WJZY-TV History Timeline

1987 - CBC becomes sole owner of Metro Crescent Communications

3/10/1987 - WJZY-TV signs on the air as Metro Crescent Communications

6/29/1987 - WJZY-TV granted license in Belmont, NC

1988 - WJZY-TV name changed from Metro Crescent Communications to WJZY-TV

1995 - WJZY-TV becomes a UPN affiliate

2000 - WJZY-TV license transferred to CBC

2002 - WJZY-TV airs first HD broadcast, "Enterprise" in September

9/18/2006 - WJZY-TV, one of CBC’s two Charlotte TV stations, changes its network affiliation and begins airing programming for the CW Network, the date the network first hit the air. The CW Network, a creation of the merger of the UPN & WB networks. Formerly WJZY UPN46, the station became known as WJZY CW46.

6/12/2009 - CBC television stations join the country in turning off their analog signals, officially making the transition to digital telvision.

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