WBOW

WBOW (Virtual and Digital channel 35) is a CW-affiliated station located in Dover, Delaware and launched on October 6, 1977. The station is owned by Ibon Studios. The station is notable for having 8 subchannels to compete with HBO. Which explains the station's nickname: The Rainbow Station.

As an independent affiliate (1977 to 1997)
The station was launched in 1977 as an independent affiliate and was called Rainbow 35. The station assigned different colors for each day of the week. The channel's Saturday cartoon block was called "Rainbows: Animated!" Rainbows Animated was met with positive reception and even got syndicated to other stations. The block ran for a good 13 years until it ended for not complying with e/i regulations. In 1983, the station got it's first news broadcasts airing at 6 PM and 11 PM. With an additional 7 AM slot in 1985. In 1996, they announced that the station would be converted to a WB affiliate.

As a WB affiliate (1997 to 2006)
In 1997, the station became The WB. Also at the same year, the station became "Rainbow WB" until 1999 when it simply became Delaware's WB. In 2001, the station was acquired by animation studio DIC Entertainment and aired syndicated DIC programming every afternoon. The station just simply became Delaware's Rainbow 35 in 2006 when The WB and UPN announced that they would merge to produce The CW. Ironically enough, it gained UPN as a digital subchannel in 2005.

As The CW (2006 to present)
In 2006, the station became The CW. With its subchannel, UPN 69 becoming My69 due to the transfer. During the process, the station gained 40 additional news hours from Sinclar. In 2008, following DIC's merger with Cookie Jar Entertainment, the station became Cookie Jar's only known Television station and in 2015, the station gained Canadian-owned Family Channel as it's sub channel.

Digital Television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed: