to join The CW over WUAB as it had been the higher-rated of the two stations at the time of the agreement's signing. Six days later on March 7, as part of an affiliation agreement that included two other Raycom-owned stations, WUAB was confirmed to be the Cleveland market's MyNetworkTV affiliate. WBNX remained a WB affiliate until the network ceased operations on September 17, 2006; when the station affiliated with The CW upon that network's debut on September 18, WBNX began branding as "WBNX, The CW," and adopted a new wordmark logo consisting solely of the WBNX-TV call letter and the CW network logo design. On April 30, 2007, WBNX began broadcasting CW network programming in high definition and 5.1 stereo surround sound. Return to independence On July 11, 2018, Raycom Media and CBS Corporation announced that it signed a long-term deal in which WUAB would become the CW affiliate in Cleveland, with WBNX 55.1 becoming independent, effective July 16. The last CW network program to air on WBNX was Chicken Soup for the Soul's Hidden Heroes (part of the network's One Magnificent Morning block) at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 14. WBNX formally became an independent station on July 16, with CW network programming, consisting of one hour daytime and two hours nightly and Saturday mornings, being replaced with syndicated programs already on channel 55's schedule. WBNX continues its affiliation with Movies! and Heroes & Icons on its third and fourth subchannels. Subchannel history WBNX-DT2 On October 11, 2010, WBNX's second digital subchannel debuted as an independent station (branded as The Happy Channel) airing religious/family-oriented programming, such as Ernest Angley Ministries-produced programs such as The 90 & 9 Club, The Ernest Angley Hour and the gospel music series Sing, Sing, Sing, Come on Let's Sing, along with other select family programs. On January 1, 2022, channel 55.2 switched to the classic game show network Buzzr (though a small amount of religious programing remains on the schedule, preempting a few game shows). WBNX-DT3 On March 20, 2012, WBNX activated a new subchannel, which six days later became the new Cleveland affiliate of This TV, which had previously been carried on WUAB until that station's affiliation contract with the network expired. On March 23, 2015, WBNX replaced This TV with the Movies! network. WBNX-DT4 In November 2015, it was announced that WBNX would become an affiliate of the Heroes & Icons