WBNS-TV, virtual channel 10 (UHF digital channel 21), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Columbus, Ohio, United States. It serves as the flagship television station of the Dispatch Broadcast Group and is co-owned with WBNS radio (1460 AM and 97.1 FM). WBNS-TV's studios and transmitting facilities are co-located west of Downtown Columbus, near the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto rivers.
WBNS-TV
Columbus, Ohio
United States
Branding
10TV (general)
10TV News(newscasts)
Slogan
Central Ohio's News Leader (primary)
New. Fresh. Up to the Minute. (secondary)
Channels
Digital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 10 (PSIP)
Affiliations
10.1: CBS
10.2: Heroes & Icons 10.3: Decades
Owner
Dispatch Broadcast Group
(sale to Tegna Inc.pending[1]) (WBNS-TV, Inc.)
Founded
March 1948[2]
First air date
October 5, 1949 (69 years ago)
Call letters' meaning
derived from sister station WBNS radio
Sister station(s)
WBNS, WBNS-FM
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
10 (VHF, 1949–2009)
Former affiliations
DT2:
Local AccuWX(2009–2013)
Antenna TV (2013–2015)
Transmitter power
1000 kW
Height
279 m (915 ft)
Facility ID
71217
Transmitter coordinates
39°58′15.5″N83°1′39.2″W
Licensing authority
FCC
Public license information
Profile
CDBS
Website
www.10tv.com
The Dispatch Broadcast Group's operations also include WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana.
