WDBX

WDBX is an independent station serving Roanoke, VA licensed to Elliston. It broadcasts on digital and virtual channel 18 from a transmitter on Fort Lewis Mountain. It's owned by Star Family Media Group and operated by East Coast Broadcasting Company and is sister station to WTJA and WXBS-LD.
== History ==
WDBX signed on February 25, 2017 as an affiliated of the then-new Dave Broadcasting Network (DBN). When DBN ceased operations in April, WDBX became an independent station. WDBX launched its news department on June 25, 2017.
== Digital Television ==
Channel	Picture	Aspect Ratio	PSIP Short Name	Programming
18.1 	1080i 	16:9 	WDBX 	Main Programming
18.2 	480i 	16:9 	WDBX 	Blank
18.3 	480i 	16:9 	WDBX 	Blank
18.4 	720p 	16:9 	WXBS 	Simulcast of WXBS-LD
As WDBX signed on after the transition to digital television in the United States, WDBX never had and doesn't have an analog signal.
== Translators ==
As WDBX's signal doesn't probably doesn't reach the Lynchburg portion of the market, WDBX will be adding a few translators in the Lynchburg general area (including translators in Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Amherst, and Appomattox) to better serve the Lynchburg areas.
== News Operation ==
WDBX launched a news operation on June 25, 2017.Category:Virginia
Category:Roanoke, Virginia
Category:Channel 18
Category:Independent television stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2017
Category:East Coast Broadcasting Company
Category:Former DBN affiliates
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation