Caribbean Broadcast Network

Television station in Road Town, British Virgin Islands

Road Town, British Virgin Islands

Channels

Digital: 101 (Cable)

OwnershipOwnerCaribbean Broadcast Network (BVI) LimitedHistoryFoundedNovember 1973; 50 years ago (1973-11)

Former call signs

ZBTVLinksWebsitewww.cbnvirginislands.com

The Caribbean Broadcast Network (CBN) is the local television station for Road Town, and the rest of the British Virgin Islands. Owned locally by Caribbean Broadcast Network (BVI) Limited, the station broadcasts a 24-hour schedule of local entertainment, news, sports and religious programming, along with infomercials and movies.

CBN was founded in 2005 replacing ZBTV. It started broadcasting in November 1973 on channel 5,^[1] its schedule as of 1979 consisted mainly of American television series some religious programmming.^[2] The station in 1978 threatened against WTJX-TV for the creation of a relay station on the same frequency.^[3]

References

^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1976. p. 1079-b. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Monday's TV Listings. The Virgin Islands Daily News. 19 November 1979.
^ Tortola TV Station Fights Channel 12 Plans. The Virgin Islands Daily News. 17 November 1978.

External links

Official website

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British Virgin Islands

Local cable channels

Defunct stations

WBNB-TV 10 (CBS, Saint Thomas)
WWCW 15 (Rel., Saint Croix)
WVIF 15 (Pax/Ind., Saint Croix)
WVGI 17 (Ind, Saint Thomas)
W18CV (18.1 TBN, 18.2 Hillsong, 18.3 Smile, 18.4 Enlace, 18.5 Positiv, Saint Croix)
W23AD 23 (WBNB-TV/CBS, Saint Croix)
W27BP 27 (WBNB-TV/CBS, Saint Thomas)
W29CB (29.1 3ABN, 29.2 Latino, 29.3 Proclaim!, 29.4 D2D, 29.5 Radio, 29.6 Radio Latino, 29.7 Radio74)
WJWM-LP 34 (Ind., Saint Croix)
W35CE (35.1 TBN, 35.2 Hillsong, 35.3 Smile, 35.4 Enlace, 35.5 Positiv, Saint Croix)
WBIV-LP 38 (Ind., Saint Croix)
W43BJ 43 (WSVI/Ion, Saint Thomas)
W43DA-D (43.1 Estrella, 43.2 DrTV, Frederiksted)
WAIG 43 (Ind., Saint Thomas)
W45AB 45 (WSVI/Ion, Saint Croix)
W45DQ-D (45.1 H&I, Saint Croix)
W47DS-D (47.1 DrTV, Saint Thomas)
W49DO-D (49.1 Ant, 49.2 FAM/Ind., Saint Thomas)
W50CQ (50.1 TBN, 50.2 Hillsong, 50.3 Smile, 50.4 Enlace, 50.5 Positiv, Saint Thomas)
W50EG-D (50.1 DrTV, Tutu)
WEYA-LP 52 (Ind., Saint Thomas)
WEON-LP 60 (Fox, Frederiksted)