Scripps' CW Affiliation Ending in 7 Markets
Scripps will end its CW affiliation in the seven Scripps markets that carry CW programming, a Scripps spokesperson told us Friday. The markets are Detroit; Miami; Norfolk, Virginia; Tucson, Arizona; Corpus Christi, Texas; Lafayette, Louisiana; and San Luis Obispo, California.…
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The move will be effective Sept. 1, and opens the door to "bring[ing] Scripps’ excellent local and national programming ... to even more audiences across the country," she said. "We are still in the process of determining exactly what the new programming will look like in each affected market." CW majority owner Nexstar emailed that it doesn't intend to renew its affiliation agreement with the Scripps-owned stations and that the CW affiliations in Norfolk and Lafayette will move to Nexstar-owned stations Sept. 1. A Nexstar spokesperson emailed that it has interest from other station groups in the five remaining markets. "We are prepared for this transition and confident that The CW will continue to reach 100% of US television households without interruption," he said.