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For the NBC-affiliated television station in Columbus, Ohio that formerly held the WLWC call letters, see WCMH-TV.

1997

WLWCTV28-9798

On April 14, 1997 WLWC began broadcasting as a Primary WB Affiliate, prior to that date, WB programming in New Beford, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island was provided on cable systems by Boston WB Affiliate WLVI-TV and Superstation WGN. On July 31, 1997 WLWC along with WWHO was purchased by Paramount Stations Group from Fant Broadcasting, and added UPN as a Secondary affiliate that same year.

1997–2001

WLWCUPN28

This was used as a secondary logo for WLWC's secondary affiliation with UPN until 1998 when it rebranded that fall as UPN 28 but carried The WB primary until the fall of 2000.

2001–2002

WLWC 2001
UPN 28 Print Logo2001-2002

Print Logo

In the Fall of 2000, the station became a Primary UPN Affiliate and a Secondary WB Affiliate.

2002–2006

WLWC 2002

2006–2016

CW28 (WLWC)

2016–2017

The CW Providence

2017–2019

Ion Life 2017

On August 17, 2017, Nexstar Media Group announced that WNAC-DT2 would become the new CW affiliate for the Rhode Island area effective October 2 and WLWC became as Ion Life affiliation.

2019–present

Ion Plus

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