0 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Media ▁General ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁expl oring ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁W C W J . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁N ex star ▁Broadcast ing ▁Group ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁purchase ▁W C W J . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁final ized ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁W C W J ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁C W ▁affili ate ▁to ▁be ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁directly ▁by ▁N ex star ▁( N ex star ▁later ▁acquired ▁three ▁other ▁C W ▁affili ates ▁along ▁with ▁one ▁C W - aff ili ated ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁from ▁New port ▁Television ▁and ▁until ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁held ▁the ▁license ▁assets ▁of ▁C W ▁affili ate ▁W LY H - TV ▁in ▁Harris burg , ▁Pennsylvania ▁through ▁a ▁shared ▁services ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁S inc la ir ▁Broadcast ▁Group ) ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁became ▁N ex star ' s ▁largest ▁television ▁station ▁by ▁market ▁size ▁( a ▁distinction ▁now ▁held ▁by ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C W ▁affili ate ▁K T LA ). ▁The ▁W C W J ▁website ▁was ▁red es igned ▁almost ▁immediately ▁after ▁N ex star ▁closed ▁on ▁its ▁purchase . ▁ ▁S ale ▁to ▁Graham ▁Media ▁Group ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁N ex star ▁announced