On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge to form The CW. On February 22, News Corporation announced that it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV. Gray, which had earlier planned to add a second digital subchannel on WSWG to carry CBS while keeping UPN on analog, chose instead to broadcast CBS on the analog and main digital channels starting on September 4, 2006 as a semi-satellite of WCTV; the second subchannel then began to carry MyNetworkTV. The move created a strong combined signal with just under 50% overlap. WSWG simulcast most of WCTV's newscasts, and cleared most of its syndicated programming (though in some cases at different times). There were also some programs that only aired on WSWG while some are only seen on WCTV. WSWG also aired separate station identifications and commercials. Previously, WCTV had been the default CBS affiliate in Albany for many years.