WBNV

WBNV, virtual channel 9, is an ABC owned-and-operated station licensed to Bronsonville, Michigan, United States. The station is owned by the ABC Owned Television Stations division of Walt Disney Television, itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

As an NBC affiliate
The station signed-on the air on August 29, 1956. It was Bronsonville's second television station to sign on.

As an ABC affiliate
On March 18, 1985, WBNV's owner, Capital Cities, announced it was purchasing ABC. Five months later, on August 4, 1985, WBNV traded networks with W???-TV and became an ABC affiliate. The transaction was finalized on January 3, 1986, making WBNV an ABC owned-and-operated station, the first network-owned television station in Bronsonville. In 1996, Capital Cities/ABC was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.