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Hampton Roads TV station WGNT 27 will no longer offer programming by The CW Network effective Sept. 1, as WAVY-TV 10 becomes the network’s local affiliate, which will mean a few changes in your television lineup. The CW held sway over WGNT’s 8-10 p.
m. slots Monday through Friday and 7-10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, but now the local station will have control over the programming during these times, explained Adam Chase, vice president and general manager of WTKR-WGNT. WTKR’s programming is not affected by this change. “Basically what we did is we just said WGNT stays exactly the same except we’re taking back those hours that the CW programs were airing,” Chase said in an interview, adding “now we fully control what goes in (those time slots) and we’re not relying on the network to place their shows.
” In terms of channels, WAVY’s CW lineup including live sports and special events will be on their digital subchannel 43.2, according to a May news release. For those with FiOS, WGNT will change from channel 7 to channel 6, and those with Cox will go from channel 7 to channel 44.
WGNT’s channel won’t change for any other providers, according to Chase. Some of the new shows coming to WGNT include popular crime shows Chicago P.D.
and Forensic Files, along with more local news coverage. By becoming the local CW affiliate, WAVY will now broadcast shows including The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Friends and more. These changes come after Nexstar Media Group, which owns WAVY and is the parent company of CW, decided not to renew the CW affiliations with E.
W. Scripps-owned stations in seven markets, including Norfolk. Scripps owns WTKR and WGNT.
In an article posted Friday , WTKR said this change will allow E.W. Scripps to “enrich its offerings with locally produced content, thereby strengthening its connection with the communities it serves.
” Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806, [email protected].
