WTGG

WTGG (branded as CW 50) is the CW-affiliated television station serving the fictional Storbinville, Indiana area. Owned as the flagship television outlet of Newfield Communications (owners of the Newfield Cable system service), it was originally exclusive to Newfield Cable subscribers, but its carriage has since expanded to other cable providers in Storbinville, Indiana such as AT&T U-Verse, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Comcast, etc.
As a cable-only service, WTGG is carried on channel 50 on Newfield Cable, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Comcast, etc.
Despite being a cable-only affiliate of The CW, the station is not part of The CW Plus; programming responsibilities for syndicated series and films seen on the channel outside of The CW's network programming hours are instead handled by Newfield Cable.
==History==
WTGG began broadcasting on April 7, 1981, about five years before WWENE became the Fox affiliate for the Storbinville area. The channel was originally branded as "Storbinville's 50" (though it was listed in local editions of TV Guide as "50"). The channel originally aired on Newfield Cable's channel 50, when the cable provider transmitted its cable channels over a dual-coax system. At the time of the channel's sign-on, Storbinville's 50 broadcast its programming daily from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., with a Teletext-based service broadcasting over the channel space during the station's downtime. It then transitioned to a 24/7 schedule in the summer of 1991. The station joined The WB as a charter affiliate in 1995.
On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Time Warner announced that they would sell off their respective networks, The WB and UPN to Turner and Viacom that fall. Afterwared, the two companies would form a new service called The CW Television Network, which would combine the most-watched programs with new series produced specifically for the network. WTGG became an affiliate of The CW on September 18, 2006.
==Programming==
Syndicated programs on WTGG currently include Rules of Engagement, The Wendy Williams Show, The Simpsons, That '70s Show, Supermarket Sweep, Friends, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. Despite not having to follow the guidelines due to its status as a cable-only channel, the channel also complies with the FCC's E/I guidelines with three hours of compliant educational children's programming on Saturday mornings and afternoons. Over the years, the station has carried various Indiana area sporting events including baseball, football, and basketball games in Indiana, to the point that Newfield Cable launched a regional all-sports network, Newfield Sports on January 7, 2004.
Category:Storbinville, IN
Category:Indiana
Category:CW network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1981