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1988–1989	1989–1991	1991–1995	1995–1996


1996–2002	2002–2006	2006–2024	2024–present

1988–1989

SVG NEEDED

1989–1991

SVG NEEDED

WKCF originally was on channel 68.

1991–1995

SVG NEEDED

WKCF moved to channel 18 in 1991, via a channel swap with public television station WRES (now WEFS).

1995–1996

SVG NEEDED

WKCF became an affiliate of The WB in 1995.

1996–2006

1996–2002

SVG NEEDED

2002–2006

SVG NEEDED

2006–2024

When The WB folded in 2006, WKCF became a CW affiliate and incorporated the network's name into its branding.

2024–present

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Hearst Communications

Newspapers:

Hearst Magazines Digital Media: ELLEgirl.com | eCRUSH | eSPIN | Shondaland.com

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Motor Trend Group

Part of Hearst Communications

Magazines:
Hot Rod | Motor Trend

Programming: Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

Predecessor companies:
Argyle Television Holdings II | Pulitzer Broadcasting

See also:
List of Hearst-owned stations

Radio:
WBAL | WIYY

Entertainment and syndication:

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A+E Global Media

Co-owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company

Canada:
Crime + Investigation | Lifetime | History | Historia | History 2

India:⁴
History TV18

Asia
Lifetime | History | Crime + Investigation

Japan
History

South Korea
History | Lifetime

Israel:⁵
History | Lifetime

Others:
A&E Studios | A&E IndieFilms | Lifetime Films | History Films | The History Channel Iberia

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Vice Media.
²	Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Television.
⁴	Joint venture with TV18.
⁵	Joint-venture with Telad.
⁶	Joint venture with Foxtel Group.

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Hearst Networks EMEA

Part of Hearst Communications

United Kingdom & Ireland:¹
Blaze | Crime + Investigation | Sky History | Sky History2

Italy:
History | Sky Crime¹

Germany:
Crime + Investigation | History

Spain:²
Historia

Portugal:²
Historia

Romania:
History | Crime + Investigation

Hungary:
History | Crime + Investigation

Poland:
History | History2 | Polsat Crime & Investigation³

Scandinavia:
History

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Sky Group.
²	Joint venture with AMC Networks International Southern Europe.
³	Joint venture with Polsat

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ESPN

Owners: The Walt Disney Company (72%) | Hearst Communications (18%) | National Football League (10%)

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ESPN on ABC

Part of ABC and ESPN (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Communications/National Football League)

Current programming:
Australian Open on ESPN | Bundesliga on ESPN | College Basketball on ABC | College Football on ABC (Saturday Night Football/SEC on ABC) | College World Series on ESPN | ESPY Awards | La Liga on ESPN | Little League World Series on ESPN | Major League Baseball on ABC | Monday Night Football (ESPN Monday Night Countdown/NFL Draft/ NFL Pro Bowl on ESPN) | NBA on ESPN (NBA Countdown/Inside the NBA) | NHL on ABC | NWSL on ESPN | Professional Pickleball Association on ESPN | Soccer on ABC | Supercopa de España on ESPN | Tennis on ESPN | Tournament of Roses Parade | UFL on ESPN | US Open | Wimbledon on ESPN | WNBA on ESPN | Women's College World Series on ESPN | X Games

U.S. radio stations
ESPN Radio | ESPN Xtra | ESPNU Radio | ESPN All Access

International:
Australia (2) | Brazil (2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6) | Caribbean | Latin America (2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · Extra (Argentina · Ecuador) · Premium (Argentina · Chile)) | Africa (2) | Netherlands (Compleet: 2 · 3 · 4 · Ultra HD)
Canada¹: The Sports Network (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 4K) | Réseau des sports (2 · Info)
Japan: J Sports (1 · 2 · 3 · 4)

Notes

¹	Joint-venture with Bell Media.
²	Operated by BT under license.
³	Partnership with TV5 Network Inc. Now known as One Sports.
⁴	Joint-venture with University of Texas at Austin and Learfield.
⁵	Partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India.
⁶	Also airs on MLB Network.

Business Media:
Black Book | First Databank | Fitch Group (BMI Research) | Motor

Real estate:
CDS Global | Hearst Ranch | Hearst Service Center | Hearst Tower

Marketplaces:
Bring a Trailer

Notes

¹	Joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, which owns 80% of ESPN and 50% of A+E Global Media.
²	Co-owned with Verizon Communications.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴	Joint-venture with Miramax.
⁵	Joint-venture with Sanoma. Merged into Burda România in 2013.
⁶	Owned by Montclair Communications and operated by Hearst under a LMA.
⁷	Joint venture with Dow Jones & Company, Hearst sold its stake to Dow Jones in 2010.

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CW owned and affiliated television stations

Notes
^{Stations are arranged alphabetically by state and territory, and based on the station's city of license or Designated Market Area.}
⁺Station carries CW programming on a digital subchannel, via The CW Plus.
⁺¹Local CW Plus affiliate operates as cable-only channel.
¹Local CW affiliate carries only sports programming.