Originally signed on the air on September 26, 1978 as WPTT-TV, an independent television station on UHF channel 22. It was first owned by the Commercial Radio Institute, which later became the Sinclair Broadcast Group and the second established by the group after WBFF in Baltimore.
1983–1984[]
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1985–1986[]
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Promo backdrop
1986–1991[]
This is similar to WTTE's logo, also owned by Sinclair
After Sinclair successfully purchased WPGH-TV from Renaissance Broadcasting in 1991, they sold channel 22 to general manager Eddie Edwards.
1991–1995[]
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WPTT-TV affiliated with UPN when the network launched on January 16, 1995, and changed its on-air branding to "UPN 22".
1995–1998[]
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WCWB[]
1998–2006[]
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Station ID from 1998
"My Generation" promo (2001-2002)
WPTT-TV dropped its UPN affiliation on January 15, 1998 (which moved to WNPA-TV, UHF channel 19; now WPKD-TV) and affiliated with The WB as part of a wide-ranging affiliation deal that saw Sinclair Broadcast Group's owned and managed UPN affiliates and independent stations switch to the network. The station also changed its call sign to WCWB (for "C, or See, the WB") on the 13th, two days before the switch, to reflect its new affiliation. The WCWB calls had previously been used by the NBC affiliate in Macon, Georgia (now WMGT-TV); the WPTT calls were later used by a radio station on 1360 AM in Pittsburgh, which later changed its callsign to WMNY in 2008.
WPMY[]
2006–2015[]
WCWB, meanwhile, later decided to affiliate with MyNetworkTV, another new network owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group and 20th Television divisions. On April 17, WCWB changed its call letters to WPMY to reflect the new affiliation while keeping the "Pittsburgh's WB22" until the WB's end.
WPNT[]
2015[]
May–September 2015[]
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On May 19, 2015, WPMY quietly changed its call letters to WPNT for the landmark "Point" confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in downtown Pittsburgh, which previously appeared in the market nearly three decades earlier on FM 92.9, now WLTJ. Coincidentally, WLTJ also shares its transmitter facilities with WPGH-TV and WPNT.
2015–present[]
Horizontal version
Version with "New Home of The CW" tagline (2023–2024)
Horizontal version with "Home of The CW" tagline (2023–2024)
Social Media Version with "Home of The CW" tagline (2024–present)
WPNT Promotion for rebroadcast of sister station WPGH-TV's 10 PM Newscast at midnight from Cox Media Group Station WPXI (2021–2024)
WPNT "The National Desk " L Bar Version 1 (2021–Present)
WPNT "The National Desk " L Bar Version 2 (2021–present)
On September 1, 2023, due to Paramount dropping The CW from its stations, WPNT became a CW affiliate, replacing Paramount-owned WPCW while retaining MyNetworkTV as a secondary affiliation.
1Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement. 2Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of Sinclair's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock. 3Operated by Nexstar Media Group under an LMA. 4Owned by Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd. and operated by Sinclair under a LMA. 5Owned by Manhan Media and managed by Sinclair. 6Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 7Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair. 8Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. 9Owned by Roberts Media, but operated by Sinclair. 10Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair. 11Owned by GOCOM Media and operated by Sinclair. 12Owned by Waitt Broadcasting, but operated by Sinclair under an SSA. 13Owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Sinclair through a JSA and SSA. 14Owned by New Age Media and operated by Sinclair under an MSA. 15Owned by MPS Media, but operated by New Age Media under an LMA. 16Owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture of Sinclair and Entertainment Studios. 17Co-owned with Yankee Global Enterprises, The Blackstone Group, Amazon, RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company. 18Co-owned with Chicago Cubs. 19Owned by Sinclair and operated by Jukin Media. 20Owned by Palm Television, L.P. and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under an LMA.
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.
