[2] The name refers to a fundraising drive where Robertson successfully sought 700 viewers willing to contribute $10 a month to sustain the station.

[3] Initially focused on devotional content, The 700 Club became increasingly political in the late 1970s, adding news segments.

CBN now serves mainly as a production company for The 700 Club, and four other syndicated shows: CBN NewsWatch, Christian World News, 700 Club Interactive and The Brody File, a news-analysis program hosted by one-time political journalist David Brody.

[6] Defunct Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Congressional caucuses Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other CBN was founded in 1960 in Portsmouth, Virginia by Pat Robertson, who had recently become a born-again Christian.

[2] CBN entered into the broadcasting industry in October 1961, when WYAH-TV (WTOV-TV) in Portsmouth – the group's flagship station – signed on the air.

[2] In August 1962, WYAH-TV was joined by an FM sister station, Norfolk-licensed WXRI,[8] which broadcast a format of Christian music and teaching programs.

[8] In 1969 the organisation established CBN Northeast, a simulcast network of five FM radio stations in upstate New York (WBIV in Wethersfield, WEIV in Ithaca, WJIV in Cherry Valley, WMIV in South Bristol and WOIV in DeRuyter).

(This format that would be later adopted by the LeSEA Broadcasting Corporation when it began launching its own television stations in the 1970s.)

CBN transferred Neuovo Continente to Colombian pastor and broadcaster Ignacio Guevara on June 7, 1972.

It 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.

Coordinating with local churches and other organizations, OBI expanded their matching funds program to also include food provisions and financial assistance for low-income families.

In June 1979, CBN joined George Otis Ministries to build a combined radio and TV station in Southern Lebanon.

CBN Cable Network began airing a late night block of classic family oriented shows like You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx, I Married Joan, and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

On January 8, 1990, the national TV network was sold to related entity International Family Entertainment (IFE).

IFE was majority owned by the Robertson family, with a minority interest held by John C.

[10] CBN built luxury hotel The Founders Inn and Spa at the university campus, and this was completed in 1990.

[14] The year 1990 was also when CBN programs began to be broadcast in the Soviet Union, and then in its successor states after they declared independence.

In 1997, Turning Point International (TPi), an English-language magazine program for people of African descent around the world, began.

This allowed it to reach a potential audience of 200 million people in 15 nations including Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Cyprus.

[19] At this time, The Family Channel was the US's ninth largest cable network, reaching 67 million homes.

[23] On September 18, 2003, a US version of One Cubed launched, featuring extreme sports, music videos, and celebrity interviews.

[27] On April 30, 2007, First Landing, a CBN and Regent University produced movie about the English settlement of Jamestown, aired on ABC Family and various broadcast stations across the United States.

[15] In 2011, a newly rebooted Superbook series began to air in various countries, commissioned by CBN.

Subsequently, CBN obtained access to the White House that far larger news outlets typically received, and were given frequent exclusive interviews with senior administration staff, including Trump himself.

In the following tables, final CBN-owned stations are arranged alphabetically by state and community of license.

In addition, CBN planned to build a television station in Richmond, Virginia, WRNX on UHF channel 63.