ZFB-TV

Hamilton, Bermuda
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 19
Branding	ZFB TV 7
Programming
Affiliations	ABC
Ownership
Owner	Bermuda Broadcasting Company Ltd.
Sister stations	ZBM-TV
History
Founded	August 1965 (58 years ago) (1965-08)
Former channel number(s)	Analogue: 8 (VHF, 1965–1982), 7 (VHF, 1982–2016) Digital: 20 (UHF, until 2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority	Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB)
Links
Website	bermudabroadcasting.com

ZFB-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Hamilton, Bermuda, serving the British territory as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by the Bermuda Broadcasting Company alongside CBS affiliate ZBM-TV (channel 9). The two stations share studios on Fort Hill Road in Devonshire Parish.

History

ZFB-TV was founded in August 1965 by Capital Broadcasting Company Ltd. Originally, the station broadcast on VHF channel 8. In 1982, Capital Broadcasting Company merged with Bermuda Broadcasting Company and ZFB-TV was moved to channel 7.^{[citation needed]}

Technical information

Subchannel

Analogue-to-digital conversion

On the week of 9 March 2016,^[1] Bermuda Broadcasting ended analogue broadcasts and converted ZFB-TV and ZBM-TV to digital using ATSC, with both services sharing a multiplex on channel 20. The transmitter was knocked out of service some time later when lightning struck the transmitter. In 2017, in time for the America's Cup, Bermuda Broadcasting completed an upgrade that added a second transmitter for ZFB, using virtual channel 19.7, allowing both ZFB and ZBM to broadcast in HD; it also replaced its radio transmitters.^[2]