10/22/19 Conversion is Coming!

The New Digital Cable TV System is Coming Soon!

As we had previously announced in September, CBT will be providing our Cable TV customers with an all new Digital TV system. This system will sustain a clearer, more stable picture.

We will be switching our system over to the new Digital TV System in the coming days. If you are not receiving your channels, please re-scan or re-program your TVs to begin receiving the new Digital Channels.

Additionally, if your TV set does not have a QAM tuner, you will not be able to receive the new signal.

08/23/19 CBT Breaks Ground to Bring Medical Services to Sac County

Corn Belt Telephone Co., Inc. Breaks Ground on New Local Development.

Corn Belt Telephone Co., Inc. held a ground breaking ceremony for their new Medical Building in Sac County today, Friday, August 23rd.  The Medical Office Building located at 216 W. 1st St., Wall Lake, Iowa, will house two full time Dentists including Dr. Taylor Schroeder. The adjacent office will provide accommodation for another committed medical professional, which will be announced at a later date.

West and East Street Views

LEFT: West street view facing the lot of the new development, 216 W. Main St., Wall Lake.    RIGHT: East street view facing the same lot.

CBT Board

The Corn Belt Telephone Board of Directors and General Manager, Lee Wuebker at today’s groundbreaking ceremony. LEFT to RIGHT: Rod Drost, Bill Brotherton, Neil Steinkamp, Dean Stock, Dick Petschauer and Kevin Sporrer, CBT Board of Directors and Lee Wuebker, General Mgr. Board Members not pictured: Marvin Arnold, Jay Brown

 

Mayor Druivenga, Chris Rodman and Wall Lake Council Members were present for the City of Wall Lake, as well as Brandy Ripley of Sac County Tourism and Economic Development, the Corn Belt Telephone Board of Directors and staff and several community citizens.

 

Building Banner

A Banner depicting the new building along with the date of “Spring 2020″ was presented at the site of the groundbreaking ceremony.

Corn Belt Telephone General Manager Lee Wuebker spoke of their 100 year history of serving Sac County in Telecom, being a leader in bringing Fiber to the Home in Wall Lake, Lake View and now Sac City and how pleased CBT is to be helping grow Eastern Sac County with the help of Sac County Economic Tourism and Development, Mayor Druivenga, the City of Wall Lake and others.  CBT is familiar with projects like this.  In 2007, Corn Belt Telephone built the building that houses Hallett Materials in Wall Lake, another example of how Broadband leads to economic development.

 

Corn Belt Telephone is excited about this new development, the jobs and services that will be coming to Sac County, and are happy to share with the community news of the project’s advancements in the near future.

 

Breaking Ground

Corn Belt Telephone Board Members, along with Chris Rodman of the City of Wall Lake and Mayor Druivenga break the first ground at the site.

About Corn Belt Telephone Co., Inc.

Corn Belt Telephone is a local telecommunications provider for Wall Lake, Lake View, Carnarvon, Auburn and Sac City, Iowa. Our services have extended throughout the years to include, local and long distance telephone services, cable television, high speed internet, and local advertising. (not all services are available in all areas) In addition to our now Gig-Certified Capable Fiber Optic Network in Wall Lake and Carnarvon, Iowa, we also operate an extensive Fiber Optic System in Lake View, Iowa as well as deploy Wireless 3.65 Internet from several towers around the Sac, Western Calhoun and Northern Carroll County areas.  In 2019, we began a Fiber Optic Expansion Project to bring reliable, fast Internet, Telephone and Cable TV services to Sac City, Iowa, along with plans to expand service areas in Sac City in 2020. 

 

08/22/19 Groundbreaking Ceremony to be Held Tomorrow

Corn Belt Telephone Co., Inc. Breaking Ground on New Local Development.

Corn Belt Telephone Co., Inc. has announced plans for a ground breaking ceremony on Friday, August 23rd, at 10:30 am to be held at the site of their new office building, 216 W. 1st St., Wall Lake, Iowa. The public is invited to attend. Jaime Schoneboom of JDS Construction will be the General Contractor. The new 5000 square foot building will house multiple professional medical service businesses, aiding in the economic development of Sac County and the City of Wall Lake and providing full time health services for the their citizens. It is anticipated that these businesses will create 10-15 more local jobs.


Corn Belt Telephone is proud to be investing in the communities that it serves and invites you to follow along with the development.

You can read the full press release here.

06/12/19 Local Shelter Houses Receive Funds

Impactful Grants Better Community Resources

Wall Lake Shelter House

Pictured left to right: J.D. Siebert of Aureon, Chris Rodman of the City of Wall Lake, and Lee Wuebker, General Manager of Corn Belt Telephone Company.

Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone were proud to present a Grant totaling $500.00 to the Wall Lake Shelter House and a Grant in the amount of $450.00 to the Lake View Foundation on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019.

The Wall Lake Shelter House funds are to be used toward the cost of window shades, to aid in light filtering, while the Lake View Foundation will be applying the funds toward Shelter House heaters in Lake View.

Lake View Foundation

Pictured left to right: J.D. Siebert of Aureon, Cort Stargell of the Lake View Foundation, Mayor John Westergaard of the City of Lake View and Lee Wuebker, General Manager of Corn Belt Telephone Company.

Both Grants aid in bettering Shelter House Facilities in their respective locations.  Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone Company are committed to advancing Iowan communities and recognize both organizations for their passion for the betterment of their neighborhoods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05/24/19 New Additions.

Court TV and ION Television Join Our Line Up.

We’re excited to share with you two new additions to our Line Up, Court TV and ION Television.

For nearly two decades, Court TV brought high-profile courtroom dramas into American living rooms. Continuing that legacy, Katz Networks is rebooting one of the most iconic brands in television history. The new Court TV is devoted to live gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation’s most important and compelling trials. The network will run 24 hours a day.

You can watch Court TV on CBT Channel 39.04 and learn more at courttv.com .


A leading U.S. general entertainment network, ION Television’s Positively Entertaining lineup features major cable & broadcast shows, original series and more.  Currently, ION Television’s Lineup is anchored by hit series and originals including Blue Bloods, Chicago P.D., Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: SVU, Leverage, NCIS: Los Angeles, Private Eyes and more!

You can watch ION Television on CBT Channel 39.05 and learn more at iontelevision.com .


Remember to re-scan your televisions to ensure you are receiving these new channels.

03/15/19 Multiple Awards for the City of Wall Lake

A Little of This and a Little of That

Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone were proud to present three grants totaling $1900.00 to the City of Wall Lake on Friday, March 18th, 2019.  $1400 will be used for bunker gear for the Wall Lake Fire Department, $250 for a swing at the park and $250 toward a storage building at the Wall Lake Shelter House. Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone Company are committed to advancing Iowan communities and recognize the City of Wall Lake for their passion for the betterment of their neighborhood.

Pictured left to right: Lee Wuebker, General Manager of Corn Belt Telephone Company, Chris Rodman of the City of Wall Lake, and J.D. Siebert of Aureon.

03/15/19 Making History

Planning for the Future

Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone were proud to present a $250.00 grant to the Lake View Historical Society Friday, March 18th, 2019.  The funds will be used for new museum brochures.  Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone Company are committed to advancing Iowan communities and recognize the Lake View Historical Society for their passion for the betterment of their neighborhood.

Pictured left to right, top row: Lee Wuebker, General Manager of Corn Belt Telephone Company, John Westergaard, Mayor of the City of Lake View, and J.D. Siebert of Aureon, and left to right, bottom row: Jane Croll, Richard Stoffregen, and Marilyn Keiser of the Lake View Historical Society.

Lake View Historical Society Grant

 

10/15/18 More Hometown Pride

Charity Grant Assists with Upgrades

The Wall Lake Hometown Pride Committee received funds to go toward the remodeling the town’s public park and spaces.  The $500 grant was awarded to the Committee on Friday, October 12th, 2018 from Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone Company.   Aureon and Corn Belt Telephone Company are committed to advancing Iowan communities and recognize their passion for the betterment of their neighborhood.

Pictured left to right: Lee Wuebker, General Manager of Corn Belt Telephone Company, Chris Rodman of the City of Wall Lake, and J.D. Siebert of Aureon.

03/02/18 Sprucing it Up

Have you heard?!📢

We just love spreading the word about CBT Phone Service!  Did you know you can now switch your phone service to Corn Belt AND keep your ‘657’ phone number?! 📞 It’s true and it’s super easy!  

Bundle, bundle, bundle!  😎

Bundle your CBT Cable TV, Internet and Phone Service for the best value!  Have two services with CBT (Phone + Internet or Cable TV + Internet) and get 5 Mbps Internet for the price of 3 Mbps Internet! Have all three services with CBT (Phone + Internet + Cable TV) and get 10 Mbps Internet for the price of 3 Mbps Internet!  Just another benefit to consolidating all of your communication needs with Corn Belt Telephone.

P.S., we have Long Distance service too!

Doesn’t our Lake View building look nice with its new banner?
Call us at our office, 664-2221 and we will help get you started.   Don’t delay, switch today!

 

02/28/18 Cable TV Customers May See Brief Disruptions

It’s Solar Conjunction time again!

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If you notice some interference with any of your CBT Cable TV Channels the next week or so, it is most likely due to Solar Conjunction. Interference may include audio, video or both.
 
Twice a year this phenomenon occurs when the sun passes directly behind satellites transmitting cable tv signals. When the sun is aligned with a satellite, solar radiation interferes with the satellite’s signal and thus causes a brief signal outage. Not to worry though, this outage typically only lasts a few minutes (between 5 and 45) and mostly occurs between the hours of 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
 
This round of Solar Conjunction should end on or around March 9th. We apologize for the inconvenience, however this phenomenon is universal and beyond current technical control. If you have any questions about Solar Conjunction, feel free to contact us. 

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