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{{Short description|Television station in Schenectady, New York}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WCWN
| city = Schenectady, New York
| logo = WCWN 2024.svg 
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_caption = 
| atsc3 = yes
| branding = CW 15 (cable channel)
| analog = 
| digital = 22 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 45
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''45.1:''' [[The CW]] / [[CBS]] (alternate)|'''45.2:''' [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]|'''45.4:''' [[The Nest (TV network)|The Nest]]}}
| translators = 
| country = United States
| founded = March 22, 1982
| airdate = {{start date and age|1984|12|3|p=y}}
| last_airdate = 
| location = [[Schenectady]]–[[Albany, New York|Albany]]–[[Troy, New York]]
| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|The CW Network|-or-|The CW [[New York State]]}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WUSV (1982–1987)|WMHX (1987–1993)|WMHQ (1993–1999)|WEWB-TV (1999–2006)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 45 (UHF, 1984–2009)|'''Digital:''' 43 (UHF, 2003–2019)}}
| owner = [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]
| licensee = WCWN Licensee, [[LLC]]
| sister_stations = [[WRGB]]
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (1984–1987)|[[PBS]] (1987–1991, 1993–1999)|[[Dark (broadcasting)|Dark]] (1991–1993)|[[The WB]] (1999–2006)}}
| erp = 750 kW
| haat = {{convert|426|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = 
| facility_id = 73264
| coordinates = {{coord|42|37|31.3|N|74|0|36.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://cwalbany.com/}}
}}

'''WCWN''' (channel 45) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Schenectady, New York]], United States, serving the [[Capital District, New York|Capital District]] as an affiliate of [[The CW]]. It is owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] alongside [[CBS]] affiliate [[WRGB]] (channel 6). The two stations share studios on Balltown Road in [[Niskayuna, New York]]; WCWN's transmitter is located on the [[Helderberg Escarpment]] west of [[New Salem, New York|New Salem]]. WCWN brands as '''CW 15''' after the cable channel position on [[Charter Spectrum]] and [[Verizon Fios]].