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WBNS-TV ("10TV") is the CBS television affiliate for Columbus and central Ohio. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 10, and its digital signal on UHF channel 21. It is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch. Both are owned by the Wolfe family.

WBNS-TV currently broadcasts in stereo and uses its SAP channel for a variety of purposes, including simulcasts of "1460 The Fan (WBNS-AM)" and simulcasts of NOAA weather radio. Its transmitter and studios are located in Columbus, just west of downtown. The Dispatch Broadcast Group broadcasting operations also include WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana.

History

WBNS-TV began operations on October 5, 1949. The call letters WBNS stand for Wolfe Bank, Newspaper, and Shoes. The station has always been a CBS affiliate, and is currently the longest-tenured affiliate of that network.

WBNS was known to produce such children's programming as Flippo the Clown, Romper Room, Luci's Toyshop, and programs hosted by popular Columbus Zoo personality Jack Hanna. The station also featured "Fritz the Night Owl," who hosted midnight movies during the 1970s and Sunday state government talk called Capital Square in the 1990s.

WBNS was the first television station in the Columbus market to debut a news helicopter, "10TV SkyCam" (now "Chopper 10") in 1979, satellite news truck "10TV Skylink" in 1986, and launch the Ohio News Network in 1997, which shares studio and office space with WBNS. It has been the TV home of Wheel of Fortune since 1983 and Jeopardy! since 1984.

The station has been a consistent ratings leader in programming and news ever since its inception. In fact, a popular phrase in Columbus was "4 and 6 do not equal 10", referring to WBNS and its rivals, WCMH-TV and WSYX. The only significant exception is from 1985 to 1992 when WCMH featured the popular anchor team (and then-married couple) of Doug Adair and Mona Scott. In recent years, WBNS and WCMH have often bounced back and forth in the news ratings at 11 PM, and WCMH won the 6 p.m. time-slot in the latest ratings book by a large margin.

The first live high-definition broadcast on the station's digital signal, WBNS-DT, took place in September 1998 in which the broadcast was a football game between Ohio State and West Virginia, making the station a pioneer in American digital television. The station claims this to have been the first locally produced HD broadcast in the US, however as several other stations throughout the country also lay claim to this distinction, the veracity cannot be verified.

WBNS will air Ohio State Men's Basketball when ESPN and other national networks are not showing the team on national TV, through a regional service known as "ESPN Plus". During times when WBNS preempts primetime network programming, the station re-airs CBS primetime programming during the late-night hours for people to record if desired.

During the Super Bowl XLI, 10TV debuted a large marketing campaign to promote the launch of 10TV News in high definition. The song "Carousels (Dreaming of Tomorrow)" by Columbus rock band Alamoth Lane was used thoughout the course of the campaign. Some of the band members were shot playing on the roof of WBNS with the Columbus skyline behind them.

On April 2, 2007, WBNS-TV debuted its 5pm newscast in high definition, the first television station in Central Ohio to do so. In late March 2007, the station began making preparations for the transition to HD. The station's newscasts are now known as "10TV News HD" after being known as "10TV Eyewitness News" for many years. WBNS' sister station in Indianapolis (WTHR) began broadcasting news in HD on November 15, 2006.

Newscasts

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WBNS-TV Eyewitness News open, 2004.
  • 10TV News HD This Morning: 5-8am
  • 10TV News HD @ Noon: 12-12:30pm
  • 10TV News HD @ 5PM: 5-6pm
  • 10TV News HD @ 6PM: 6-6:30pm
  • 10TV News HD @ 11PM: 11-11:35pm

Weekends

Saturdays

  • 10TV News HD Weekend: 5-7am
  • 10TV News HD @ 6PM: 6-6:30pm
  • 10TV News HD @ 11PM: 11-11:30pm

Sundays

  • 10TV News HD Weekend: 6:30-8:30am
  • 10TV News HD @ 6:30PM: 6:30-7pm
  • 10TV News HD @ 11PM: 11-11:30pm

Current news personalities

  • Angela An: weekend morning anchor (2000-present)
  • Terry Ault: Chopper 10 chief pilot/reporter (1979-present)
  • Patrick Bell: reporter (2002-present)
  • James Black: reporter (2005-present)
  • Chris Bradley, chief meteorologist seen at 5/6pm, and Nightbeat (2006-present)
  • Andrea Cambern: 5/5:30/6pm and Nightbeat anchor (1991-present)
  • Greg Casagrande: Chopper 10 line pilot (2001-present)
  • Laura Cole: reporter (2004-present)
  • Mike Davis, morning/noon meteorologist (1987-present)
  • John Fortney: 5:30pm anchor (2006-present)
  • Dan Fronczak: sports reporter (2006-present)
  • Jeff Hogan: sports director/anchor seen at 6pm and Nightbeat (1998-present)
  • Maureen Kocot: reporter (1995-present)
  • Kevin Landers: reporter (1999-present)
  • Kurt Ludlow: weekend evening anchor (1986-1999, 2004-present)
  • Tanisha Mallett: reporter (2006-present)
  • Penny Moore: lead reporter (1981-1987, 1992-present)
  • Eve Mueller: reporter (1993-present)
  • Karina Nova: traffic reporter (2006-present)
  • Heather Pick: morning/noon anchor (2002-present)
  • Tino Ramos: lead morning reporter/field anchor (1994-present)
  • Jerry Revish: 5/6pm, and Nightbeat anchor (1980-present)
  • Lindsay Seavert: reporter (2006-present)
  • Chuck Strickler: morning/noon anchor (1994-present)
  • Dom Tiberi: weekend sports anchor reporter (1981-present)
  • Tracy Townsend: weekend evening anchor (2005-present)
  • Tom Walker: Washington, D.C. Correspondent
  • Janet Watkins: weekend weathercaster (1981-present)

Past news personalities

  • Jeffrey Babcock: reporter (1988-1990) Formerly of WABC TV, Good Morning New York, consumer and finance reporter
  • Derrick Blakeley: reporter (1978-1980)
  • Barry Brickman: sports anchor (-1987)
  • Roy Briscoe: anchor
  • Kevyn Burger: reporter
  • Keith Cate: weekend anchor (1988-1993)
  • Carol Costello: 6/11pm anchor (1990-1992)
  • Jay Crawford: sports anchor (1993-1998)
  • Christine Dobbyn: reporter
  • Jim Donovan: consumer reporter (2000-2003)
  • Lou Forrest: 6/11pm anchor (1975-1988)
  • Mike Gleason: sports director (-1997)
  • Tom Gleba: anchor (1950s and '60s)
  • Bob Grossi: chief meteorologist (1989-1991)
  • Joe Holbrook: first chief meteorologist (1949-1989)
  • Kelly Hudson: reporter.
  • Dave Kaylor: evening anchor (1980-2005)
  • Officer Mike Kilburn: traffic (1990s-2003)
  • Lisa Kick: reporter
  • Dave Layman: anchor (1978-1980)
  • Chet Long: evening anchor
  • Theresa Lukenas: evening anchor (1986-1988)
  • Carol Luper: reporter (1978-1989)(now with WSYX)
  • Caroline Lyders: reporter
  • Laura Main: anchor
  • Dave Malkoff: Overnight Update Anchor / Associate Producer (now at KCBS-TV)
  • Jennifer Mandalay: morning anchor (1992-1996)
  • Melissa Marsh: meteorologist (2001-2006)
  • Roger McCoy: anchor
  • Bob McMaster: weather (1949-?)
  • Ryan Miller: sports (-2006)
  • Bob Orr: anchor (1978-1985, 1988-1993)
  • Angela Pace: 6/11pm anchor (1992-2006)
  • Bill Pepper: anchor
  • Christy Perry: morning/noon anchor (mid '80s)
  • Patrick Preston: reporter
  • Gary Radnich: sports director (1982-1985)
  • Tom Ryan: evening anchor. (-1979)
  • Brandi Sauers: anchor
  • Mona Scott: morning anchor/reporter (1995-1998)
  • Chris Shumway: meteorologist (1996-2000)
  • Tom Sorrells: meteorologist (1991-1996)
  • Dana Tyler: evening anchor (1981-1990)
  • Kim Vaughan: reporter
  • Lee Vlisidies: sports
  • Tom Walker: reporter

Notable entertainment personalities who have worked for WBNS over the years include

Slogans

  • "There's a Forrest in Your Future" (1975) Promoting the arrival of anchorman Lou Forrest to 10TV.
  • "People You Can Count On!" (1980s)
  • "Your 24 Hour News Source" (1991-2001)
  • "Central Ohio's News Leader" (2003-)

Programming

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