹ 11 (WB O&O)
• Springfield KWBM ² 31

Nebraska [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Omaha KXVO-TV ¹ 15

Nevada [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Las Vegas KVMY ² 21, Cox Cable 12

New Mexico [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Albuquerque KWBQ ¹ 19

New York [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Albany-Schenectady-Troy WCWN ¹ 45 (WB O&O) (formerly WEWB-TV 1999-2006)
• Binghamton WBXI ¹ cable 11
• Buffalo WNYO ² 49
• New York WPIX-TV ¹ 11 (WB O&O)
• Rochester WRWB ¹ cable 16 Now Know is WHAM-DT, CW 16
• Syracuse WNYS-TV ² 43

North Carolina [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Charlotte WMYT-TV ² 55 (formerly WWWB 2001-2006)
• Greenville-New Bern-Washington WGWB-TV ⁵ The WB 100+
• Lexington-Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem WCWG ¹ 20 (formerly WTWB-TV 2000-2006)
• Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville WLFL-TV ¹ 22
• Wilmington WBW ¹ The WB 100+

North Dakota [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Fargo/Grand Forks WBFG ¹ Cable 8
• Bismarck KWMK ¹ Cable 14

Ohio [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Cincinnati WSTR-TV ² 64
• Cleveland WBNX ¹ 55
• Columbus WWHO ¹ 53 (shared affiliation with UPN)
• Dayton WBDT-TV ¹ 26
• Toledo WT05 ¹ Cable 5
• Youngstown WBCB ¹ Digital/Cable (WFMJ 21.2)

Oklahoma [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Oklahoma City KOCB ¹ 34
• Tulsa KQCW ¹ 19 (formerly KWBT 1999-2006)

Oregon [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Bend KWBO ¹ Cable 14
• Eugene-Springfield KZWB ¹ Cable 11
• Portland-Salem-Vancouver, WA KRCW-TV ¹ 32 (WB O&O)(formerly KWBP 1995-2006)

Pennsylvania [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Indiana WIUP Cable 20 (formerly a secondary affiliation, became a subchannel with WPMY (formerly WCWB) in 2004)
• Philadelphia WPHL-TV ² 17 (WB O&O)
• Pittsburgh WCWB (now WPMY²) 22
• Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton WSWB ¹ 38 (shared affiliation with UPN)
• Williamsport WQMY ² 53 (formerly WILF, a repeater of WSWB)

Rhode Island [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Providence WLWC ¹ 28 (shared affiliation with UPN )

South Carolina [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Charleston WBLN ⁵ 26/Cable 14
• Elgin-Columbia WKTC ² 63/Cable 4
• Florence-Myrtle Beach WFWB ⁵
• Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Asheville, NC WMYA-TV ² 40

South Dakota [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Sioux Falls KWSD ¹ 36
• Rapid City KWBH-LP ¹ 27

Tennessee [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Chattanooga WFLI-TV ¹ 53
• Knoxville WBXX-TV ¹ 20
• Memphis WLMT ¹ 30
• Nashville WNAB ¹ 58
• Tri-Cities WCYB-TV DT2¹ 5.2 (cable "WB4")

Texas [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Austin KNVA ¹² 54
• Dallas/Ft. Worth KDAF ¹ 33 (WB O&O)
• Houston KHCW ¹ 39 (WB O&O)
• Odessa/Midland KWWT ¹ 30 "WB30"
• San Antonio/Kerrville KMYS ² 35
• Waco KWKT ² 44 (dual Fox/WB affiliate) (now Fox/MNTV/WB affiliate)

Utah [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Salt Lake City KUWB ¹ 30

Vermont [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Burlington WFFF-TV ⁴ 44 (shared affiliation with FOX)

Virginia [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Bristol-Kingsport, TN-Johnson City, TN WB 4 ¹ 28.2
• Norfolk - Portsmouth - Newport News - Hampton - Virginia Beach WTVZ ² 33
• Richmond WWBT ⁴ 12 (primary affiliation is with NBC )
• Roanoke - Lynchburg WFXR DT2¹ 21.2/WWCW DT2 20.2 (formerly cable "WB 5 (WBVA-TV)", digital subchannel of former WJPR)

Washington [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia KMYQ-TV ² 22 (WB O&O) (formerly KTWB-TV 1998-2006)
• Spokane KSKN-TV ¹ 22

West Virginia [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Bluefield-Beckley WBB ¹ The WB 100+
• Charleston-Huntington-Portsmouth, Ohio WQCW ¹ 30/WOCW-LP 21/WVCW-LP 45 (shared affiliation with UPN) (formerly WHCP/WOWB/WBWV 1995-2006)
• Wheeling WBWO 18 (cable)

Wisconsin [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Green Bay WIWB ¹ 14
• Madison WBUW ¹ 57
• Milwaukee WVTV ¹ 18

KET:
¹ = affliasi dari The CW Television Network
² = affliasi dari MyNetworkTV
³ = indeependen
⁴ = affliasi sekunder
⁵ = stastus belum diketahui

Acara TV yang pernah tayang [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Komedi [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• All About the Andersons (2003-2004)
• Alright Already (1997-1998)
• The Army Show (1998)
• Blue Collar TV (2004-2006)
• Brotherly Love (1996-1997, dari NBC )
• Cleghorne! (1995)
• Do Over (2002-2003)
• Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (2004)
• Family Affair (2002-2003)
• First Time Out (1995)
• For Your Love (1998-2002, dari NBC )
• Greetings from Tucson (2002-2003)
• Grosse Pointe (2000)
• Grounded for Life (2003-2005, dari FOX )
• Hype (2000)
• Kelly Kelly (1998)
• Kirk (1995-1997)
• Life with Roger (1996-1997)
• Like Family (2003-2004)
• Living With Fran (2005-2006)
• Maybe It's Me (2001)
• Modern Men (2006)
• Movie Stars (1999)
• Muscle (1995)
• Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (1996-1998)
• Nikki (2000-2002)
• The O'Keefes (2003)
• Off Centre (2001-2002)
• Pepper Dennis (2006)
• Popular (1999-2001)
• Raising Dad (2001-2002)
• Reba (2001-2006, juga di The CW )
• Run of the House (2003-2004)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (2000-2003, dari ABC )
• Sister, Sister (1995-1999, dari ABC )
• Smart Guy (1997-1999)
• Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (2003-2005)
• The Help (2004)
• The Jamie Foxx Show (1996-2001)
• The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (2002-2004)
• The Parent 'Hood (1995-1999)
• The Steve Harvey Show (1996-2002)
• The Tom Show (1997-1998)
• The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999)
• Twins (2005-2006)
• Unhappily Ever After (1995-1999)
• What I Like About You (2002-2006)
• Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (also known as Zoe ) (2000)

Drama [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• 7th Heaven (1996-2007, also on The CW )
• The Bedford Diaries (2006)
• Dawson's Creek (1998-2003)
• D.C. (2000)
• Everwood (2002-2006)
• Felicity (1998-2002)
• Gilmore Girls (2000-2007, also on The CW )
• Glory Days (2002)
• Hyperion Bay (1998-1999)
• Jack & Bobby (2004-2005)
• Jack & Jill (1999-2001)
• Just Legal (2005-2006)
• The Mountain (2004-2005)
• One Tree Hill (2003-2008, juga di The CW )
• Related (2005-2006)
• Rescue 77 (1999)
• Safe Harbor (1999)
• Savannah (1996-1997)
• Summerland (2004-2005)
• Three (1998)
• Young Americans (2000)

Aksi [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Angel (1999-2004)
• Birds of Prey (2002)
• Black Sash (2003)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2001, juga di UPN )
• Charmed (1998-2006)
• Dead Last (2001)
• Roswell (1999-2001, juga di UPN )
• Smallville (2001-2008, juga di The CW )
• Supernatural (2005-2008, juga di The CW )
• Tarzan (2003)

Kartun [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Baby Blues (2000-2002)
• Invasion America (1998)
• Animaniacs (1993-1998)
• The Oblongs (2001-2002)
• The PJs (2000-2001)
• Kids' WB (1995-2006)
• Tom and Jerry Tales (2006-2008)
• Mission Hill (1999)

Lain-lain [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Beauty and the Geek (2005-2006, juga di The CW )
• High School Reunion (2003-2005)
• Pepsi Smash
• Popstars (2001-2003)
• The Starlet (2005)
• Studio 7 (2004)
• Superstar USA (2004)
• The Surreal Life (2003-2004, juga di VH1 )
• Survival of the Richest (2006)

Acara anak-anak [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

Lihat pula [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• Time Warner
• The CW Television Network

Pranala luar [ sunting | sunting sumber ]

• TheWB.com
• Farewell video
• A Clip of the final few moments.