- WBNB-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WBNB-TV
city = Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 10 (VHF )
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations =CBS
founded = 1961
location =Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
callsign_meaning = Benedek Broadcasting
former_callsigns =
owner =Benedek Broadcasting
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
HAAT =
class = Full service
facility_id =
homepage =WBNB-TV is the former
CBS affiliate for theU.S. Virgin Islands , broadcasting from a 316 kW transmitter in Charlotte Amalie, on the island of Saint Thomas. It was the first television station in theVirgin Islands , starting operations in 1961.The station was destroyed in
1989 byHurricane Hugo , and the owners (Brisette Broadcasting ) could not afford to rebuild.Benedek Broadcasting , who acquired Brisette the following year, opted to turn in WBNB's license to the FCC for cancellation, instead of rebuilding the facilities.CBS programming was brought back to the USVI in 2001, with
WVXF on channel 17.External links
* [http://www.tvradioworld.com/region1/vir/ TVRadioWorld]
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