then shortly thereafter swapped subchannels with WRGB and took Universal Sports. WCWN-DT2 went dark again on January 1, 2012, when Universal Sports moved to cable only status and later shut down altogether. Analog-to-digital conversion WCWN shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 45, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 43. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 45. During the 2019 digital television repack, WCWN relocated from UHF channel 43 as it was no longer allocated to broadcast television and is now broadcasting on UHF channel 22. ATSC 3.0 lighthouse See also Channel 15 branded TV stations in the United States Channel 22 digital TV stations in the United States Channel 45 virtual TV stations in the United States References External links CWAlbany.com - Official website The CW affiliates Charge! (TV network) affiliates Stadium (sports network) affiliates CWN Television channels and stations established in 1984 1984 establishments in New York (state) Sinclair Broadcast Group ATSC 3.0 television stations