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WBNI is a CBS affiliate for Bloomington/Normal, Illinois area on channel 21. Owned by Castle Broadcast Group.

History
WBNI signed on channel 12 in 1953 as WIZB. Since real WILL-TV signed on channel 12 in 1955, WBNI moved to channel 53 and became WNOR. In 1958, WNOR became WHBG and moved to channel 21. Originally owned by Hastings Broadcasting Group along with WHBG-AM 950. In 1972, Jamestown Steel Company of Jamestown, New York purchased Hastings Broadcasting Company for $500 million dollars, and Jamestown Steel Company became Jamestown Communications, Inc. WHBG became WJCB.

In 1981, Jamestown Communications went out of business and declared bankrupt. WJCB became WBNI and was sold to Bloomington Television, Inc. In 1993, WBNI was sold to Central Broadcasting of Kansas City, Missouri. In 2003, Central Broadcasting was sold to Castle Broadcast Group.