GCWA

1995-1998
In 1993, Grant Broadcasting signed an agreement with Time Warner and Tribune Broadcasting to affiliate GENT with The WB. Two years later, on January 11, 1995, GENT became a charter affiliate of The WB, changing its call letters to GWBS in September of that year to reflect its new network affiliation.

1998-2006
In 2001, GWBS was sold to Gannett Company, effectively making it a sister station to GOKK.

2006-present
In 2006, following CBS Corporation and Time Warner's announcement that UPN and The WB would merge into a single network named The CW, GWBS was picked as its Oslana affiliate due to sister station GOKK holding a long-running affiliation agreement with CBS. Its call letters were changed to GCWA as a result.

Affiliation history

 * Independent (1980-1995)
 * The WB (1995-2006)
 * The CW (2006-present)

Ownership history

 * Independent (1980-1990)
 * Grant Communications (1990-2001)
 * Gannett Company (2001-2015)
 * Tegna (2015-present)