The WB

Summary

The WB is a television network^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,457 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The WB is in the country of United States^[3].
• The WB's instance of is recorded as television network^[4].
• The WB's instance of is recorded as Internet television^[5].
• The WB's owned by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment^[6].
• The WB's owned by is recorded as Tribune Broadcasting^[7].
• The WB's owned by is recorded as Jamie Kellner^[8].
• The WB's logo image is recorded as Logo of The WB.svg^[9].
• The WB's logo image is recorded as The WB 2012.svg^[10].
• The WB's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[11].
• The WB's chief executive officer is recorded as Jordan Levin^[12].
• The WB's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152888202^[13].
• The WB's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159301031^[14].
• The WB's GND ID is recorded as 10183946-7^[15].
• The WB's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96006811^[16].
• The WB's Commons category is recorded as The CW Television Network^[17].
• The WB's chairperson is recorded as Garth Ancier^[18].
• +1995-01-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The WB^[19].
• The WB was dissolved in +2006-09-17T00:00:00Z^[20].
• The WB's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0187wh^[21].
• The WB's parent organization or unit is recorded as WarnerMedia^[22].
• The WB's mascot is recorded as Michigan J. Frog^[23].
• The WB's official website is recorded as http://www.thewb.com^[24].
• The WB's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The WB^[25].
• The WB's replaced by is recorded as The CW^[26].
• The WB's date of official opening is recorded as +1993-11-02T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Founding

+1995-01-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The WB^[19].

Leadership

The WB's chief executive officer is recorded as Jordan Levin^[12]. Its chairperson is recorded as Garth Ancier^[18].

Operations

The WB's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as WarnerMedia^[22].

Ownership

Owners include Warner Bros. Entertainment^[6], a film production company^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1923^[30], headquartered in Burbank^[31]; Tribune Broadcasting^[7], a subsidiary company^[32], founded in 1924^[33], headquartered in Tribune Tower^[34]; and Jamie Kellner^[8], a chief executive officer^[35], 1901–2024^[36], of United States^[37].

Dissolution

The WB was dissolved in +2006-09-17T00:00:00Z^[20].

Why It Matters

The WB ranks in the top 5% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,457 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]