(CKAC did keep its CBS affiliation until the late 1940s.)

The new owner renewed the station's CBS affiliation for the long term; it is currently set to expire at the end of 2014.

When Ansin made an offer to take the CBS affiliation, the network turned the offer down.

Sunbeam also made an unsuccessful play to take the CBS affiliation.

This is due to a reduction of advertising dollars, resulting from the economic downturn and the loss of CBS affiliation.

The CBS affiliation immediately moved back to channel 7, leaving channel 5 to affiliate with ABC.

The CBS affiliation was dropped in 1963.

It switched to CBS affiliation in 1982.

At this time, it also took on a secondary CBS affiliation.

The CBS affiliation had also ceased by this time, and moved to WAAB.