On April 1, 2002, WBZ-TV added its weekday morning newscast and "Sports Final" to WLWC's lineup; a year later, WSBK-TV's "Red Sox This Week" was also added to the schedule. This was done to serve viewers inconvenienced by Cox's removal of WBZ from its Rhode Island systems. In 2004, WLWC dropped the morning newscast; in its place, on September 13, the station, along with seven other Viacom-owned UPN stations, began airing the nationally syndicated morning program "The Daily Buzz". "Sports Final" and "Red Sox This Week" were retained (though "Sports Final" now aired on a half-hour tape delay from its WBZ-TV broadcast), and WLWC also added "Phantom Gourmet" from WSBK. Beginning with the 2005 season, WLWC (along with WSBK) began airing syndicated broadcasts of ACC college football and men's basketball games as Boston College's move to the conference created regional interest for the ACC.