WBAE (The CW Plus)
"WBAE" is the CW-affiliated television station for Alpena, Michigan. Its call sign is fictional as it is cable-exclusive. This station is only offered on cable as part of The CW Plus, a special CW cable and / or over-the-air digital feed. Operated by Charter, the station can be seen on channel 21. WBAE is operated out of Charter's regional offices on M-32 in Alpena. Like most CW Plus affiliates it offers the nationally syndicated morning show, The Daily Buzz, on weekday mornings from 6 to 9. Like most other CW Plus stations, WBAE was originally part of The WB through The WB 100+ (a similar operation to the current CW Plus service) until The WB and UPN shut down on September 18, 2006 to form The CW. As a WB affiliate, it was known on-air as "Alpena's WB 21".