 Before KOWH signed on, The WB was seen either via another Pappas-operated station, KXVO in Omaha, or a cable-only WB 100+ station, KWBL; KOWH took KWBL's place on cable systems in central Nebraska, including Charter Communications in Hastings, Grand Island, and Kearney.Like KWBL, KOWH was a straight simulcast of The WB 100+, with no live programming.Five months before KOWH's sign-on, The WB and UPN announced that they would close and form The CW Television Network.