WLAW

WLAW (channel 56) is a television station in La Crosse, Wisconsin, affiliated with YesNet. It is owned by Howard Stirk Holdings.  
== Switch to CBS ==
On December 4, 2017, the Q4 Nielsen Ratings came in for the Eau Claire/La Crosse, Wisconsin DMA with longtime CBS affiliate WHLA, owned by Journal Media Group, finishing in 6th place behind WLEA, KQEG, KEWI, WTMB and it's CW-affiliated subchannel, WTMB-DT2. Despite CBS' offer of allowing WHLA three months to improve ratings, WHLA's owner Journal Media Group announced that WHLA will voluntarily dissaffiliate with CBS after a 62 year relationship with the network. On the same day, CBS Corporation signed a deal with WLAW, owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, to affiliate with the network on April 2, 2018. WLAW's current affiliation with the Berfield/Willis-owned YesNet network is expected to move to 56.2 on that date. Howard Stirk Holdings and Sinclair Broadcast Group both mutually announced that they have intentions on dropping the news share agreement with ABC-affiliated station KEWI, owned by Quincy Media, and building a new news department for WLAW. In preparation for the switch to CBS, it is expected that while WLAW will still be owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, Sinclair will likely begin operating the station in early 2018 under a shared services agreement.
On January 12, 2018, in preparation for the switch to CBS, current owner Howard Stirk Holdings announced that they have reached an agreement with the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group to have Sinclair operate WLAW under a shared services agreement.
Category:Channel 56
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998
Category:La Crosse, Wisconsin
Category:Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Howard Stirk Holdings
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:Sinclair Broadcast Group
Category:YesNet network affiliates