WBBM

Not to be confused with the real life WBBM in Chicago, IL WBBM is an affiliate of The WB, and serves Baltimore, Maryland and it's surrounding areas. Broadcasting on channel 54, the station is owned and operated by Flinn Broadcasting. WBBM was launched on Sept. 3, 1995 as an affiliate of The WB by Howard Broadcasting. As an affiliate of "WB 100+ Station group), WBBM had little to no local programming. In 2006, after Turner acquired The WB from Warner Bros. (as they were leaving to help CBS form The CW), Turner passed the mandate that all affiliates of The WB 100+ Station Group must have local programming on their schedule. WBBM launched their own newscast. By 2010, Howard Broadcasting decided to get out of the broadcasting business, so they sold the station to Flinn Broadcasting.