▁also ▁ce ase ▁operations . ▁ ▁However , ▁W J XX ▁was ▁not ▁sl ated ▁to ▁sign ▁on ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 . ▁At ▁ABC ' s ▁request , ▁All brit ton / W PR ▁moved ▁W J XX ' s ▁launch ▁date ▁up ▁to ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁even ▁though ▁its ▁full - power ▁facility ▁hadn ' t ▁been ▁approved ▁yet . ▁W BS G - TV , ▁which ▁W J KS ▁had ▁replaced ▁as ▁the ▁area ' s ▁W B ▁affili ate , ▁joined ▁ABC ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁semi - s at ellite ▁of ▁W J XX . ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁W J XX ▁signed ▁on , ▁W J KS ▁changed ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁W J W B . ▁ ▁Having ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁affili ation ▁switch , ▁W J W B ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁stations ▁to ▁switch ▁from ▁a ▁" big ▁three " ▁network ▁to ▁The ▁W B , ▁which ▁had ▁started ▁operations ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁network ' s ▁first ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁Florida ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁market ▁received ▁The ▁W B ▁programming ▁via ▁either ▁the ▁national ▁feed ▁supplied ▁by ▁Chicago ▁station ▁W GN - TV , ▁or ▁off - market ▁stations , ▁while ▁the ▁Georgia ▁side ▁received ▁the ▁network ▁on ▁W BS G - TV . ▁Under ▁normal ▁circumstances , ▁the ▁switch ▁could ▁have ▁sp elled ▁trouble ▁for ▁channel ▁ 1