High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! WLWC is the CW-affiliated television station licensed to New Bedford but which operates out of Providence and acts largely as a Rhode Island station despite its licensing. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 from a transmitter in the Ashley Heights section of East Freetown, Massachusetts. It can also be seen on Cox and Verizon FiOS channel 9 (in Rhode Island) as well as Comcast channel 13 (in Massachusetts). For high definition, it is offered on Verizon FiOS channel 509, Cox channel 705, and Comcast channel 813.