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.
The merger of The WB and UPN to form The CW resulted in the creation of a new network with programs from both previous networks as well as new shows produced specifically for it. The CW Plus was created to maintain network affiliation for existing cable outlets, 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.