The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.CBN was founded by evangelist Pat Robertson in 1961. He devised for it a religious variety program format that has been successfully used in religious broadcasting ever since. One of the mainstays of the network is The 700 Club, the longest-running program using that same variety format. Other programs include religious news programs such as CBN NewsWatch and Christian World News, and the talk-show Living the Life, hosted by 700 Club co-host Terry Meeuwsen and seen on ABC Family.CBN also manages Operation Blessing, an international relief and missionary effort.CBN also has international programming, producing local programs, from Solusi (Indonesia) to From Heart to Heart (Thailand). CBN India alone produces five weekly series. CBN has versions of the The 700 Club aimed at Latin American (Club 700 Hoy) and British audiences (The 700 Club With Paul and Fiona) . Altogether CBN has broadcast programs in over 70 languages.Originally a full fledged network, CBN was later renamed The Family Channel. Eventually "FAM" was sold to Fox and known as the "Fox Family Channel". Fox later sold it to Disney, which renamed it "ABC Family". CBN exists now as a production company for The 700 Club, and the other syndicated shows CBN NewsWatch, Christian World News, Living the Life, and One Cubed. CBN and Regent University jointly produced the film First Landing. The current news director is Rob Allman.Some of CBN's programs are also aired on Sky Angel, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Cornerstone Television, FamilyNet, LeSEA Broadcasting and Middle East Television (which was founded and owned by CBN, until sold in the early 2000s to LeSEA), all Evangelical Christian networks. Former broadcast stationsAt one time, CBN owned a number of broadcast television stations, including the following:WANX, Atlanta (now CBS affiliate WGCL)WXNE-TV, Boston (now Fox affiliate WFXT)KXTX, Dallas/Fort Worth (now a Telemundo affiliate)WGNT, Norfolk (now a CW affiliate)WVRN, Richmond, Virginia (now defunct)Between 1969 and 1982, CBN owned a simulcast network of five FM stations in upstate New York, known as CBN Northeast. This station group was originally constructed in 1948 by a farming cooperative as the Rural Radio Network but split up following CBN's sale of the licenses to separate owners. CBN ProgramsCBN Newswatch - CBN NewsWatch is a half-hour daily news program reporting the latest in national and international news from a Judeo Christian perspective. Produced by CBN News, this informative newscast airs nationally on a variety of Christian cable and satellite outlets.Christian World News - Christian World News is a half-hour weekly program, produced by CBN News, and devoted to the work of the Holy Spirit around the globe.Club 700 Hoy - Club 700 Hoy is a half hour Spanish language weekly television program that airs throughout Latin America and in the United States on the US Hispanic network, Azteca America. Produced in a magazine style format, it has the variety and pacing of a morning show that highlights popular opinion on current issues and provides answers to the most complex problems of today's life. Hosted by Osvaldo Carnival and Verónica Macías, its emotional and appealing format presents interviews, informative features, reality stories, and inspirational segments about people, places, and music while encouraging viewers to face life with hope and purpose.Living the Life - Living The Life is a fast-paced magazine-style talk show specifically designed for today’s active women. The program features an eclectic mix of stimulating interviews, inspiring stories, and informative segments that focus on health, relationships, faith, parenting, home, gardening, cooking and other engaging topics.One Cubed International - Our mission statement is to reach this generation to express the unconditional love and salvation that God freely offered to everyone in this world. In everything that is One Cubed, we want to bring glory to God, never compromising and never settling, and always striving to be used by Him to the best of our abilities.One Cubed USA - Have you ever wanted a show that combined the latest in youth culture, action sports, and music videos? Good! Cuz' that's what we are! Our goal is to enlighten, inspire, encourage, and entertain an extreme generation while revealing the transforming power of God.The 700 Club - A daily television program featuring Pat Robertson, Terry Meeuwsen, and Gordon Robertson. On the air continuously since 1966, The 700 Club is one of the longest-running programs in broadcast history. Seen in 96% of the television markets across the United States, the show's news/magazine format presents a lively mix of information, interviews, and inspiration to an average daily audience of one million viewers.