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----on October 27, 1993, [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] and [[Chris-Craft Industries]] announced that they would form a new TV network, which would be co-owned by United Television, while most of the programming would be made by [[Paramount Television]]. the network was gonna be called just "U", but the trademark was held by the [[National Association of College Broadcasters]]. offers were made, but later the network was set to be titled the U/P Network, before deciding on UPN. U standing for [[United Television]], P standing for [[Paramount Television]], N standing for.... Network.
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on January 16, 1995, UPN launched  
=== Background ===
on October 27, 1993, [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] and [[Chris-Craft Industries]] announced that they would form a new TV network, which would be co-owned by United Television, while most of the programming would be made by [[Paramount Television]]. the network was gonna be called just "U", but the trademark was held by the [[National Association of College Broadcasters]]. offers were made, but later the network was set to be titled the U/P Network, before deciding on UPN. U standing for [[United Television]], P standing for [[Paramount Television]], N standing for.... Network.
 
on January 16, 1995, UPN launched.


on December 8, 1996 [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] purchased a 50% stake in the company.  
on December 8, 1996 [[Viacom Productions|Viacom]] purchased a 50% stake in the company.  
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on September 15, 2006, UPN shut down. and in it's place launched [[The CW]].
on September 15, 2006, UPN shut down. and in it's place launched [[The CW]].
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==== former affiliates ====
[[KSLA]] (1995) [[KIRO-TV]] (secondary 1995, primary 1995-1997), [[WRDC]] (secondary 1995, primary 1995-2006), [[KNSN-TV]] (secondary 1995-1996, primary 1996-2006), [[WMYV]] (secondary 1995-1996, primary 1996-2006), [[KAYU-TV]] (secondary, 1995-1997), [[WYDC]] (1995-1997, secondary 1997-2004), [[KHSV]] (1995-1998), [[KMYS]] (1995-1998), [[KOCB]] (1995-1998), [[KQCA]] (1995-1998), [[KSMO-TV]] (1995-1998), [[KTDO]] (1995-1998), [[KUSI-TV]] (1995-1998), [[WNUV]] (1995-1998), [[WPCT]] (1995-1998), [[WPNT]] (1995-1998), [[WSTR-TV]] (1995-1998), [[WTTV]] (1995-1998), [[WXCW]] (1995-1998), [[WABM]] (1995-1998, 1998-2006), [[WCGV-TV]] (1995-1998, 1998-2006), [[KASY-TV]] (1995-1999, 2000-2006), [[WISC-TV]] (secondary 1995-1999, subchannel 2000-2006), [[KJZZ-TV]] (1995-2000), [[WAXC-LD]] (1995-2000), [[WCCT-TV]] (1995-2000), [[WUPT-CA]] (1995-2000, 2001-2003), [[KLAX-TV]] (secondary 1995-2000), [[KGJT-CD]] (secondary 1995-2000, primary 2000-2006), [[KSHV-TV]] (1995-2001, secondary 2001-2003), [[KIDZ-LD]] (secondary 1995-2001, primary 2001-2006), [[KBTR-CD]] (1995-2001), [[KIIT-CD]] (1995-2001), [[WFLI-TV]] (1995-2001), [[WNYS-TV]] (1995-2001), [[KEVU-CD]] (1995-2002), [[KHII-TV]] (1995-2002), [[KMSP-TV]] (1995-2002), [[KPTV]] (1995-2002), [[KWHY]] (1995-2002), [[WJAX-TV]] (1995-2002) [[WBND-LD]] (secondary 1995-2003), [[WMYS-LD]] (secondary 1995-2003), [[K17DL-D]] (1995-2006), [[KAIL]] (1995-2006), [[KASN]] (1995-2006), [[KAUU]] (1995-2006), [[KCPN-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KCOP-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KECY-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KLAF-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KMYL-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KMYT-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KNIN-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KPYX]] (1995-2006), [[KQEG-CD]] (1995-2006) [[KSPR-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KTTU-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KTVD]] (1995-2006), [[KTXA]] (1995-2006), [[KTXH]] (1995-2006), [[KUPT]] (1995-2006), [[KUTP]] (1995-2006), [[KUVI-DT]] (1995-2006), [[KXTS-LD]] (1995-2006), [[WACY-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WAPK-CD]] (1995-2006), [[WBKI]] (1995-2006), [[WDCA]] (1995-2006), [[WGNT]] (1995-2006), [[WJKT]] (1995-2006), [[WJTC]] (1995-2006), [[WJZY]] (1995-2006), [[WBKD-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WLMT]] (1995-2006), [[WMNT-CD]] (1995-2006), [[WPNY-LD]] (1995-2006), [[WPSG]] (1995-2006), [[WPWR-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WRBW]] (1995-2006), [[WSBK-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WTOG]] (1995-2006), [[WTVX]] (1995-2006), [[WUAB]] (1995-2006), [[WUPA]] (1995-2006), [[WUPL]] (1995-2006), [[WUXP-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WWMB]] (1995-2006), [[WWOR-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WXBU]] (1995-2006), [[WFXW]] (secondary 1995-2006), [[WNEM-TV]] (secondary 1995-2006), [[WZPX-TV]] (1996-1999), [[KAKW-TV]] (1996-2001, secondary 2001-2002), [[WYGN-LD]] (1996-2002), [[KJBO-LD]] (1996-2006), [[WGNM]] (1996-2006), [[KOXO]] (1997?-2006), [[WYCW]] (secondary 1997-1999, primary 1999-2006), [[WDKA]] (1997-2000), [[WLWC]] (1997-2000, secondary 2000-2006), [[WWHO]] (1997-2000, secondary 2000-2006), [[WKTC]] (1997-2001, secondary 2001-2004), [[WMYG-LP]] (secondary 1997-2002), [[KWYF-LD]] (secondary 1997-2004, primary 2004-2006), [[KRVU-LD]] (1997-2006), [[KSTW]] (1997-2006), [[KTPN-LD]] (1997-2006), [[WCIV]] (1997-2006), [[WCVI-TV]] (1997-2006), [[WIPL]] (1997-2006), [[WSCG]] (1997-2006), [[WSWG]] (1997-2006), [[WUPV]] (1997-2006), [[WZBJ]] (1997-2006) [[K13VC]] (secondary 1998-2000, primary 1998-2006), [[WUPX-TV]] (1998-2001), [[WVUP-CD]] (1998-2001), [[WBBZ-TV]] (1998-2003), [[WAGT-CD]] (1998-2004), WBLU-LP (1998-2004), [[KAUT-TV]] (1998-2006), [[KCWE]] (1998-2006), [[KMAX-TV]] (1998-2006), [[Miami Valley Channel]] (1998-2006), [[WBGT-CD]] (1998-2006), [[WBPA-LD]] (1998-2006), [[WBQC-LD]] (1998-2006), [[WNFM]] (1998-2006), [[WPKD-TV]] (1998-2006), [[WUTB]] (1998-2006), [[WQMY]] (secondary 1998-2006), [[WSWB]] (secondary 1998-2006), [[KQSY-LD]] (1999-????), [[WICZ-TV]] (secondary 1999-2000), [[WXMS-LP]] (secondary 1999-2001, primary 2001-2006) [[WIFS]] (1999-2002), [[KZUP-CD]] (1999-2003), [[WVTT-CD]] (1999-2003), [[KCPO-LD]] (1999-2004), [[XHRIO-TDT]] (1999-2005), [[KCDO-TV]] (1999-2006), [[KTUD-CD]] (1999-2006), [[KXTU-LD]] (1999-2006), [[WGBP-TV]] (1999-2006), [[WGMU-LP]] (1999-2006), [[WHDF]] (1999-2006), [[WPNM-LD]] (1999-2006), [[WTVK]] (1999-2006), [[WXSP-CD]] (1999-2006), [[XHDTV-TDT]] (1999-2006), [[KDUL-LP]] (2000-2001) [[KCWX]] (2000-2006), [[KPSE-LD]] (2000-2006), [[WHTV]] (2000-2006), [[WIYC]] (2000-2006), [[WQWQ-LD]] (2000-2006), [[KLCW-TV]] (2001-2005), [[KFDF-CD]] (2001-2006), [[KMTW]] (2001-2006), [[KPNZ]] (2001-2006), [[KXPI-LD]] (2001-2006), [[WCTX]] (2001-2006), [[WCTI-TV]] (subchannel 2001-2006), [[KPDX]] (2002-2006), [[KTOV-LP]] (2002-2006), [[WFXU]] (2002-2005), [[WBQD-LP]] (2002-2006), [[WFTC]] (2002-2006) [[WFOX-TV]] (secondary 2002-2006), [[WTLF]] (2003-2005), [[KLMN]] (secondary 2003-2005, primary 2005-2006), [[KCEB]] (2003-2006), [[WCIX-LP]] (2003-2006), [[KPXJ]] (2003-2006), [[KQUP]] (2003-2006), [[WBXH-CD]] (2003-2006), [[WNLO]] (2003-2006), [[WNYA]] (2003-2006), [[WSBT-TV]] (subchannel 2003-2006), [[WSTM-TV]] (subchannel 2003-2006), [[WBXI-CD]] (2004), [[KEJB]] (2004-2006), [[KWWF]] (2004-2006), [[WBIF]] (2004-2006) [[KIKU]] (secondary, 2004-2006), [[WSJP-LD]] (2005-2006), [[WRBJ-TV]] (2006), [[KYTX-TV]] (secondary 2006)
[[KSLA]] (1995) [[KIRO-TV]] (secondary 1995, primary 1995-1997), [[WRDC]] (secondary 1995, primary 1995-2006), [[KNSN-TV]] (secondary 1995-1996, primary 1996-2006), [[WMYV]] (secondary 1995-1996, primary 1996-2006), [[KAYU-TV]] (secondary, 1995-1997), [[WYDC]] (1995-1997, secondary 1997-2004), [[KHSV]] (1995-1998), [[KMYS]] (1995-1998), [[KOCB]] (1995-1998), [[KQCA]] (1995-1998), [[KSMO-TV]] (1995-1998), [[KTDO]] (1995-1998), [[KUSI-TV]] (1995-1998), [[WNUV]] (1995-1998), [[WPCT]] (1995-1998), [[WPNT]] (1995-1998), [[WSTR-TV]] (1995-1998), [[WTTV]] (1995-1998), [[WXCW]] (1995-1998), [[WABM]] (1995-1998, 1998-2006), [[WCGV-TV]] (1995-1998, 1998-2006), [[KASY-TV]] (1995-1999, 2000-2006), [[WISC-TV]] (secondary 1995-1999, subchannel 2000-2006), [[KJZZ-TV]] (1995-2000), [[WAXC-LD]] (1995-2000), [[WCCT-TV]] (1995-2000), [[WUPT-CA]] (1995-2000, 2001-2003), [[KLAX-TV]] (secondary 1995-2000), [[KGJT-CD]] (secondary 1995-2000, primary 2000-2006), [[KSHV-TV]] (1995-2001, secondary 2001-2003), [[KIDZ-LD]] (secondary 1995-2001, primary 2001-2006), [[KBTR-CD]] (1995-2001), [[KIIT-CD]] (1995-2001), [[WFLI-TV]] (1995-2001), [[WNYS-TV]] (1995-2001), [[KEVU-CD]] (1995-2002), [[KHII-TV]] (1995-2002), [[KMSP-TV]] (1995-2002), [[KPTV]] (1995-2002), [[KWHY]] (1995-2002), [[WJAX-TV]] (1995-2002) [[WBND-LD]] (secondary 1995-2003), [[WMYS-LD]] (secondary 1995-2003), [[K17DL-D]] (1995-2006), [[KAIL]] (1995-2006), [[KASN]] (1995-2006), [[KAUU]] (1995-2006), [[KCPN-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KCOP-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KECY-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KLAF-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KMYL-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KMYT-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KNIN-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KPYX]] (1995-2006), [[KQEG-CD]] (1995-2006) [[KSPR-LD]] (1995-2006), [[KTTU-TV]] (1995-2006), [[KTVD]] (1995-2006), [[KTXA]] (1995-2006), [[KTXH]] (1995-2006), [[KUPT]] (1995-2006), [[KUTP]] (1995-2006), [[KUVI-DT]] (1995-2006), [[KXTS-LD]] (1995-2006), [[WACY-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WAPK-CD]] (1995-2006), [[WBKI]] (1995-2006), [[WDCA]] (1995-2006), [[WGNT]] (1995-2006), [[WJKT]] (1995-2006), [[WJTC]] (1995-2006), [[WJZY]] (1995-2006), [[WBKD-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WLMT]] (1995-2006), [[WMNT-CD]] (1995-2006), [[WPNY-LD]] (1995-2006), [[WPSG]] (1995-2006), [[WPWR-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WRBW]] (1995-2006), [[WSBK-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WTOG]] (1995-2006), [[WTVX]] (1995-2006), [[WUAB]] (1995-2006), [[WUPA]] (1995-2006), [[WUPL]] (1995-2006), [[WUXP-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WWMB]] (1995-2006), [[WWOR-TV]] (1995-2006), [[WXBU]] (1995-2006), [[WFXW]] (secondary 1995-2006), [[WNEM-TV]] (secondary 1995-2006), [[WZPX-TV]] (1996-1999), [[KAKW-TV]] (1996-2001, secondary 2001-2002), [[WYGN-LD]] (1996-2002), [[KJBO-LD]] (1996-2006), [[WGNM]] (1996-2006), [[KOXO]] (1997?-2006), [[WYCW]] (secondary 1997-1999, primary 1999-2006), [[WDKA]] (1997-2000), [[WLWC]] (1997-2000, secondary 2000-2006), [[WWHO]] (1997-2000, secondary 2000-2006), [[WKTC]] (1997-2001, secondary 2001-2004), [[WMYG-LP]] (secondary 1997-2002), [[KWYF-LD]] (secondary 1997-2004, primary 2004-2006), [[KRVU-LD]] (1997-2006), [[KSTW]] (1997-2006), [[KTPN-LD]] (1997-2006), [[WCIV]] (1997-2006), [[WCVI-TV]] (1997-2006), [[WIPL]] (1997-2006), [[WSCG]] (1997-2006), [[WSWG]] (1997-2006), [[WUPV]] (1997-2006), [[WZBJ]] (1997-2006) [[K13VC]] (secondary 1998-2000, primary 1998-2006), [[WUPX-TV]] (1998-2001), [[WVUP-CD]] (1998-2001), [[WBBZ-TV]] (1998-2003), [[WAGT-CD]] (1998-2004), WBLU-LP (1998-2004), [[KAUT-TV]] (1998-2006), [[KCWE]] (1998-2006), [[KMAX-TV]] (1998-2006), [[Miami Valley Channel]] (1998-2006), [[WBGT-CD]] (1998-2006), [[WBPA-LD]] (1998-2006), [[WBQC-LD]] (1998-2006), [[WNFM]] (1998-2006), [[WPKD-TV]] (1998-2006), [[WUTB]] (1998-2006), [[WQMY]] (secondary 1998-2006), [[WSWB]] (secondary 1998-2006), [[KQSY-LD]] (1999-????), [[WICZ-TV]] (secondary 1999-2000), [[WXMS-LP]] (secondary 1999-2001, primary 2001-2006) [[WIFS]] (1999-2002), [[KZUP-CD]] (1999-2003), [[WVTT-CD]] (1999-2003), [[KCPO-LD]] (1999-2004), [[XHRIO-TDT]] (1999-2005), [[KCDO-TV]] (1999-2006), [[KTUD-CD]] (1999-2006), [[KXTU-LD]] (1999-2006), [[WGBP-TV]] (1999-2006), [[WGMU-LP]] (1999-2006), [[WHDF]] (1999-2006), [[WPNM-LD]] (1999-2006), [[WTVK]] (1999-2006), [[WXSP-CD]] (1999-2006), [[XHDTV-TDT]] (1999-2006), [[KDUL-LP]] (2000-2001) [[KCWX]] (2000-2006), [[KPSE-LD]] (2000-2006), [[WHTV]] (2000-2006), [[WIYC]] (2000-2006), [[WQWQ-LD]] (2000-2006), [[KLCW-TV]] (2001-2005), [[KFDF-CD]] (2001-2006), [[KMTW]] (2001-2006), [[KPNZ]] (2001-2006), [[KXPI-LD]] (2001-2006), [[WCTX]] (2001-2006), [[WCTI-TV]] (subchannel 2001-2006), [[KPDX]] (2002-2006), [[KTOV-LP]] (2002-2006), [[WFXU]] (2002-2005), [[WBQD-LP]] (2002-2006), [[WFTC]] (2002-2006) [[WFOX-TV]] (secondary 2002-2006), [[WTLF]] (2003-2005), [[KLMN]] (secondary 2003-2005, primary 2005-2006), [[KCEB]] (2003-2006), [[WCIX-LP]] (2003-2006), [[KPXJ]] (2003-2006), [[KQUP]] (2003-2006), [[WBXH-CD]] (2003-2006), [[WNLO]] (2003-2006), [[WNYA]] (2003-2006), [[WSBT-TV]] (subchannel 2003-2006), [[WSTM-TV]] (subchannel 2003-2006), [[WBXI-CD]] (2004), [[KEJB]] (2004-2006), [[KWWF]] (2004-2006), [[WBIF]] (2004-2006) [[KIKU]] (secondary, 2004-2006), [[WSJP-LD]] (2005-2006), [[WRBJ-TV]] (2006), [[KYTX-TV]] (secondary 2006)
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