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WBNB-TV, channel 10, was a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Charlotte Amalie, on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The station operated from 1961 until 1989.

History

WBNB-TV was the first television station in the Virgin Islands. Its construction permit was secured in 1960 by a pair of New York City-area radio men, Robert Noble and Robert Moss, who shared equal ownership in Island Teleradio Service, Inc., the original licensee of WBNB-TV and sister station WBNB radio (1000 AM, now WVWI). Shortly after the award, newspaper announcements proudly announced that the station would be affiliated with CBS and NBC, and would also carry programs from National Educational Television.[1] The station began operations on July 22, 1961.

WBNB radio and television were split in 1970, as channel 10 was sold to the first of several U.S. mainland-based operators (see Ownership, below). At that point, the Moss/Noble partnership ended when Bob Noble retained sole ownership in the radio outlet, purchasing its remaining shares from Bob Moss and other minority partners.

WBNB-TV's studios and transmitter were destroyed in September 1989 by Hurricane Hugo, and owners Benedek Broadcasting, who acquired the station three years earlier, chose not to rebuild the facilities. In 1995 the Federal Communications Commission forced Benedek to turn in WBNB-TV's broadcast license for cancellation on grounds of abandonment.[2]

CBS programming returned to the Virgin Islands in 2001 via WVXF (channel 17), though the network switched to TV2 in 2009.

Ownership

  • 1961-1970: Island Teleradio Service, Inc., original owners (Robert Moss and Robert Noble, principals).
  • 1970-1972: Television Communications Corp., New York-based cable television system operator and a forerunner of Time Warner Cable.[3]
  • 1972-1974: Federated Media Inc., formed by stockholders of Television Communications Corp. after its cable systems were sold to Warner Communications.[4]
  • 1974-1980: District Communications, Inc., Washington, D.C.-based minority group.[5]
  • 1980-1986: Worrell Newspapers, Inc., then-publishers of The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia.[6]
  • 1986-1995: Benedek Broadcasting, New York-based group broadcaster.[7]

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

  • News and Views (1961–1966)
  • Channel 10 Color News (1966-1970s)
  • Channel 10 News (1978-c.1980)
  • NewsScene (c. 1981)
  • The Scene Today (early 1980s)
  • NewsCenter 10 (1983–1989)

References

  1. ^ The Daily News of Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, VI. 1960-08-11. p. 6. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Cable group moves into broadcast." Broadcasting, May 11, 1970, pg. 43.
  4. ^ "Kinney-TVC deal closed; Stern finances fare well." Broadcasting, February 7, 1972, pg. 85.
  5. ^ "Changing hands: Approved." Broadcasting, September 23, 1974, pp. 46-47. [2][3]
  6. ^ "Changing hands: Proposed." Broadcasting, March 30, 1980, pg. 75.
  7. ^ "Changing hands: Proposed." Broadcasting, September 22, 1986, pg. 86.
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