Television in Bermuda was
introduced in 1958. All
broadcast
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television station
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s serving the islands of Bermuda operate from the city of
Hamilton, Bermuda
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. The current television stations in Bermuda include:
*
ZFB-TV, an
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
affiliate owned by
Bermuda Broadcasting
The Bermuda Broadcasting Company is the largest broadcasting company in Bermuda. Sometimes abbreviated locally as "BBC", it is not related to the BBC, the UK's public broadcasting company. A commercial, for-profit broadcasting company since its b ...
*
ZBM-TV
ZBM-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Hamilton, Bermuda, serving the British territory as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by the Bermuda Broadcasting Company alongside ABC affiliate ZFB-TV (channel 7). The two stations share studi ...
, a
CBS
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affiliate owned by Bermuda Broadcasting
The other television station formerly serving across this country was:
*
VSB-TV
VSB-TV (channel 11) was a television station in Hamilton, Bermuda, which served the British territory as an affiliate of the American network NBC. The station was owned by the DeFontes Group, a Bermuda-based company which also owned and operated r ...
, an
NBC
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affiliate (defunct in 2014)
Sources
See also
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List of the Caribbean television channels
This is a brief listing of television channels in the Caribbean region. Note: All channels broadcast in the NTSC standard, unless otherwise stated.
Anguilla
* ZJF-TV, ZJF-TV 3 (Anguilla TV) Anguilla
* KCNTV4 – Channel 141
Antigua and Bar ...
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List of television stations in North America by media market
These links go to individual lists of television stations by the markets in which they are located.
United States
Continental States, Alaska, and Hawaii
There are 210 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) listed by the 2022–2023 Nielsen rankin ...
1958 establishments in Bermuda
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