TERRE HAUTE, Fla. (WTWO) — A host of live sports including LIV Golf, college football, NASCAR, and WWE’s NXT is coming to WTWO 2.2 this fall when the CW becomes an affiliate network in the station’s lineup.
“As part of our ongoing commitment to providing more value for our viewers, we are expanding our offerings in the Wabash Valley. Our goal is to continue growing and enhancing our sports programming lineup, delivering even more robust and diverse content that caters to the interests of our community,” said Tim Sanders, the General Manager and Vice President of WTWO.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that its owned and operated television stations in Augusta, Georgia (WJBF-D3 DMA #110); Monroe, Louisiana (KARD-D2 DMA #142); Wichita Falls, Texas (KFDX-D3 DMA #149); Terre Haute, Indiana (WTWO-D2 DMA #159); and Utica, New York (WFXV-D2 DMA #171), will become affiliates of The CW Network. All five local stations will begin carrying the network’s primetime entertainment, live sports, and special event programming.
“The addition of these affiliates will bring the number of Nexstar- and partner-owned CW stations to 54, covering more than 45% of U.S. TV Households,” said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “As The CW’s #1 affiliate group, Nexstar is very pleased to be airing the network’s programming on these stations this fall, especially with NASCAR Xfinity series racing and the WWE’s NXT joining a very robust lineup of sports programming, including LIV Golf and ACC college football and basketball, and PAC 12 football. Adding The CW’s programming to these stations will offer advertisers a variety of new linear and digital opportunities to reach millions of viewers.”
The CW is available in 100% of U.S. households, delivering primetime entertainment programming and 500 hours per year of sports programming. The free, ad-supported CW App is widely available on all major platforms. The CW App is home to The CW’s primetime programming, live streaming of LIV Golf tournaments, and a library of entertaining film and television content.
Here is an updated list of subchannels on WTWO:
2.2 CW+
2.3 Laff TV
2.4 Antenna TV
