The CW is known for a lineup rebuilt around sports and acquired series, and it is one of the channels people check for before they sign up for anything.
Plenty of people land on YouTube TV as their cable replacement, and the only question left is whether their channels made the trip.
So, is The CW on YouTube TV? Here is where it sits in the lineup.
Is The CW on YouTube TV?
Yes, you can watch The CW on YouTube TV. The CW is part of the YouTube TV Base Plan, so it is included in the standard subscription with no add-on to buy. Your local feed depends on your ZIP code, so check that your market is covered before you subscribe.
Does YouTube TV carry your local CW station?
YouTube TV carries a local CW station in 188 of the 190 US markets in our lineup data. Find your market below to see whether yours is one of them, which station it is, and who else carries it.
| Market | Station | On YouTube TV | Also on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene-Sweetwater | KTXS-DT2 12.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Albany | WGCW 36 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | WCWN 45 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe | KWBQ 19 | Yes | — |
| Alexandria | KALB-DT3 5.3 | Yes | — |
| Amarillo | KVII-DT2 7.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Anchorage | KYUR-DT2 13.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Atlanta | WUPA 69 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Augusta | WAGT-CD2 26.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Austin | KNVA 54 | Yes | — |
| Bakersfield | KGET-DT2 17.2 | Yes | — |
| Baltimore | WNUV 54 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Bangor | WABI-DT2 5.2 | Yes | — |
| Baton Rouge | WBRL | Yes | — |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | KFDM-DT2 6.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Bend | KTVZ-DT2 21.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Billings | KTVQ-DT2 2.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Biloxi-Gulfport | WXXV-DT3 25.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Binghamton | WBNG-DT2 12.2 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa) | WTTO | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill | WVVA-DT2 6.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Boise | KYUU | Yes | — |
| Boston (Manchester) | WLVI 56 | No | DirecTV Stream, Fubo |
| Bowling Green | WBKO-DT3 13.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Buffalo | WNLO 23 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Burlington Plattsburgh | WNNE 31 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Butte-Bozeman | KXLF 4.2 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Casper-Riverton | KCWY-DT2 13.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque | KWWL-DT2 7.2 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Champaign & Springfield-Decatur | WBUI 23 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Charleston | WCBD-DT2 2.2 | Yes | — |
| Charlotte | WCCB8 18 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Charlottesville | WVIR-DT3 29.3 | Yes | — |
| Chattanooga | WFLI 53 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Cheyenne-Scottsbluff | KGWN 5.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Chico-Redding | KHSL-DT2 12.2 | Yes | — |
| Cincinnati | WKRC-DT2 12.2 | Yes | — |
| Clarksburg-Weston | WVFX-DT2 46.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Cleveland-Akron (Canton) | WUAB 43 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Colorado Springs-Pueblo | KXTU 57 | Yes | — |
| Columbia | WIS-DT2 10.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Columbia-Jefferson City | KOMU-DT3 8.3 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Columbus | WWHO 53 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Corpus Christi | KRIS-DT2 6.2 | Yes | — |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | KDAF 33 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Denver | KWGN 2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Des Moines-Ames | KCWI 23 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Detroit | WKBD 50 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Dothan | WRGX-LD2 23.2 | Yes | — |
| Duluth-Superior | KDLH 3 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| El Paso (Las Cruces) | KVIA-DT2 7.2 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Elmira (Corning) | KCWQ | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Erie | WSEE-DT2 35.2 | Yes | — |
| Eugene | KMTR-DT2 16.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Eureka | KECA 29 | Yes | — |
| Evansville | WTVW 7 | Yes | — |
| Fairbanks | KATN-DT3 2.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Flint-Saginaw-Bay City | WBSF 46 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Fresno-Visalia | KFRE 59 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Ft. Myers-Naples | WXCW 46 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | KHBS 40 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Ft. Wayne | WISE 33 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Gainesville | WCJB-DT2 20.2 | Yes | — |
| Grand Junction-Montrose | KJCT-LD2 8.2 | Yes | — |
| Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek | WWMT-DT2 3.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Great Falls | KRTV-DT2 3.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Green Bay-Appleton | WQCW 30 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem | WCWG 20 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Greenville-New Bern-Washington | WNCT-DT2 9.2 | Yes | — |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson | WYCW 62 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York | WHP-DT3 21.3 | Yes | — |
| Harrisonburg | WSVW-LD2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Hartford & New Haven | WCCT 20 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Hattiesburg-Laurel | WHLT-DT2 22.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Helena | KTVH-DT2 12.2 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Honolulu | KHON-DT2 2.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Houston | KIAH 39 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Huntsville-Decatur (Florence) | WHDF 15 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Idaho Falls-Pocatello | KIFI-DT3 8.3 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Indianapolis | WISH 8 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Jacksonville | WCWJ 17 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Johnstown-Altoona | WJAC-DT4 6.4 | Yes | — |
| Jonesboro | KAIT-DT3 8.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Kansas City | KCWE 29 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Knoxville | WBXX 20 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| La Crosse-Eau Claire | WXOW-DT2 19.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Lafayette-In | WLFI-DT2 18.2 | Yes | — |
| Lafayette-La | KATC 3.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Lake Charles | KPLC-DT2 7.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Lansing | WLAJ-DT2 53.2 | Yes | — |
| Laredo | KYLX-LD2 13.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Las Vegas | KVCW 33 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Lexington | WKYT-DT2 27.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney Plus | KCWH 18 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Little Rock-Pine Bluff | KASN 38 | Yes | — |
| Los Angeles | KTLA 5 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Louisville | WBKI 58.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Lubbock | KLCW 22 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Macon | WMAZ-DT2 13.2 | Yes | — |
| Madison | WMTV-DT2 15.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Mankato | KMNF-LD2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Marquette | WBKP 5.1 | Yes | — |
| Medford-Klamath Falls | KTVL-DT2 10.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Memphis | WLMT 30 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Meridian | WTOK-DT3 11.3 | Yes | — |
| Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | WSFL 39 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Milwaukee | WVTV 18 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | WUCW 23 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston) | KXMA 2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Missoula | KPAX-DT2 8.2 | Yes | — |
| Mobile, AL-Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach) | WFNA 55 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Monterey-Salinas | KION-DT2 46.2 | Yes | — |
| Montgomery-Selma | WBMM 22 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Myrtle Beach-Florence | WWMB 21 | Yes | — |
| Nashville | WNAB 58 | Yes | — |
| New Orleans | WNOL 38 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| New York | WPIX 11 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News | WGNT 27 | Yes | — |
| North Platte | KIIT-CD2 11.2 | Yes | — |
| Odessa-Midland | KCWO 4 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Oklahoma City | KOCB 34 | Yes | — |
| Omaha | KXVO 15 | Yes | — |
| Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne | WKCF 18 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville | KYOU-DT4 15.4 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg | WQTV 24 | Yes | — |
| Panama City | WJHG-DT2 7.2 | Yes | — |
| Parkersburg | WOVA-LD2 22.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Peoria-Bloomington | WEEK-DT3 25.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Philadelphia | WPSG 57 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Phoenix (Prescott) | KASW 61 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Pittsburgh | WPCW 19 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Portland | KRCW 32 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Portland-Auburn | WPXT | No | Fubo |
| Presque Isle | WAGM-DT3 8.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Providence-New Bedford | WNAC-DT2 64.2 | Yes | — |
| Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk | WGEM-DT2 10.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) | WLFL 22 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Rapid City | KCLO-DT2 15.2 | Yes | — |
| Reno | KOLO-DT3 8.3 | Yes | — |
| Richmond-Petersburg | WUPV 65 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Roanoke-Lynchburg | WWCW 21 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Rochester | WHAM-DT2 13.2 | Yes | — |
| Rochester-Mason City-Austin | KTTC-DT2 10.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Rockford | WREX-DT2 13.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto | KMAX 31 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Salisbury | WMDT 47.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Salt Lake City | KUCW 30 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| San Angelo | KTXE-LD2 38.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| San Antonio | KMYS 35 | Yes | — |
| San Diego | KFMB-DT2 8.2 | Yes | — |
| San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | KBCW 44 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo | KSBY-DT2 6.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Savannah | WSAV-DT2 3.2 | Yes | — |
| Seattle-Tacoma | KSTW 11 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Sherman-Ada | KTEN-DT2 10.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Shreveport | KPXJ 21 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Sioux City | KTIV-DT2 4.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Sioux Falls (Mitchell) | KSFY-DT2 13.2 | Yes | — |
| South Bend-Elkhart | WCWW 25 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Spokane | KSKN 22 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Springfield | KYCW 24.1 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Springfield-Holyoke | WWLP-DT2 22.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| St. Joseph | KNPG-LD2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| St. Louis | KPLR 11 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Syracuse | WSTQ 14 | Yes | — |
| Tallahassee-Thomasville | WTLF 24 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) | WTOG 44 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Terre Haute | WTHI-DT3 10.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Toledo | WTVG-DT2 13.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Topeka | KTKA-DT3 49.3 | Yes | — |
| Traverse City-Cadillac | WFQX-DT2 32.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Tri-Cities, TN-VA | WCYB-DT2 5.2 | Yes | — |
| Tucson (Sierra Vista) | KWBA 58 | Yes | Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Tulsa | KQCW 19 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV |
| Twin Falls | KMVT-DT2 11.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches) | KYTX-DT2 19.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Utica | WKTV-DT3 2.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Victoria | KVCT-DT3 19.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Waco-Temple-Bryan | KNCT 46 | Yes | — |
| Washington, DC (Hagerstown) | WDCW 50 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Watertown | WWTI-DT2 50.2 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Wausau-Rhinelander | WMOW 4 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce | WTVX 34 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Wichita Falls & Lawton | KAUZ-DT2 6.2 | Yes | — |
| Wichita-Hutchinson Plus | KSCW 33 | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Wilkes-Barre-Scranton | WSWB | Yes | DirecTV Stream |
| Wilmington | WWAY-DT3 3.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
| Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick | KIMA-DT2 29.2 | Yes | — |
| Youngstown | WFMJ-DT2 21.2 | Yes | Hulu + Live TV |
| Yuma-El Centro | KECY-DT3 9.3 | Yes | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV |
Local carriage is the piece that changes most often, since it depends on deals with individual station groups. Check your ZIP code on YouTube TV before you pay for a month.
How to watch The CW?
Open the YouTube TV app, go to the Live tab and find The CW in the guide, or type the name into search. Local channels are tied to the ZIP code on your account, so if you have moved recently, update it first. You can also add it to your Library so it sits at the front of the guide.
Which YouTube TV plan includes The CW?
The CW is on the only plan YouTube TV sells to most subscribers:
- YouTube TV Base Plan
There is no sports or entertainment add-on needed. The Base Plan is the whole lineup, and The CW is in it.
Which number is The CW on YouTube TV?
YouTube TV does not use channel numbers. The guide is a scrolling list you can reorder yourself.
Find The CW by opening the Live tab and scrolling, or search for it once and pin it to your Library so it stays near the top.
Which other streaming services carry The CW?
The CW is not exclusive to YouTube TV.
You can also get it on Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, DIRECTV Stream and a digital antenna, free over the air.
Other ways to watch The CW
| Fubo | Go to Fubo |
| Hulu with Live TV | Go to Hulu with Live TV |
About The CW
The CW is owned by Nexstar and is known for a lineup rebuilt around sports and acquired series.
The schedule leans on NASCAR Xfinity Series races, LIV Golf and "All American".
It is a standard part of most live TV packages, which is why it shows up on nearly every cable replacement service rather than behind a single app.