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| Columbus, Ohio | |
| Branding | 10TV (general) 10TV News HD (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Central Ohio's News Leader |
| Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 10 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 10.1 CBS 10.2 AccuWeather[1] |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Dispatch Broadcast Group (WBNS-TV, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 5, 1949 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Wolfe Bank Newspaper and Shoes |
| Sister station(s) | WBNS, WBNS-FM |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 10 (VHF, 1949-2009) |
| Transmitter Power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 279 m |
| Facility ID | 71217 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 39°58′15.5″N 83°1′39.2″W / 39.970972°N 83.027556°W |
| Website | www.10tv.com/ |
WBNS-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Columbus, Ohio. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network and is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch, along with WBNS radio (1460 AM and 97.1 FM). WBNS-TV's studios and offices are located in Columbus.
WBNS-TV currently broadcasts in stereo and uses its SAP channel for a variety of purposes, including simulcasts of its radio sister and simulcasts of NOAA weather radio. Its transmitter and studios are located just west of downtown Columbus. The Dispatch Broadcast Group broadcasting operations also include WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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History
WBNS-TV began operations on October 5, 1949. The call letters WBNS stand for Wolfe Bank, Newspaper and Shoes, identifying to the owning Wolfe family's separate businesses in Columbus. WBNS radio had been a CBS affiliate for almost 30 years, so channel 10 immediately joined CBS television. It is currently the fourth longest-tenured CBS affiliate, behind WUSA in Washington, D.C., WBTV in Charlotte and WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina. Channel 10 has used the on-air branding of 10TV since 1978.
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 Nite Owl," who hosted midnight movies during the 1970s and Sunday state government talk called Capital Square in the 1990s. Throughout much of the 1990s and early years of the millennium WBNS-TV was home to the 10TV Kids News Network (KNN); a local show, "Produced by kids, for kids." The half-hour show aired Saturday mornings. Several KNN kids have gone on to pursue careers in television news or public relations in central Ohio.
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 Skybeam" 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.
Given its link with the Dispatch (the newspaper, in the station's call letters), WBNS-TV has been a consistent ratings leader in programming and news for most of the time since records have been kept. In fact, for many years a popular saying in Columbus was "4 and 6 don't equal 10", referring to WBNS-TV and its rivals, WCMH-TV (channel 4) and WTVN-TV/WSYX (channel 6). 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. From the mid 1990's to the mid 2000's, WBNS and WCMH bounced back and forth in the news ratings at 11 PM (and were virtually tied for ratings leads).
Also in 1995, WBNS replaced Cleveland's WJW-TV as the default affiliate in the Mansfield area (part of the Cleveland-Akron DMA) after WJW went to Fox. The new Cleveland CBS affiliate, WOIO, unlike WBNS, did not reach Mansfield with a Grade B signal. WBNS also replaced Toledo CBS affiliate WTOL on cable television in the Lima DMA.
However, since 2002, WBNS has returned to a dominant position due to stronger CBS programming and CBS' reacquisition of Sunday-afternoon NFL telecasts. WBNS usually rotates games among the three teams with followings in the Columbus market--the Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals (all of whom are part of the CBS package for the American Football Conference).
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 aired Ohio State Men's Basketball when ESPN and other national networks were not showing the team on national TV, through a regional service known as "ESPN Plus". During times when WBNS preempted primetime network programming, the station re-aired CBS primetime programming during the late-night hours for people to record if desired. This arrangement ended in 2007 with the announced launch of the Big Ten Network.
During the Super Bowl XLI, channel 10 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 throughout the course of the campaign. Some of the band members were shot playing on the roof of WBNS with the Columbus skyline behind them. The song was also used to promote sister station WTHR's 50th Anniversary in 2007.[2]
The station began making preparations for the transition to HD in late March 2007, and debuted its 5:00 p.m. newscast in high definition on April 2, becoming the first television station in Central Ohio to produce newscasts in HD. The station's newscasts are now known as "10TV News HD", after having been known as "10TV Eyewitness News" for many years.
On November 7, 2008, WBNS's morning-noon anchor Heather Pick died of breast cancer. Heather learned in 2004 that the disease she had beaten once in 1999 had returned. In her last public appearance, Heather hosted the "Spirit Celebration with Heather Pick", raising almost $500,000 for the Columbus Cancer Clinic.[3]
On 12 June 2009, WBNS launched Doppler 10 Now, a weather subchannel based on the Local AccuWeather platform.[1]
Digital television
WBNS-TV shut down its analog signal, on VHF channel 10, on June 12, 2009 as part of the DTV transition [4]. The station remained on channel 21 for its post-transition digital operations, using PSIP to display its virtual channel as 10. [5] As of June 12, 2009, WBNS-TV's digital signal is multiplexed on a full-time basis (it was previously only multiplexed for special events, such as CBS network coverage of the March Madness basketball tournament):
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 10.1 | Main WBNS-TV/CBS programming |
| 10.2 | Doppler 10 Now (24-hour weather service) / AccuWeather[1] |
The high-definition feed for WBNS-TV is not available on Dish Network due to a contractual dispute between the two sided. In contrast, WCMH-TV, WSYX, and WTTE have been available in HD on Dish Network since April 1, 2009.
News/Station Presentation
Newscast Titles
- News Check 10 (1960s)
- Eyewitness News (1977-2007)
- 10TV News HD (2007-present)
Station Slogans
- There's a Forrest in Your Future (1975; promoting the arrival of anchorman Lou Forrest to the station)
- 10TV, We're Something to See! (circa 1980)
- People You Can Count On! (1980s)
- Your 24-Hour News Source (1991-2001)
- Central Ohio's Most Watched News Station (2001-2003)
- Central Ohio's News Leader (2003-present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Current Personalities
Anchors
10TV News HD - Weekdays
- Andrea Cambern: 10TV News HD at 5, 6 & 11 PM (1991-present)
- Jerry Revish: 10TV News HD at 5, 6 & 11 PM (1980-present)
- Kurt Ludlow: 10TV News HD at 5:30 PM (1986-1999, 2004-present)
- Chuck Strickler: morning/noon anchor (1994-present)
- Anietra Hamper: morning/noon anchor (2009-present)
- Tracy Townsend: 10TV News HD at 5:30 PM (2006-present)
10TV News HD - Weekends
- Angela An: weekend morning anchor (2000-present)
- Jeff Hogan: weekend evening anchor (1998-present)
- John Fortney: weekend evening anchor (2005-present)
Weather
- Chris Bradley, chief meteorologist seen at 5, 6 and 11 PM (2006-present)
- Mike Davis, morning/noon meteorologist (1987-present)
- Brandon Roux, weekend evening meteorologist (2007-present)
Sports
- Dom Tiberi: Sports Director, Weeknights (1981-present)
- Dan Fronczak: sports anchor/reporter (2006-present)
Reporters
Investigative
- Paul Aker
Other Reporters
- Patrick Bell (2002-present)
- Cara Connelly (2007-present)
- Andy Hirsch (2007-present)
- Maureen Kocot (1995-present)
- Kevin Landers (1999-present)
- Tanisha Mallett (2006-present)
- Glenn McEntire (2007-present)
- Tino Ramos: (1994-present)
- Lindsay Seavert (2006-present)
- Tom Walker, Washington, D.C. Correspondent
- Brittany Westbrook (2007-present)
Chopper 10
- Terry Ault: Chopper 10 chief pilot/reporter (1979-present)
- Greg Casagrande: Chopper 10 line pilot (2001-present)
Former Personalities
- Kim Adams, meteorologist (1993-1996 now at WDIV-TV in Detroit,MI)
- Jeffrey Babcock: reporter (1988-1990); formerly of WABC-TV, Good Morning New York, consumer and finance reporter
- Cornell Barnard: Reporter, Now at KXTV 10 in Sacramento, CA
- James Black: reporter (2005-present)
- Derrick Blakely: reporter (1978-1980) Now at WBBM-TV Chicago, IL
- Michelle Bradley (Hopkins) Weekend anchor/Family Unit reporter Now at WLWT-TV Cincinnati
- Barry Brickman: sports anchor (-1987)
- Roy Briscoe: 5:00 anchor (1960-1989)
- Kevyn Burger: reporter
- Keith Cate: weekend anchor (1988-1993) now at WFLA-TV in Tampa, FL
- Laura Cole: reporter (2004-2007) now at KOVR in Sacramento, CA
- Carol Costello: 6/11pm anchor (1990-1992) Now at CNN
- Jay Crawford: sports anchor (1993-1998) now at ESPN
- Christine Dobbyn: reporter (1999-2003) now at KTRK-TV in Houston, TX
- Jim Donovan: consumer reporter (2000-2003) Now at KYW-TV Philadelphia, PA
- Charles Ely: anchor reporter (1974-1978) (now with KTUL)
- Lou Forrest: 6/11pm anchor (1975-1988)
- Mike Gleason: sports director (1987-1997)
- Tom Gleba: anchor (1950-1970)
- Bob Grossi: chief meteorologist (1989-1991)
- Chuck Gurney: meteorologist (2000-2006)
- Joe Holbrook: first chief meteorologist (1949-1989 retired)
- Kelly Hudson: reporter.
- Dan Imel: announcer/host 1970s thru early 80s
- Dave Kaylor: evening anchor (1980-2005 retired)
- Barry Katz: sports director (1985-1994)
- Officer Mike Kilburn: traffic (1991-2004) Now at WCMH NBC4 Columbus
- Lisa Kick: reporter (1992-2006 and moved to Charlotte, NC)
- Stu Klitenic: sports (1981-1989)
- Dave Layman: anchor (1978-1980)
- Chet Long: evening anchor (1949 to upon his death in 1972)
- Theresa Lukenas: evening anchor (1986-1988)
- Carol Luper: reporter (1978-1989) Now with WSYX-TV
- Caroline Lyders: reporter
- Laura Main: anchor (1998-2005, was at KWGN-TV in Denver until Jan of 2009. Current whereabouts unknown.)
- 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 (1998-2006) Now an associate professor of Journalism (Bernard Rogers McCoy)at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- Bob McMaster: weather (1949-1979)
- Ryan Miller: sports (1994-2006)
- Eve Mueller: reporter (1993-2007)
- Ted Mullins: sports director (1961-1975)
- Ron Olsen, reporter (1974-1976, now with KTLA-TV, Los Angeles)
- Bob Orr: anchor (1978-1985, 1988-1993) now a CBS News correspondent.
- Penny Moore: lead reporter (1981-1987 & 1992-2007)
- Al Owens: reporter (1976-1978)
- Angela Pace: 6/11pm anchor (1992-2006 moved up to management with the station)
- Bill Pepper: anchor 1950s and 60's
- Christy Perry: morning/noon anchor (1983-1986)
- Heather Pick: morning/noon anchor (2002-2008 died on November 7, 2008 due to breast cancer)
- Patrick Preston: reporter
- Gary Radnich: sports director (1982-1985)
- Chuck and Jane Rogers: 5:30 co-anchors (1987-1992)
- Tom Ryan: evening anchor. (1960-1979)
- Brandi Sauers: anchor
- Mona Scott: morning anchor/reporter (1995-1998 lives in Ocala, FL and runs newsblues.com)
- Chris Shumway: meteorologist (1996-2000)
- Tom Sorrells: meteorologist (1991-1996) now main weather forecaster on WKMG-TV in Orlando
- Terri Sullivan: reporter/weekend anchor (1990-1993) now anchor at WSYX-TV
- Paula Toti: reporter/weekend anchor, now business reporter weekend anchor at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati
- Dana Tyler: evening anchor (1981-1990), now noon and 6 pm co-anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City
- Kim Vaughan: reporter
- Lee Vlisides: sports director (1975-1982)
- Tom Walker: reporter
- Janet Watkins: weekend morning weathercaster (1981-2007)
- Marcey Goulder: reporter (1979-1989)
- Faith Daniels: daytime anchor, late 70s - early 80s.
Notable entertainment personalities who have worked for WBNS over the years include
- Frederick "Fritz the Nite Owl" Peerenboom
- Jack Hanna
- Bob Marvin (played Flippo the Clown)
- Rod Serling
- Jonathan Winters
References
- ^ a b c http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/295333-WBNS_Launches_AccuWeather_Channel.php?rssid=20065
- ^ "WBNS Sister station's 50th Anniversary promo". WTHR-TV Indianapolis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gInKIMECXSI. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ http://10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/11/07/heather_pick.html?sid=102
- ^ http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/02/06/story_dtv_delay.html?sid=102
- ^ CDBS Print
External links
- WBNS-TV web site
- WBNS-TV Station History
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WBNS-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WBNS-TV
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