On January 24, 2006, Time Warner and CBS Corporation announced that the two companies would respectively shut down The WB and UPN to create The CW, which would feature programs from its two predecessors as well as new series that were produced specifically for the jointly-owned network. A national feed of the network, The CW Plus, was created by The CW as a replacement for The WB 100+ Station Group to allow the existing cable outlets as well as low-power analog stations and digital subchannels of major network affiliates in smaller markets that had joined The WB 100+ in the years following its launch to maintain a network affiliation.
In 2006, Time Warner and CBS Corporation merged their television networks, The WB and UPN, to form a new network called The CW. This new network would air programs from both previous networks as well as new shows produced specifically for it. To ensure continued coverage in smaller markets, The CW also launched The CW Plus, a national feed that replaced the existing The WB 100+ Station Group.