How to watch The CW without cable: local stations

What The CW is

The CW is majority-owned by Nexstar, which has moved several of its own stations to the network. In some smaller markets The CW runs as a digital subchannel of another station.

Ways to get The CW

An antenna receives your CW station or subchannel for free.
The free CW app posts episodes after they air, without a login.
Most live-TV streaming bundles include The CW.
IPTV USA MAX carries The CW as the local station of each market, grouped by city, on up to four screens. Free for 24 hours.

Official: cwtv.com. Streaming plans and prices change; check them there.

The CW prime time this week

Eastern and Pacific network clocks; Central and Mountain stations air prime time an hour earlier.

Thursday, Oct 15

8:00 PMScrabble · S2 E24
9:00 PMTrivial Pursuit · S2 E24

Friday, Oct 16

9:00 PMTotally Funny Animals · S2 E25
9:30 PMTotally Funny Animals · S2 E26

Tuesday, Oct 20

8:00 PMWWE NXT · S20 E42

Wednesday, Oct 21

9:00 PMThe Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition · S1 E6

Listings from TVmaze, checked 2026-10-15. Sports overruns and specials can move shows.

The CW station in each market

#	Market	Station	Channel
1	New York	WPIX	11
2	Los Angeles	KTLA	5
3	Chicago	WGN-TV	9
4	Dallas–Fort Worth	KDAF	33
5	Philadelphia	WPHL-TV	17
6	Houston	KIAH	39
7	Atlanta	WPCH-TV	17
8	Washington, D.C.	WDCW	50
9	San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose	KRON-TV	4
10	Boston	WLVI	56
11	Tampa–St. Petersburg	WTTA	38
12	Phoenix	not listed	—
13	Seattle–Tacoma	KUNS-TV	51
14	Detroit	WKBD-TV	50
15	Orlando–Daytona Beach–Melbourne	WKCF	18
16	Minneapolis–St. Paul	WUCW	23
17	Denver	KWGN-TV	2
18	Miami–Fort Lauderdale	WBFS-TV	33
19	Cleveland–Akron	WBNX-TV	55
20	Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto	KQCA	58
21	Charlotte	WMYT-TV	55
22	Raleigh–Durham	WLFL	22
23	Portland, OR	KRCW-TV	32
24	St. Louis	KPLR-TV	11
25	Nashville	WZTV	17 (sub)
26	Indianapolis	WISH-TV	8
27	Pittsburgh	WPNT	22
28	Salt Lake City	KUCW	30
29	Baltimore	WNUV	54
30	San Diego	KUSI-TV	51
31	San Antonio	WOAI-TV	4 (sub)
32	Kansas City	KCWE	29
33	Hartford–New Haven	WCCT-TV	20
34	Austin, TX	KNVA	54
35	Columbus, OH	WWHO	53
36	Greenville–Spartanburg–Asheville–Anderson	WSPA-TV	7
37	Cincinnati	WKRC-TV	12 (sub)
38	Milwaukee	WVTV	18.1
39	West Palm Beach–Fort Pierce	WTVX	34
40	Las Vegas	KVCW	33
41	Jacksonville	WCWJ	17
42	Harrisburg–Lancaster–Lebanon–York	WHP-TV	21 (sub)
43	Grand Rapids–Kalamazoo–Battle Creek	WOTV	41 (sub)
44	Norfolk–Portsmouth–Newport News	WVBT	43 (sub)
45	Birmingham	WIAT	42
46	Greensboro–High Point–Winston–Salem	WCWG	20
47	Oklahoma City	KAUT-TV	43
48	Albuquerque–Santa Fe	KWBQ	19
49	Louisville	WBKI	58
50	New Orleans	WNOL-TV	38
51	Memphis	WLMT	30
52	Providence–New Bedford	WNAC-TV	64 (sub)
53	Fort Myers–Naples	WXCW	46
54	Fresno–Visalia	KFRE-TV	59
55	Buffalo	WNLO	23
56	Richmond–Petersburg	WUPV	65
57	Mobile–Pensacola	WKRG-TV	5 (sub)
58	Little Rock–Pine Bluff	KASN	38
59	Wilkes Barre–Scranton–Hazleton	WSWB	38
60	Knoxville	WBXX-TV	20
61	Tulsa	KQCW-DT	19
62	Albany–Schenectady–Troy	WCWN	45
63	Lexington	WKYT-TV	27 (sub)
64	Dayton	WBDT	26
65	Tucson	KTTU-TV	18
66	Spokane	KSKN	22
67	Des Moines–Ames	KCWI-TV	23.1
68	Green Bay–Appleton	WCWF	14
69	Honolulu	KHON-TV	2 (sub)
70	Roanoke–Lynchburg	WWCW	21
71	Wichita–Hutchinson	KSCW-DT	33
72	Flint–Saginaw–Bay City	WBSF	46
73	Omaha	KPTM	42 (sub)
74	Springfield, MO	KYTV	33.2 (sub)
75	Huntsville–Decatur	WHDF	15
76	Columbia, SC	WIS	10 (sub)
77	Madison	WMTV	15 (sub)
78	Portland–Auburn	WPXT	51
79	Rochester, NY	WHAM-TV	13 (sub)
80	Harlingen–Weslaco–Brownsville–McAllen	KGBT-TV	4
81	Toledo	WTVG	13 (sub)
82	Charleston–Huntington	WQCW	30
83	Waco–Temple–Bryan	KNCT	46
84	Savannah	WSAV-TV	3 (sub)
85	Charleston, SC	WCBD-TV	2 (sub)
86	Chattanooga	WFLI-TV	53
87	Colorado Springs–Pueblo	KXRM-TV	21 (sub)
88	Syracuse	WSTM-TV	3 (sub)
89	El Paso	KVIA-TV	7 (sub)
90	Paducah–Cape Girardeau–Harrisburg	KFVS-TV	12 (sub)
91	Shreveport–Texarkana	KPXJ	21
92	Champaign–Urbana–Springfield–Decatur	WBUI	23
93	Burlington–Plattsburgh	WNNE	31
94	Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque	KCRG-TV	9 (sub)
95	Baton Rouge	WGMB-TV	44 (sub)
96	Fort Smith–Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers	KHBS	40 (sub)
97	Myrtle Beach–Florence	WPDE-TV	15 (sub)
98	Boise	KBOI-TV	2 (sub)
99	Jackson, MS	WJTV	12
100	South Bend–Elkhart	not listed	—

From Wikipedia’s station lists for each market, checked 2026-10-15. “Not listed” means no full-power station carries The CW there; it may still air on a low-power station.

The CW questions

How can I watch The CW without cable?

An antenna receives your CW station or subchannel for free. The free CW app posts episodes after they air, without a login. Most live-TV streaming bundles include The CW.

What channel is The CW on?

It depends on your TV market. We list the The CW station in 98 of the 100 largest markets on this page; for example New York: WPIX 11; Los Angeles: KTLA 5; Chicago: WGN-TV 9; Dallas–Fort Worth: KDAF 33; Philadelphia: WPHL-TV 17.

Is The CW free?

Yes, over the air. Any TV with a digital tuner and an antenna receives your local The CW station without a subscription, if you are within its signal range.

What sports are on The CW?

ACC college football and basketball, LIV Golf and NASCAR Xfinity races.

Sources we checked

cwtv.com · read October 15, 2026
Wikipedia station lists by market · read October 15, 2026