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13 Facts About WBNS-TV

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WBNS-TV is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States, affiliated with CBS.

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WBNS-TV serves as the CBS affiliate of record for the nearby Zanesville, Ohio market.

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WBNS-TV was known for its locally produced shows Flippo the Clown, Luci's Toyshop, Franz the Toymaker, The Judge, and programs hosted by popular Columbus Zoo and Aquarium personality Jack Hanna.

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In 1995, WBNS-TV replaced Cleveland's WJW-TV as the default affiliate in the Mansfield area after WJW became a Fox broadcast outlet.

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WBNS-TV became Tegna's third television station located in Ohio, operating alongside fellow CBS affiliate WTOL in Toledo and NBC affiliate WKYC in Cleveland.

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WBNS-TV was the first television station in the Columbus market to debut a news helicopter, "10TV SkyCam" in 1979, satellite news truck "10TV Skybeam" in 1986 and launch the Ohio News Network in 1997, which shared studio and office space with WBNS until ONN ended on August 31,2012.

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Appropriately for a station with roots in a newspaper, WBNS-TV has been a consistent ratings leader in programming and news for most of the time since records have been kept.

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However, since 2002, WBNS-TV has returned to a dominant position due to stronger CBS programming and CBS' reacquisition of Sunday-afternoon NFL telecasts.

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WBNS-TV usually rotates games among the two teams with the largest followings in the Columbus market—the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns.

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10.

On May 11,2011, WBNS-TV gained high-profile advertising when WBNS logos and a news ticker replaced those belonging to WCMH-TV on the Casto Building at the corner of High and Broad streets in downtown Columbus.

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On March 13,2020, WBNS-TV adopted Tegna's standardized news graphics and "C Clarity" theme, seven months after Tegna acquired the station.

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12.

On June 12,2009, WBNS-TV launched Doppler 10 Now, a weather subchannel, carried on channel 10.

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13.

WBNS-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on June 12,2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.

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