WCKZ

WCKZ is a dual affiliate of FOX and The CW, serving Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it's surrounding areas. Broadcasting on channel 29, WCKZ is owned and operated by Journal Media Group. Launching in 1977 as an independent, WCKZ became an UPN affiliate in 1995 after missing out a chance to be a FOX affiliate (which went to then-WFWY). In 2000, the station was sold to Journal Media Group, and they began to upgrade the station. Two years after launching their prime-time newscast, WCKZ started chipping in on WFWY's lead as the best prime-time newscast. In 2006, WCKZ decided to leave UPN and become affiliates of The CW, and quickly became one of the top CW affiliates in the country. In 2011, a realignment occurred when FOX made the announcement that they would be dropping their affiliation with WFWY and would move their affiliation to WCKZ. WFWY would quickly join the Rainbow Dash Network (and changed their call letters to WRPW). WCKZ then decided to keep The CW as a secondary affiliate, running The CW prime time lineup after the 10 PM news.