The CW | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: The CW 00:02:55 1 History 00:03:04 1.1 1993–2006: Origins 00:06:32 1.2 2006–2011: Ostroff era 00:13:36 1.3 2011–present: Pedowitz era 00:21:06 2 Programming 00:21:14 2.1 Network programming and scheduling 00:26:47 2.2 News programming 00:32:25 2.3 Children's programming 00:36:08 3 Stations 00:38:50 3.1 Overview 00:44:10 3.2 Launch repercussions 00:46:41 3.3 Affiliate distribution 00:49:24 3.4 Digital multicasting and cable television 00:51:46 3.5 Station standardization 00:54:28 3.6 Affiliate issues 00:54:37 3.6.1 Problems with Time Warner Cable 00:56:41 3.6.2 Pappas Telecasting bankruptcy 00:58:38 3.6.3 Marianas Media bankruptcy 00:59:17 3.6.4 Tribune's relations with The CW 01:04:51 3.6.5 Roberts Broadcasting bankruptcy 01:08:16 4 Related services 01:08:26 4.1 Video-on-demand services 01:11:19 4.2 The CW HD 01:13:28 4.3 CW Seed 01:14:35 5 See also 01:14:48 6 Footnotes 01:14:57 7 Further reading 01:15:16 8 External links Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: increases imagination and understanding improves your listening skills improves your own spoken accent learn while on the move reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:    / @wikipediatts983   You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Socrates SUMMARY ======= The CW Television Network (commonly referred to as just The CW) is an American English-language free-to-air television network that is operated by the CW Network, LLC, a limited liability joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network (UPN), and AT&T, whose WarnerMedia subsidiary is the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, former majority owner of The WB. The network's name is an abbreviation derived from the first letters of the names of its two parent corporations (CBS and Warner Bros.). The CW Television Network made its debut on September 18, 2006, after its two predecessors, UPN and The WB, respectively ceased independent operations on September 15 and 17 of that year. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18 and 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials. The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model. Originally, the network's programming lineup was intended to appeal mainly to women between the ages of 18 and 34, although starting in 2011 the network increased in programming that appeals to men. As of August 2017, the CW's audience is 50% male and 50% female. The network currently runs programming seven days a week: airing Mondays through Fridays in the afternoon and Sundays through Fridays in prime time, along with a Saturday morning live-action educational programming block produced by Litton Entertainment called One Magnificent Morning, which is the successor to the animation block Vortexx. It is also available in Canada on pay television providers through stations owned-and-operated by CBS Corporation and affiliates that are located within proximity to the Canada–United States border (whose broadcasts of CW shows are subject to simultaneous substitution laws imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, if a Canadian network holds the broadcast rights); it is also available through two affiliates owned by Tribune Media that are classified in the United States as superstations – New York City affiliate WPIX and Los Angeles affiliate KTLA. Additionally, The CW is available in Mexico through affiliates located near the Mexico–U.S. border (such as KFMB-DT2/San Diego-Tijuana, KECY-DT3 in El Centro, California, KVIA-DT2 in El Paso, and KCWT-CD with simulcasters KFXV-LD2 and KNVO-DT4 in McAllen–Brownsville, Texas) on pay television providers. In both Canada and Mexico, some CW affiliate signals originating from the U.S. are receivable over-the-air in border areas depending on the station's signal coverage.