was Lexington's default WB affiliate, and even operated a "virtual channel" on primary cable systems in that area with separate identifications, especially after then-UPN affiliate WBLU-LP dropped their WB affiliation in September 2003; that station aired WB programming off-schedule as a secondary affiliation for four years. In addition, WBKI-TV was also the default over-the-air WB affiliate for at least the eastern half of the Bowling Green market area as “WBWG,” the WBKO-operated WB outlet in that area, was a cable-only member of The WB 100+ Station Group. Indeed, Nielsen counted the station as part of both the Louisville and Bowling Green markets before the station relocated its transmitter to Raywick. With the launch of The CW, under new affiliation terms inaugurated by the network, WBKI-TV was dropped from most cable providers in the Bowling Green and Lexington areas since that network respectively launched onto subchannels of ABC affiliate WBKO and CBS affiliate WKYT-TV. In spite of the existence of the subchannel-only affiliates in both markets, WBKI-TV could still be seen over-the-air in much of the western portion of the Lexington market, the eastern portion of the Bowling Green market, and on about 20 other cable systems in central and southern Kentucky. The station was also available on cable in portions of the Nashville market, including parts of far southern Kentucky (e.g. Cumberland, Clinton, and Monroe counties) as well as three counties (Clay, Macon, and Pickett) in Tennessee. This ended sometime around 2010 when Nashville's then-CW affiliate WNAB (now a Dabl affiliate) claimed market exclusivity in those areas. Programming General entertainment The station cleared all programming from The WB, Kids' WB and The CW from 1997 until its 2017 shutdown. Throughout its life on the air, the station's broadcast schedule encompassed a wide variety of syndicated programming outside of network programming. The station offered a variety of older and a few recent sitcoms, and a few first-run reality shows such as Blind Date and Elimidate. This station was also known in the market to air movies on weekend afternoons. In addition, WBKI-TV also carried programming from the Shop at Home Network during overnight hours until that network's 2008 shutdown. The station has also aired several locally produced shows as well. Sports programming WBKI-TV also broadcast a selection of sports programming for much of its life on the air. It was the flagship station for Ohio Valley Wrestling for a number of