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Overview
WRBU is an ION station licensed by the FCC to East St. Louis, Illinois, part of the St. Louis, MO TV market.
Viewers find it on channel 46. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 28, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. Beyond the main channel, WRBU also airs Bounce TV, Laff, Ion Plus, Busted, Game Show Central and QVC on its subchannels.
What's on WRBU's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 46.1 | Ion Television |
| 46.2 | Bounce TV |
| 46.3 | Laff |
| 46.4 | Ion Plus |
| 46.5 | Busted |
| 46.6 | Game Show Central |
| 46.7 | QVC |
| 46.8 | HSN |
The FCC license is held by ION Media License Company, LLC. WRBU has been on the air since 1989. The current call sign has been in place since January 2003.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 312 Walnut Street Suite 2800 in Cincinnati, OH. You can reach the station online at scrippsnetworks.com.
Among the core children's programs WRBU reported to the FCC for 2025: Science Max, Xploration: Animal Science and Xploration Awesome Planet.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- WRBU
- Network
- ION (subchannels: Bounce TV, Laff, Ion Plus, Busted, Game Show Central, QVC)
- Virtual channel
- 46
- RF channel
- 28
- City of license
- East St. Louis, Illinois
- TV market
- St. Louis, MO
- Licensee
- ION Media License Company, LLC
- On the air since
- 1989
- Call sign since
- January 2003
- Studio address
- 312 Walnut Street Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- FCC facility ID
- 57221
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- scrippsnetworks.com
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Location
WRBU at a glance
- Network
- ION
- Channel
- 46 (RF 28)
- Licensed to
- East St. Louis, IL
- Subchannels
- Bounce TV, Laff, Ion Plus, Busted, Game Show Central
- TV market
- St. Louis, MO
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