Gray Takes Over CW, MeTV Affiliations in Several Markets

Gray TV is taking over the CW and MeTV affiliations from Quincy Media stations in several markets.

Networks changing channels include:

• Cedar Rapids: CW moves from Quincy’s KWWL/7.2 to Gray’s KCRG/9.3, replacing Antenna TV. KCRG says it is also dropping its DT4, DT5, and DT6 channels so the remaining three can all be in HD.
• Eau Claire: CW and MeTV move from Quincy’s WQOW/WXOW to Gray’s WEAU and its new low-power stations, WECX-LD/14 and W33DH-D. MeTV is now on WEAU/13.3, while CW is on W33DX/WECX 14.1, H&I moves from 13.3 to 14.2, and Start moves from 13.5 to 14.3. The change comes less than a year after MeTV changed stations in a different subchannel swap.
• Madison: MeTV moves from Quincy’s WKOW/27.2 to Gray’s WMTV/15.4, and WeatherNation moves to 15.6. WMTV already carries CW on 15.2.
• Wausau: CW moves from Quincy’s WAOW/9.2 to Gray’s WSAW/7.4, and Start TV moves from 7.4 to Gray’s WZAW-LD/33.5. WSAW already carries MeTV on 7.2.

Allen Media is buying Quincy ABC affiliates WKOW (Madison), WAOW (La Crosse), WQOW (Eau Claire), and WXOW (La Crosse) and NBC affiliate KWWL (Waterloo-Cedar Rapids). All are in markets where Gray already owns other major network affiliates.