WXXL

WXXL is a CW affiliate serving Rochester, New York, and it's surrounding areas. Broadcasting on channel 45, WXXL is owned and operated by Young Broadcasting, and is a part of a duopoly (Young also owns FOX-affiliate WJZR). WXXL was signed on June 13, 2016 affter Young made the decision back in April to drop The CW programming from WJZR. Young decided to have The CW be a stand-alone affiliate, and on June 13, 2016, when WXXL signed on, all CW programming that was on WJZR was moved to WXXL. Unlike WJZR, WXXL will not have it's own newscast. However, if FOX Sports preempts FOX 6 News, WXXL will carry the newscast.