It is with great pleasure that we welcome Mitch and Michael to the CW. We have worked closely together over the last decade, and Michael and Mitch are both savvy executives with a wealth of knowledge that will benefit this nascent enterprise.

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We are thrilled to announce these five long-term affiliation agreements with these leading broadcasting companies. They are the first independently owned stations to join the CW, and they represent the first wave of new affiliations, with many more to come in the weeks ahead.

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