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{{short description|Religious television station}}
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{{Infobox broadcasting network
| name               = Christian Broadcasting Network
| logo               = CBN Network logo.svg
| image              = Regent University and CBN.jpg
| caption            = Sign for CBN and [[Regent University]]
| type               = [[Christian media]] [[television network]] / [[production company]]
| country            = United States
| available          = International; some programs are carried by [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]], [[FamilyNet]], [[LeSEA Broadcasting|LeSEA]], [[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]], and [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]], as well as through [[broadcast syndication|syndication]]
| founded            = {{start date and age|1960}}
| founder            = [[Pat Robertson]]
| headquarters       = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
| owner              = The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.
| former_affiliations= [[Freeform (TV channel)|CBN Satellite Service]] (1977–1981)
| key_people         = [[Gordon P. Robertson]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br>Rob Allman ([[news director]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Allman's LinkedIn profile|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-allman/9/92/18|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2021}}
| launch_date        = {{start date and age|1961}}
| website            = {{URL|cbn.com}}
}}

The '''Christian Broadcasting Network''' ('''CBN''') is an American [[Christian media]] production and distribution organization founded in 1960 by [[Televangelism|televangelist]] [[Pat Robertson]]. It produces the long-running television program ''[[The 700 Club]]'', co-produces the animated ''Superbook'' franchise<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villacin |first=Paige |date=2022-07-05 |title=How a Christian Anime Became One of the Most Successful Collaborations With an American Company |url=https://www.cbr.com/superbook-anime-japanese-american-studio-collaboration/ |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> (including the original ''[[Superbook (1981 TV series)|1981 series]]'' and its [[Superbook (2011 TV series)|2011 reboot]]), and operates multiple television channels and radio stations. The organization's international headquarters are in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]. Since its inception, CBN has been described as being "at the forefront of the [[culture war]]s".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|author=Tara Isabella Burton|url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/8/5/16091740/christian-broadcasting-network-cbn-pat-robertson-trump|title=Understanding the Christian Broadcasting Network, the force behind the latest pro-Trump TV newscast|work=Vox|date=August 5, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref>

==Operations==
CBN primarily functions as a [[production company]] for its flagship program, ''[[The 700 Club]]'', and other news and religious programming.<ref name=":0" /> Other syndicated programs include ''CBN NewsWatch'', ''Christian World News'', and ''700 Club Interactive''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Marley|first=David John|title=Pat Robertson: An American Life|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7425-5295-1}}</ref>

''The 700 Club'' began as a local telethon in the 1960s and evolved into a daily religious variety program featuring sermons, interviews, and music. By the late 1970s, the show had incorporated news segments and political commentary, becoming one of the longest-running religious television programs in the United States.<ref name=":0" />

CBN News produces daily and weekly news programming for both Christian and general audiences. It operates the CBN News Channel, launched in 2018, and maintains news bureaus in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=The Christian Broadcasting Network Launches CBN News Channel, The First 24-Hour News Channel from a Christian Perspective, on October 1 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-christian-broadcasting-network-launches-cbn-news-channel-the-first-24-hour-news-channel-from-a-christian-perspective-on-october-1-300722100.html |date=October 1, 2018 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=PR Newswire}}</ref>

Internationally, CBN has produced content in more than 70 languages through affiliated organizations such as [[CBN Asia]] and CBN India, which create localized versions of ''The 700 Club'' and other programming.<ref>{{cite web |title=NRB Media Awards 2014 Recipients |url=http://nrb.org/news_room/articles/recipients-of-the-2014-nrb-media-awards-announced/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192404/http://nrb.org/news_room/articles/recipients-of-the-2014-nrb-media-awards-announced/ |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |publisher=National Religious Broadcasters}}</ref>

Some CBN programs are distributed by other evangelical networks, including the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]] and [[Tri-State Christian Television]]. ''The 700 Club'' continues to air under syndication agreements with secular broadcasters, including [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]].<ref name=":0" />

==History==
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CBN was founded by [[Pat Robertson]] in 1960 in [[Portsmouth, Virginia]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1980, the company moved its headquarters from Portsmouth to [[Virginia Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|date=June 26, 2024|title=History of CBN|url=https://cbneurope.com/history-of-cbn-2/|website=CBN Europe|access-date=September 4, 2025|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Radio===
CBN began broadcasting in October 1961 with [[WYAH-TV]] (now [[WGNT|WGNT-TV]]) in Portsmouth.<ref>{{cite book|last=Balmer|first=Randall Herbert|title=Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and Expanded Edition|publisher=Baylor University Press|location=USA|year=2004|isbn=9781932792041|page=157}}</ref> The ministry's subsidiary, Continental Broadcasting Network, operated several family-oriented [[Independent station (North America)|independent stations]]. Their programming combined predominantly religious content on Sundays with acquired secular shows such as [[western (genre)|westerns]], [[sitcom]]s, [[drama series]], and children's programs.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} Funding primarily came from small donations by individuals and local churches.<ref name=":0" />

The organization acquired several stations across the United States, including:

* An [[FM broadcasting|FM]] sister station, [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], Virginia-based [[WXRI]],<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Media Pioneer |url=http://www.patrobertson.com/mediapioneer/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=PatRobertson.com}}</ref> acquired in August 1962
* In 1969, CBN Northeast was launched as a simulcast network of five New York FM radio stations formerly part of the [[Rural Radio Network]]:
** WBIV in [[Wethersfield, New York|Wethersfield]]
** WEIV in [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]]
** WJIV in [[Cherry Valley, New York|Cherry Valley]]
** WMIV in [[South Bristol, New York|South Bristol]]
** WOIV in [[DeRuyter, New York|DeRuyter]]
* [[WHAE-TV]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], Georgia, acquired in 1971
* KBFI-TV in [[Dallas]], Texas, acquired in 1973, which later changed its call sign to [[KXTX-TV]] 
* [[WXNE-TV]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts, acquired in October 1977<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOX 25 History |url=https://www.newenglandone.com/massachusetts/boston/wfxt/history.html |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=www.newenglandone.com}}</ref>

CBN expanded outside the US in 1968 when it acquired the Nuevo Continente radio station in [[Bogota, Colombia|Bogotá, Colombia]], the first evangelical radio station in that country.<ref name=":3" /> CBN transferred ownership of Nuevo Continente to Colombian pastor and broadcaster Ignacio Guevara on June 7, 1972.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pastor Guevara|url=https://www.nuevocontinente.org/pastor-guevara/|website=Nuevo Continente|access-date=June 1, 2022|language=es}}</ref> In June 1979, CBN partnered with George Otis Ministries to establish a combined radio and TV station in southern Lebanon, broadcasting 28 hours per week of Christian programming in Hebrew.<ref name=":3" />

The upstate New York radio stations were sold in 1982. Three over-the-air TV stations were sold between 1984 and 1989. WXRI radio in Portsmouth was also sold in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About CBN |url=https://cbn.com/article/not-selected/about-cbn |access-date=24 September 2025 |website=The Christian Broadcasting Network}}</ref>

===Television===
On April 29, 1977, CBN launched its national cable network, the [[History of Freeform (TV channel)|CBN Satellite Service]], a [[Christian television]] service in the United States.<ref name="regent.edu">{{cite web|date=August 1, 2010|title=History|url=https://www.regent.edu/about_us/overview/history.cfm#today|website=Regent University|access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref> The channel was among the earliest cable channels to distribute its signal across the United States through [[Communications satellite|satellite]] transmission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cable Television, History of {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cable-television-history |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

The CBN Satellite Service became the CBN Cable Network on September 1, 1981. It adopted a more secular programming format featuring family-oriented series and films while retaining some religious programs from various [[Televangelism|televangelists]]. Its coverage grew to 10.9 million households with cable television subscriptions and began airing a late-night block of classic family-oriented shows such as ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' with [[Groucho Marx]], ''[[I Married Joan]]'', and ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]''. In August 1988, the CBN Cable Network became The CBN Family Channel.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} 

In January 1990, the network was sold to an affiliated entity, [[ABC Family Worldwide|International Family Entertainment]] (IFE). IFE was majority-owned by the Robertson family, with a minority interest held by [[John C. Malone]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pryweller |first=Joseph |date=January 10, 1990 |title=Sold Family Channel Keeps Lineup |url=https://www.dailypress.com/1990/01/10/sold-family-channel-keeps-lineup/ |work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124152130/http://articles.dailypress.com/1990-01-10/news/9001100076_1_family-channel-timothy-robertson-international-family-entertainment |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=October 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 15, 2003|title=Interview with Pat Robertson|url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/pat-robertson#|website=Archive of American Television|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012927/http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/pat-robertson|archive-date=September 24, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2014}}</ref> On September 15 of that year, the newly sold channel rebranded as [[History of Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]]. It remained the most-watched outlet for CBN programs. IFE went on to launch other TV channels in the US and UK, with plans to expand further.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} IFE was sold to [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] in June 1997.<ref name=":6">{{cite news |last=Fabrikant |first=Geraldine |date=June 12, 1997 |title=Murdoch Set to Buy Family Cable Concern |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/12/business/murdoch-set-to-buy-family-cable-concern.html |access-date=June 3, 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At this time, The Family Channel was the US's ninth-largest cable network, reaching 67 million households.<ref name=":6" /> The terms of the sale stipulated that the channel continue carrying ''The 700 Club'' in perpetuity.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 6, 1991 |title=Family Channel Strays from Religion, Embraces Clean Fun |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-156256899.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105164105/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-156256899.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=February 27, 2011 |work=[[Albany Times Union]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> Pat Robertson said that "We expect to continue to benefit from The Family Channel's growing family entertainment franchise."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Mike |date=June 12, 1997 |title=Murdoch to Buy Half of Family Channel |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1997/06/12/murdoch-to-buy-half-of-family-channel/5eede35b-5463-4065-87fe-72181010c3ff/ |access-date=June 3, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The channel was then sold to [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 2001, which renamed it as ''ABC Family'' later that year, and again to [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABC Family Becomes Freeform in January 2016 |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/abc-family-becomes-freeform-in-january-2016/ |website=The Walt Disney Company}}</ref>

In October 2002, CBN launched ''CBN NewsWatch'', a new half-hour weekend program. On April 29, 2008, the 24-hour CBN News Channel was launched as an online-only channel.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=June 17, 2020 |title=History of CBN - Days of Small Beginnings |url=https://www.cbneurope.com/updates/australia/history_cbn/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=CBN Europe |language=en-GB}}</ref> On October 1, 2018, the CBN News Channel was relaunched and became available over the air via 15 stations in the United States, as well as continuing online. It was based in Virginia Beach, with bureaus in Washington, D.C., and Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Christian Broadcasting Network Launches CBN News Channel, The First 24-Hour News Channel from a Christian Perspective, on October 1 |publisher=Christian Broadcasting Network |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-christian-broadcasting-network-launches-cbn-news-channel-the-first-24-hour-news-channel-from-a-christian-perspective-on-october-1-300722100.html |language=en |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=PR Newswire}}</ref>

In addition to its networks in the US, CBN has expanded into international television. On April 10, 1982, a Christian-based television station in [[South Governorate|South Lebanon]], Hope TV, was donated to CBN and became [[Middle East Television]] (METV). At this time, METV broadcast from [[Marjayoun]].<ref>{{cite web |date=January 2019 |title=Middle East Pullouts: CBN News Perspective on a Tragic History |url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2019/january/middle-east-pullouts-news-perspective-on-a-tragic-history |website=CBN News}}</ref> In Israel, METV was known for broadcasting [[WWE|WWF]] wrestling, which was not available on Israeli TV. The station also broadcast news, sports, family entertainment, and religious programming. On June 5, 1997, METV launched its 24-hour programming broadcast on the [[Israel Aerospace Industries|Israeli satellite]] [[Amos-2|Amos 2]]. This allowed it to reach a potential audience of 200 million people in 15 nations, including Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Cyprus.<ref name=":1" /> METV was sold to LeSEA Broadcasting in July 2001.<ref name=":1" />

In 1990, CBN programs began broadcasting in the [[Soviet Union]], and then in its successor states after they declared independence. It started with prime time specials, then later added ''The 700 Club'' and ''[[Superbook (1981 TV series)|Superbook]]''. These broadcasts were followed by 190 different rallies throughout the region that each resulted in the establishment of a new church. Similar special projects were implemented in the Philippines and Romania in 1994.<ref name=":1" />

===Television programming===
A daily talk program began on WYAH in 1966; this program would eventually become known as ''[[The 700 Club]]''.<ref name=":3" /> ''The International 700 Club'' was first broadcast on November 7, 1976, in the Philippines.<ref name=":3" /> International versions of the show continued with:
* ''The 700 Club Asia'' in 1999<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.cbnasia.org/about-us/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=CBN Asia |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Le Club 700'' for [[Francophone Africa]] in 2002<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Club 700 L'émission|url=https://cbnafrica.org/channel/le-club-700/|website=CBN Africa|language=en-ZA|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Club 700'' for German speakers in 2007<ref name=":4">{{cite web|date=October 17, 2013|title=New CBN Programs in Europe|url=https://www1.cbn.com/about/new-cbn-programs-in-europe|website=CBN.com|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> (renamed ''Erlebt TV'' in December 2019)<ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=This Is Our History |url=https://cbndeutschland.org/en/about-us/our-history/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=CBN Deutschland |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''The 700 Club with Paul and Fiona'' for UK audiences, hosted by [[Paul Jones (singer)|Paul Jones]] and [[Fiona Hendley]] in 2004<ref name=":4" />
* ''The 700 Club Canada'' in 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=700 Club Canada|url=https://700club.ca/|language=en-CA|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* ''700 Club Nigeria''{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

In June 1981, ''The 700 Club'' shifted away from its talk show format to a structure more akin to a news-magazine broadcast.<ref name=":3" />

The TV program ''700 Club Interactive'' began on May 25, 2009.<ref name=":1" />

In 1997, ''Turning Point International'' (TPI), an English-language magazine program for people of African descent worldwide, was established.<ref>{{cite web |title=About TPi |url=https://tpizone.com/turning-point-international/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=TPi Zone |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2001, a youth-oriented show, ''One Cubed'', began in Asia.<ref name=":2" /> On September 18, 2003, a US version of ''One Cubed'' launched, featuring extreme sports, music videos, and celebrity interviews.<ref name=":1" /> A Nigerian version of ''One Cubed'' was also later created.{{When|date=August 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=One Cubed Naija |url=https://cbnafrica.org/channel/one-cubed-naija/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=CBN Africa |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

In 2004, ''Club 400 Hoy'' began as a daily program for Spanish speakers throughout the Americas.<ref name="PRWeb">{{cite web|title=Christian Broadcasting Network Launches a New "Club 700 Hoy" Spanish-Language Television Program|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/christian_broadcasting_network_launches_a_new_club_700_hoy_spanish_language_television_program/prweb18231301.htm|website=PRWeb|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> In October 2021, ''Club 400 Hoy'' was relaunched as a weekly US-focused program.<ref name="PRWeb" />

On April 30, 2007, ''First Landing'' was produced by CBN and [[Regent University]] documenting the English settlement of Jamestown. It aired on ABC Family and various broadcast stations across the US.<ref name=":1" />

===Other ventures===
In 1977, [[Regent University|CBN University]] was established for "the specific purpose of preparing leaders who would not only succeed in their professions but also advance as Christians equipped to effectively impact their world." CBN University rebranded as Regent University in 1990.<ref name="regent.edu" /> The university built the luxury hotel The Founders Inn & Spa on its campus. The hotel's name refers to the US [[Founding Fathers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotels in Virginia Beach VA|url=http://www.foundersinn.com/hotel-overview/virginia-beach-hotels|website=The Founders Inn and Spa|access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref>

The affiliated charity [[Operation Blessing International|Operation Blessing]] was established on November 14, 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Odom |first=Jennifer |title=Help for others flows from warehouse in Ocala |url=https://www.ocala.com/story/news/local/2012/07/30/help-for-others-flows-from-warehouse-in-ocala/31906702007/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=The Star Banner |language=en-US}}</ref> It was initially intended to help struggling individuals and families by matching their needs for items such as clothing, appliances, and vehicles with donations from viewers of ''The 700 Club''. Coordinating with local churches and other organizations, Operation Blessing expanded its matching funds program to include food provisions and financial assistance for low-income families.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

CBN launched its first website in March 1995.<ref name=":3" />

CBN has established international offices, including CBN Europe in the UK in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Regulator |first=The Fundraising |date=2026-08-31 |title=CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (UK) {{!}} Fundraising Regulator |url=https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/directory/christian-broadcasting-network-uk |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} CBN Deutschland in 2007,<ref name=":5" /> CBN Africa in 1994,<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://cbnafrica.org/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=CBN Africa |language=en-ZA}}</ref> and CBN India in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://cbnindia.org/about/ |access-date=June 1, 2022 |website=CBN India |language=en-US}}</ref> [[CBN Asia]] was established in the Philippines and Hong Kong on October 1, 1994.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} Since then, CBN Asia has launched the children's program ''A.S.T.I.G.'' (All Set to Imitate God);<ref name=":2" /> ''Oyayi'';<ref name=":2" /> and the music program ''CBN Asia Reverb'', later renamed ''Reverb Worship PH''.<ref name=":2" />

During the first Trump administration (2017–2021), CBN paid at least $170,000 to host events at [[Donald Trump|Trump]] properties. Subsequently, CBN obtained access to the White House similar to that of larger news outlets and was given frequent exclusive interviews with senior administration staff, including Trump himself.<ref name=":02">{{cite news|last1=Confessore|first1=Nicholas|last2=Yourish|first2=Karen|last3=Eder|first3=Steve|last4=Protess|first4=Ben|last5=Haberman|first5=Maggie|last6=Ashford|first6=Grace|last7=LaForgia|first7=Michael|last8=Vogel|first8=Kenneth P.|last9=Rothfeld|first9=Michael|date=October 10, 2020|title=The Swamp That Trump Built|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/10/us/trump-properties-swamp.html|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Programs==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}

===Current===
*''[[The 700 Club]]'' – a daily news magazine that debuted in 1966. The program is currently hosted by [[Gordon P. Robertson|Gordon Robertson]], [[Terry Meeuwsen]], [[Ashley Key]], [[Wendy Griffith]], and Andrew Knox. ''The 700 Club'' features a daily news segment with commentary on certain stories, as well as interviews.
*''Club 700 Hoy'' – a half-hour weekly Spanish-language version of ''The 700 Club'' syndicated throughout [[Latin America]], and previously aired in the United States on [[Azteca (TV network)|Azteca America]]. The magazine-style formatted morning program features opinions on current issues, interviews, informative features, stories about people and places, music, and life advice.
*''CBN NewsWatch'' – produced by CBN News, it is a half-hour daily news program featuring reports on national and international news stories from a conservative, Christian perspective. It is broadcast nationally on several Christian-oriented cable and satellite networks.
*''Christian World News'' – produced by CBN News, it is a half-hour weekly conservative news program broadcast nationally on the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]].
*''One Cubed USA'' and ''One Cubed International'' – aimed at teenagers and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24, the two programs focus on youth culture, action sports, and music videos.

==Notable personalities==
{{more citations needed section|date=February 2024}}

===Current===
* [[Gordon P. Robertson]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club''
* [[David Brody (correspondent)|David Brody]] – host of ''The Brody File''
* [[Terry Meeuwsen]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club'' and ''700 Club Interactive''
* [[Chuck Holton]] – military correspondent
* Ashley Key – co-host for ''700 Club Interactive'' and co-host of ''The 700 Club''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashley Key |url=https://www2.cbn.com/person/ashley-key |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=CBN |language=en}}</ref>

===Former===
* [[Pat Robertson]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club'' (retired in 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.cbn.com/person/pat-robertson|title=Pat Robertson|website=Christian Broadcasting Network|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ben Kinchlow]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club''
* [[Victor Oladokun]] 
* [[Sheila Walsh (author/singer)|Sheila Walsh]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club''
* [[Danuta Rylko Soderman]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/biblestudyandtheology/discipleship/ans-haraldbredesen85.aspx?mobile=false&q=spirituallife/biblestudyandtheology/discipleship/ans-haraldbredesen85.aspx|title = CBN Spiritual Life – Celebritites, Dignitaries, and Politicians Gather for Harald Bredesen's 85th Birthday}}</ref>
* [[Lisa Ryan]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club'' 
* [[Susan Howard]] – co-host of ''The 700 Club''

==Final stations==
In the following tables, final CBN-owned stations are arranged alphabetically by state and [[city of license|community of license]].

Note: Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters ('''**''') indicate a station that was [[Planning permission#In specific industries#broadcasting|built]] and [[broadcast license|signed on]] by CBN.

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! [[City of license]] / [[Media market|market]]
! Station
! Channel
! Years owned
! Current ownership status
|-
| [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta, GA]]
! {{ubl|WHAE-TV/|WANX-TV **}}
| 46
| 1971–1984
| [[Independent station]] [[WANF]], owned by [[Gray Media]].
|-
| [[Boston|Boston, MA]]
! WXNE-TV **
| 25
| 1977–1987
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WFXT]], owned by [[Cox Media Group]].
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Dallas]]–[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth, TX]]
! KXTX-TV <sup>1</sup>
| 33
| 1973
| [[The CW Television Network|CW]] station [[KDAF]], owned-and-operated ([[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]]) by [[Nexstar Media Group]].
|-
! [[KXTX-TV]] <sup>1, 2</sup>
| 39
| 1973–2000
| [[Telemundo]] owned-and-operated ([[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]]).
|-
| [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth, VA]]
! WYAH-TV
| 27
| 1961–1989
| Independent station [[WGNT]], owned by the [[E. W. Scripps Company]].
|}

In addition, CBN planned to build a television station in [[Richmond, Virginia]], WRNX on UHF channel 63. However, CBN sold the [[construction permit]] for that station to National Capitol Christian Television in 1982, which signed on the station as WTLL in 1984. That station was eventually sold and, in 1986, converted into a secular independent station [[WVRN-TV]], which shut down in 1988.

Notes:
*<sup>1</sup> CBN traded the broadcast license for KXTX-TV on channel 33 to Doubleday Broadcasting in exchange for Doubleday's license to operate KDTV on channel 39 in November 1973;
*<sup>2</sup> Operated by [[LIN Media]] under a [[local marketing agreement]] from 1993 until 1997.

===Radio===
{|
| style="border: 1px solid #a3b0bf; cellpadding="2"; margin: auto" bgcolor="#ddcef2" | '''FM stations'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! City of license / Market
! Station
! Years owned
! Current ownership
|-
| [[Cherry Valley, New York|Cherry Valley]]–[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]
!style="background: #ddcef2;"| [[WJIV]] 101.9
| 1969–1982
| owned by Christian Broadcasting System, Ltd.
|-
| [[DeRuyter, New York|DeRuyter]]–[[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
!style="background: #ddcef2;"| WOIV 102.7
| 1969–1982
| [[WCIS-FM]], owned by [[Family Life Ministries]]
|-
| [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca, NY]]
!style="background: #ddcef2;"| WEIV 103.7 
| 1969–1982
| [[WQNY]], owned by Saga Communications
|-
| [[South Bristol, New York|South Bristol]]–[[Rochester, New York|Rochester, NY]]
!style="background: #ddcef2;"| WMIV 95.1
| 1969–1982
| [[WAIO]], owned by [[iHeartMedia]]
|-
| [[Wethersfield, New York|Wethersfield]]–[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
!style="background: #ddcef2;"| WBIV 107.7
| 1969–1982
| [[WLKK]], owned by [[Audacy, Inc.]]
|-
| [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]
!style="background: #ddcef2;"| WXRI 105.3 **
| 1962–1989
| [[WNOH]], owned by iHeartMedia
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www1.cbn.com/}}

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