WYBM

WYBM is a CW affiliate that serves the fictional town of Hummingbird Alley, IL. It broadcasts on Channel 18.
== Station History ==
WYBM signed on the air back on August 8, 1969 as Hummingbird Alley's 3rd local TV station. WYBM originally signed on the air as an Independent. In 1986, when the newly formed FOX network signed on the air, WYBM, along with two other independent stations, WQBU and WGCR were among those selected to become the charter affiliates for FOX in Hummingbird Alley. Eventually, WQBU became the charter FOX affiliate for Hummingbird Alley. In 1995, when the newly formed networks, UPN and The WB signed on the air, WYBM and WGCR were selected to become the charter affiliates for the two networks. WYBM switched affiliations from independent to The WB. WGCR became the UPN affiliate for Hummingbird Alley. WYBM remained as an affiliate of The WB for 11 years until 2006 when The WB and UPN merged and folded to form The CW and MyNetworkTV. WYBM picked up The CW while WGCR picked up MyNetworkTV. WYBM has since remained as an affiliate of The CW and was not affected by the 2014 US TV station realignment.
== Ownership History ==
*1969-1977: Kaiser Communications
*1977-1983: Field Communications
*1983-1995: USA Broadcasring
*1995-2002: New Vision Television
*2002-2006: Raycom Media
*2006–present: Sinclair Broadcast Group
== Station Slogans ==
*WYBM-TV, Your New Kaiser Station (1969-1972)
*WYBM is Livin' It! (1972-1977)
*In Hummingbird Alley, the Choice is Yours on TV 18! (1977-1985)
*Keep Your Eyes on Us (1985-1995)
*WB 18 is The Place To Be! (1995-2001)
*WB 18: Kiss the Frog, Baby! (1995-1996; localized version of The WB ad campaign)
*Dubba Dubba Dubba Dubba WB 18! (1996-2005)
*You're on the Dubba Dubba WB 18! (1996-1997)
*Hey Dubba O, Dubba He, Dubba She, Dubba You, Dubba Me, Dubba Dubba WB 18! (1997-1998)
*WB 18, Do the Dubba Dance! (1997-1998)
*What's the Place I Want to Be? Dubba Dubba WB 18! (1998-1999)
*WB 18: I Can't Wait to Crawl! (1999-2000)
*WB 18: The Night is Young. (2000-2001)
*WB 18, Watch What We're Doing Now! (2000-2006)
*WB 18: Watch the Frog. (2001-2005)
*WB 18: Fresh from the Frog (2001-2005)
*WB 18: Home of the Shows That Speak to Our Young Adult Audience from an Empowered Point of View. (2002-2005)
*WB 18: We Speak to a Generation. (2003-2006)
*WB 18: The Network Defining a Generation. (2004-2006)
*The First 35 Years. WB 18. Est 1969. (2004-2005)
*WB 18: The New Generation. (2005-2006)
*Get Into The WB 18! (2001-2006)
*Where News and Entertainment Comes First (2006-2010)
*CW 18: Free to Be (2006-2007)
*CW 18: Every Night is Good (2007-2008)
*The Prime Time News People (2010–present)
*CW 18: TV to Talk About (2011-2013)
*CW 18: TV Now (2013-2015)
*CW 18: Dare to Defy (2015–present)
==Logos==
WYBM Field-era logo.png|WYBM logo from 1977-1986
Category:CW network affiliates
Category:Channel 18
Category:Hummingbird Alley, IL
Category:Illinois
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:Former WB network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1969
Category:Sinclair Broadcast Group