WBNX-TV

WBNX-TV (channel 55) is a television station licensed to Akron, Ohio, United States, serving as the Cleveland market's outlet for The CW. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Fox affiliate WJW (channel 8); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns NBC affiliate WKYC (channel 3). WBNX-TV and WJW share studios on Dick Goddard Way northeast of downtown Cleveland; WBNX-TV's transmitter is located in suburban Parma, Ohio.

Interest for the channel 55 frequency in Akron dates back to 1968, when televangelist Rex Humbard obtained a permit for which he sought to operate "WCOT-TV" as an extension of his Cathedral of Tomorrow ministry. Despite lofty plans, which included a proposed concrete tower intended to house his station's studios and transmitter mast, the tower was not finished, his station was never built, and the permit was deleted. Another bidding process for a channel 55 license began in 1980 and was awarded to Akron-Rhema Television, but after Akron-Rhema ran out of money during construction, Ernest Angley agreed to operate the station using Humbard's former television studios, which Angley had previously acquired.

Signing on as independent WBNX on December 1, 1985, Angley purchased the station outright in early 1987 under the "Winston Broadcasting Network" name and operated it as a for-profit arm of his ministry. WBNX originally featured a mixture of classic sitcoms, movies, and Angley's religious programs, then picked up Fox Kids in 1994, The WB in 1997, and The CW in 2006. The CW disaffiliated from WBNX in 2018 amidst various financial issues and personal allegations made against Angley, who died in 2021. Sold to WJW owner Nexstar in early 2025, WBNX reclaimed the CW affiliation and added local newscasts produced by WJW. WBNX converted to broadcasting with the ATSC 3.0 standard in July 2026.