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.

Tests started in 1990 on channel 13, but a lightning striked knocked off the transmitter before launching regular broadcasts.

The station had started producing the VSB Evening News, a half-hour bulletin, within six months of launch.

[1] VSB was the first station in Bermuda to use chroma key, virtual sets and regular sports and weather segments, the latter of which with moving maps.

[1] After the closure of VSB-TV, DeFontes closed the television business due to a costly process of converting to digital broadcasting, before shutting down the company altogether.