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Overview
WBNX-TV is a The CW station licensed by the FCC to Akron, Ohio, part of the Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH TV market.
WBNX-TV at a glance
- Call sign
- WBNX-TV
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 55
- RF channel
- 17
- City of license
- Akron, Ohio
- TV market
- Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- Owner
- Nexstar Media Group
- On the air since
- 1984
- Call sign since
- June 1985
- Studio address
- 2690 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 72958
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.fox8.com
Tune to channel 55 to watch WBNX-TV. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 17; the virtual number 55 is what appears on the TV guide. WBNX-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
The FCC license is held by Nexstar Media Inc. WBNX-TV is owned by Nexstar Media Group. It first signed on in 1984. It has used the WBNX-TV call letters since June 1985.
WBNX-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 2690 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223. Its website is www.fox8.com.
For young viewers, WBNX-TV reported educational and informational shows such as Jack Hanna Into the Wild, Hearts of Heroes and Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
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WBNX-TV at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 55 (RF 17)
- Licensed to
- Akron, OH
- TV market
- Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH
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