WBNB-TV (fictional)

WBNB-TV, VHF digital & PSIP virtual channel 10, is a dual CBS/CW+-affiliated television station licensed to, on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The station is owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of Hearst Communications. WBNB-TV's studios are located along Veterans Drive in Charlotte Amalie and it's transmitter is located on.

WBNB-TV is also carried in and  on some cable & satellite providers, however the majority of the CBS News programs are overwritten with paid programming on these providers. WBNB-TV is the only Hearst-owned station to be in a insular area of the United States, and is considered to be the most profitable TV station in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

History
WBNB-TV has the heritage of being the first television station to operate 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. The station began operations on July 22, 1961.

The WBNB stations were split up in 1970, as channel 10 was sold to the first of several U.S. mainland-based operators 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.

In September 1989 Hurricane Hugo destroyed WBNB-TV's transmitter and Benedek Broadcasting, who acquired the station three years earlier, chose not to rebuild the facilities immediately for financial reasons. In 1992, the station returned to the air from a new studio and transmitter under new owners Interstate Broadcasting, Inc., and retained it's CBS affiliation and callsign. At first, Interstate had to make do with rather bare-bones temporary facilities while looking for a new facility, as the old facilities had been sold off. The temporary broadcast facilities were provided by PBS member station ; and CBS programming was provided by in  on the mainland via a satellite linkup from Pittsburgh to. The station moved into new facilities near the in August 1993.

In 2007, Interstate Broadcasting sold WBNB-TV to Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. for $5 million. Hearst-Argyle invested a huge amount of money into WBNB-TV, including a new studio facility on Veterans Drive. The current studio set used by WBNB is similar to the 2007 news studio of mainland sister station.

Programming
Syndicated programming on WBNB-TV includes King of the Hill, The Simpsons, That 70's Show, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Funny You Should Ask, and NBCUniversal Television Distribution's conflict talk shows, including The Steve Wilkos Show and Maury.

In 2017, WBNB-TV debuted Virgin Islands Chronicle, it's version of Hearst's Chronicle format, focusing on the U.S. Virgin Islands' culture.

News operation
William Matthiessen has been the lead anchor since 2009. He is from a Danish-American family with several connections to St. Thomas and it's people, and previously worked for, , , and WBOR-TV on the U.S. mainland. Former boxer and native Sugar Jay Anderson has been the station's weekday meteorologist since 2007.

Newscast themes

 * Legacy by Vince DiCola (1993-2007)
 * Hearst 2000s Theme (2007-2013)
 * Hearst Strive Theme (2013-present)