WBNX-TV

WBNX-TV

Akron–Cleveland, Ohio United States
City	Akron, Ohio
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF) Virtual: 55
Branding	WBNX TV 55
Programming
Affiliations	55.1: Independent for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Ernest Angley Ministries (Winston Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
History
Founded	January 30, 1984
First air date	December 1, 1985 (38 years ago) (1985-12-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 55 (UHF, 1985–2009) Digital: 30 (UHF, 2002–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1985–1997) The WB (1997–2006) Fox Kids (1994–2002) Fox Box/4Kids TV (2002–2008) The CW (2006–2018)
Call sign meaning	Winston Broadcasting Network (a nod to station founder Ernest Winston Angley)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72958
ERP	505 kW
HAAT	357.4 m (1,173 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°23′2″N 81°41′43″W / 41.38389°N 81.69528°W / 41.38389; -81.69528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wbnx.com

WBNX-TV (channel 55) is an independent television station licensed to Akron, Ohio, United States, serving the Cleveland area. The station is owned by the Winston Broadcasting Network subsidiary of locally based Ernest Angley Ministries, operating as a for-profit arm of the company.^[2] WBNX-TV's studios are located on State Road in suburban Cuyahoga Falls, in a building which also houses Winston Broadcasting's television production facilities. The station's transmitter is located in Parma, Ohio.

WBNX is one of a few for-profit U.S. television stations owned by a religious institution (most U.S. TV stations owned by religious institutions are affiliated with non-profit religious broadcasting networks).