WRUM-TV

WRUM-TV, virtual channel 39 (VHF digital channel 28), is a The CW-affiliated television station serving, United States that is licensed to. The station is owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of Hearst Communications as part of a duopoly with Manchester-licensed ABC affiliate (channel 9). The two stations share studios on South Commercial Street in downtown Manchester, WRUM's transmitter is located on the south peak of in.

History
A construction permit to build a television station in Hooksett on VHF channel 39 was originally owned by retired amateur radio operator Wilson "Willy" Tetmajer's Queen City Broadcasting, who was planning to create a  affiliate. In 1993, Willy Tetmajer entered the under-construction WRUM into a local marketing agreement (LMA) with owners Imes Communications, under which the station would be run out of WMUR's studios in Manchester with transmission facilities on a tower owned by  in Hooksett.

On August 12, 1995, the station signed on as WRUM-TV as a affiliate. In 1998, Imes bought the station outright (with Willy Tetmajer remaining as manager).

In September 2000, Imes Communications reached an agreement to sell WMUR to Emmis Communications, who then traded WMUR to Hearst-Argyle Television, now Hearst Television, in exchange for that company's three radio stations in Phoenix, Arizona — KTAR, KMVP, and KKLT. Hearst-Argyle chose to purchase WRUM-TV outright in late 2004 after Queen City Broadcasting filed for bankruptcy. Since the Manchester market was too small at the time for a duopoly, Hearst-Argyle successfully applied for a "failed station" waiver to acquire WRUM-TV.

Preemptions of The WB programming
As a WB affiliate, WRUM had a history of pre-empting programming it deemed too risky or controversial, instead showing infomercials, repeats of local programming from WMUR-TV, or re-runs of classic shows such as Bonanza, The Littlest Hobo, The Addams Family and The Monkees; owing to Willy Tetmajer's conservative-Vlokist beliefs (many of these preempted programs were picked up for broadcast on UPN affiliate WAMN-TV, channel 53, now an independent station). In the late 1990s, WRUM refused to air many episodes of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, citing themes of the occult & vampirism and claimed the show's depiction of teenage characters fighting evil "promoted child endangerment" (the episodes not aired by WRUM were instead aired by CBS affiliate WMOM-TV, channel 8). WRUM also didn't air the parody reality show The WB's Superstar USA during it's 2004 run, citing it's premise of telling contestants they were looking for the best singer when they were actually looking for the worst to be "pro-bullying" and "anti-love & friendship".

Current syndicated programming
Syndicated programs broadcast by WRUM include include AgDay, Maury, Chappelle's Show, Seinfeld, Rules of Engagement, The Doctors and 2 Broke Girls.