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{{Short description|Television station in Columbus, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WBNS-TV
| logo = WBNS-TV Logo.png
| logo_size = 175px
| image = MeTV WBNS Columbus logo.webp
| image_size = 150px
| branding = 10TV
| digital = 21 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 10
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''10.1:''' [[CBS]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| owner = {{ubl|[[Tegna Inc.]]|''(sale to [[Nexstar Media Group]] pending{{r|NexacqTegna}})''}}
| licensee = WBNS-TV, Inc.
| location = [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| country = United States
| founded = {{start date|1948|3|17}}<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=85913 |title= History Cards for WBNS-TV|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards|Guide to reading History Cards]])<!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}--></ref><ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/48-OCR/1948-03-22-BC-OCR-Page-0093.pdf "FCC grants three commercial video."] ''[[Broadcasting and Cable|Broadcasting – Telecasting]]'', March 22, 1948, pg. 93.</ref>
| airdate = {{start date and age|1949|10|15|p=y|br=yes}}
| callsign_meaning = "Wolfe Bank [[The Columbus Dispatch|Newspaper]] and Shoes" (from WBNS radio)
| sister_stations = [[WBNS (AM)|WBNS]], [[WBNS-FM]]
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 10 ([[VHF]], 1949–2009)
| erp = 1,000 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|279|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 71217
| coordinates = {{coord|39|58|15.5|N|83|1|39.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.10tv.com/}}
}}
'''WBNS-TV''' (channel 10) is a [[television station]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]], United States, affiliated with [[CBS]]. It is owned by [[Tegna Inc.]] alongside the company's sole radio properties, [[WBNS (AM)|WBNS]] (1460 AM) and [[WBNS-FM]] (97.1). The stations share studios on Twin Rivers Drive west of [[Downtown Columbus, Ohio|Downtown Columbus]], where [[WBNS TV Tower|WBNS-TV's transmitter]] is also located.

WBNS-TV also serves as the CBS affiliate of record for the nearby [[Zanesville, Ohio]], [[media market|market]].

Before its purchase in August 2019 by Tegna, WBNS-TV was the [[flagship station]] of founding owner [[Dispatch Broadcast Group]], whose operations also included [[WTHR]], the [[NBC]] affiliate in [[Indianapolis]], and [[WALV-CD]], Indianapolis' [[MeTV]] outlet and an alternate NBC affiliate; all of Dispatch's stations are now with Tegna.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tegna Buys Columbus, Indianapolis Stations |url=https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/6/11/breaking-tegna-buys-columbus-indianapolis-stations |website=FTVLive|date=June 11, 2019 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:WBNS-TV and WBNS-FM transmission towers-2011 07 12 IMG 0867.JPG|thumb|Former WBNS-TV broadcast tower (left), next to the candelabra tower from which WBNS-TV and [[WBNS-FM]] now broadcast. [[WCMH-TV]] and most of Columbus' FM radio stations also broadcast from the candelabra tower.]]
=== Until 1995 ===
WBNS-TV began operations on October 15, 1949.<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/49-OCR/1949-10-24-BC-OCR-Page-0050.pdf "WBNS-TV opens; Tele-Center dedicated."] ''Broadcasting – Telecasting'', October 24, 1949, pg. 48.</ref> WBNS radio had been a [[CBS Radio Network]] affiliate for almost 20 years, so Channel 10 immediately joined the CBS television network. It is currently the ninth longest-tenured CBS affiliate. Channel 10 has used the on-air [[brand]]ing of ''10TV'' since 1977. It is also one of only a few stations in the country to have had the same call letters and primary network affiliation throughout its history.

The WBNS call letters stand for "Wolfe Bank Newspaper and Shoes", the businesses owned by the company's longtime owners, the Wolfe family. Channel 10 maintained common ownership with ''[[The Columbus Dispatch]]'', the city's lone remaining daily newspaper and the "N" in the station's call letters, until 2015 under an [[grandfather clause|exemption]] of the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC)'s cross-ownership rules. The FCC has largely prohibited [[concentration of media ownership|common ownership of co-located print and broadcast media]] since the mid-1970s. The Wolfe family, who purchased the ''Dispatch'' in 1905, sold the newspaper and related assets to New Media Investment Group in June 2015.

WBNS-TV was known for its locally produced shows ''Flippo the Clown'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Flippo The Clown |url=http://www.flippotheclown.com/ |access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref> ''Luci's Toyshop'', ''Franz the Toymaker'', ''[[The Judge (TV series)|The Judge]]'', and programs hosted by popular [[Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]] personality [[Jack Hanna]] (''Hanna's Ark''). The station also featured "[[Fritz the Nite Owl]]", who hosted midnight movies during the 1970s, and the [[Sunday morning talk show|Sunday state government talk show]] 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.

=== Since 1995 ===
In 1995, WBNS-TV replaced [[Cleveland]]'s [[WJW-TV]] as the default affiliate in the [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] area (part of the Cleveland–[[Akron]] DMA) after WJW became a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] broadcast outlet. The new Cleveland CBS affiliate, [[WOIO]], unlike WBNS-TV, did not reach Mansfield with a Grade B signal. WBNS also replaced [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] CBS affiliate [[WTOL]] on cable television in the [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]] DMA.

The first live high-definition broadcast on the station's digital signal took place in September 1998 in which the broadcast was a [[college football|football]] game between [[1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] and [[1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|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 U.S.; however, as several other stations throughout the country also lay claim to this distinction, the veracity cannot be verified. It is widely considered the first ever live sporting event in HD in the U.S. produced using a production truck and transmission vehicle from [[NHK]], [[Japan]]'s national public broadcasting organization.<ref>NHK: [http://www.nhk.or.jp/pr/english/profile/pforile.html Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514035550/http://www.nhk.or.jp/pr/english/profile/pforile.html |date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref>

Working with sister company Radio Sound Network, WBNS-TV, WBNS (AM) and Ohio News Network ([[ONN (radio)|ONN]]) produced and distributed on a [[Streaming media]] platform the Ohio State spring football game in 2001. It was one of the first live sporting events in the U.S. to be streamed. The game was delivered on [[RealVideo]], a compressed video format, on the [[RealPlayer]] media player platform on the station's website. It also was distributed to [[Windows Mobile]] mobile devices using the [[Windows Media Player]] format, including [[Compaq]]'s [[IPAQ]] [[personal digital assistant]] which required an [[ExpressCard]] to connect to the Internet.

On June 11, 2019, Dispatch announced it would sell its broadcasting assets, including the WBNS stations, to [[Tegna Inc.]] for $535&nbsp;million in cash. Coinciding with WBNS-TV's 70th anniversary, the deal ended the Wolfe family's involvement in local media after over a century. At the time of the sale announcement, channel 10 was the only major television station in Columbus still owned by Ohio-based interests.

The sale was approved by the FCC on July 29, 2019,<ref name="tegnadispatch2">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1805827.pdf|title=Notice of Consent to Transfer|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> and was completed on August 8.<ref name="tegnadispatch3">{{cite web|url=https://www.tegna.com/tegna-completes-acquisition-of-dispatch-broadcast-groups-leading-top-ranked-stations-in-indianapolis-in-and-columbus-oh/|title=TEGNA Completes Acquisition of Dispatch Broadcast Group's Leading, Top Ranked Stations in Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, OH|publisher=[[Tegna Inc.]]|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="tegnadispatch">{{cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/235833/tegna-buying-dispatchs-wthr-wbns-for-535m/|title=Tegna Buying Dispatch's WTHR, WBNS For $535M|last=Miller|first=Mark K.|work=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheckMedia|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>

On August 19, 2025, [[Nexstar Media Group]] announced it would acquire Tegna.<ref name="NexacqTegna">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Mark K. |date=August 19, 2025 |title=Nexstar Buying Tegna For $6.2 Billion |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/nexstar-buying-tegna-for-6-2-billion/ |access-date=August 19, 2025 |website=TVNewsCheck |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819205146/https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/nexstar-buying-tegna-for-6-2-billion/ |archive-date= August 19, 2025}}</ref> In Columbus, Nexstar already owns WCMH-TV.<ref>{{Cite news |last2=Lamba |first2=Kritika |first=Deborah Mary |last= Sophia |title=Nexstar Media Group Inc. agrees to acquire 10TV, 97.1 The Fan owner Tegna |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2025/08/19/10tv-97-1-the-fan-being-sold-to-nbc4-owner-nexstar-media-group/85722394007/ |access-date=2025-08-19 |language=en-US|work=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref>

==Programming==
[[File:WBNS studio.jpg|thumb|WBNS-TV studios in 2021. The studio also houses [[WBNS (AM)|WBNS AM]] and [[WBNS-FM|FM]].]]
===Sports programming===
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WBNS-TV has strong ties to the [[Ohio State Buckeyes|athletic department of the Ohio State University]]. For many years, it has produced the coaches' shows for both the football and [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|men's basketball]] teams, along with other shows about Ohio State athletics. Additionally, its radio sister has been the flagship station of Ohio State football and basketball for decades. Prior to the launch of the [[Big Ten Network]] in September 2007, the station aired Ohio State games offered by [[ESPN Events|ESPN Plus]] in both sports, including prime time preemptions of CBS network programming for games. Because of the Big Ten Network's exclusive contracts to cover live Ohio State sports, WBNS now only carries selected CBS Big Ten basketball broadcasts on weekends and latter portions of the conference tourney, although the programming outside of live sports remains produced by WBNS-TV; [[WSYX]]-DT3 and [[WCMH-TV]] currently air Ohio State football games through their affiliations with Fox and [[NBC]] and those respective networks' contracts with the [[Big Ten Conference]]. Since [[2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|2023]], WBNS-TV has carried select Ohio State football games through the ''[[College Football on CBS Sports|Big Ten on CBS]]'' as part of the network's new deal with the Big Ten Conference. The station provides local coverage of the [[PGA Tour]]'s [[Memorial Tournament]], which is held at [[Muirfield Village Golf Club]] in [[Dublin, Ohio]].

===News operation===
WBNS presently broadcasts 37 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each weekday, three hours on Saturdays and four hours on Sundays).

WBNS-TV 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 shared studio and office space with WBNS until ONN ended on August 31, 2012.

Appropriately for a station with roots in a newspaper, WBNS-TV had 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",{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} referring to WBNS-TV and its rivals, WLWC/WCMH-TV (channel 4) and WTVN-TV/WSYX (channel 6). Since the sale of the station to Tegna, however, WBNS-TV's ratings have plummeted, with WCMH-TV and WSYX battling for first, with WSYX edging out WCMH-TV for the top spot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/features/local-news-close-up-columbus-offers-cosmopolitan-vibe-in-heartland|title=Local News Close-Up: Columbus Offers Cosmopolitan Vibe in Heartland|first=Michael|last=Malone|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=February 3, 2024|accessdate=February 11, 2024}}</ref>

The first major challenge to Channel 10's dominance occurred in 1985, two years after WCMH began featuring the popular anchor team (and then-married couple) of [[Doug Adair]] and Mona Scott. From then until the mid-2000s, WBNS-TV and WCMH alternated holding the dominant ratings position for their 11 p.m. newscasts (and were virtually tied for ratings leads). However, since 2002, WBNS-TV has returned to a dominant position due to stronger CBS programming and CBS' reacquisition of Sunday-afternoon [[NFL]] telecasts. WBNS-TV usually rotates games among the two teams with the largest followings in the Columbus market—the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] (both of whom are part of the CBS package for the [[American Football Conference]]). When possible, WBNS also airs games of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], a division rival of the Bengals and Browns whose [[Steeler Nation|fan base]] extends into portions of the WBNS viewing area.

During [[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.

The station began making preparations for the transition to HD in late March 2007, and debuted its 5&nbsp;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''; ''10TV News HD'' was used from 2007 to 2012, after being known as ''10TV Eyewitness News'' for many years.

On November 7, 2008, WBNS-TV's morning-noon anchor [[Heather Pick]] died of [[breast cancer]]. Pick learned in 2004 that the disease she overcame in 1999 had returned. In her last public appearance, she hosted the "Spirit Celebration with Heather Pick", raising almost $500,000 for the Columbus Cancer Clinic.<ref name="pick">{{cite news| title=WBNS-10TV Remembers Heather Pick| url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/wbns-10tv-remembers-heather-pick/530-67826490-71ad-4126-9589-a8f26bdb771e| publisher=WBNS-TV| date=November 7, 2008| access-date=May 1, 2012}}</ref>

On January 3, 2011, WBNS expanded its weekday morning newscast to 2{{frac|1|2}} hours, starting at 4:25&nbsp;am. Weekend anchors Jeff Hogan and Angela An replaced Chuck Strickler and Anietra Hamper as anchors, and weeknight 5:30&nbsp;p.m. anchor Tracy Townsend replaced Hamper and Strickler as noon anchors.<ref name="expand">{{cite news| title=WBNS Expands Early Morning News| url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/12/15/47785/wbns-expands-early-morning-news| date=December 15, 2010| publisher=TVnewscheck.com| access-date=May 1, 2012}}</ref>

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. Beginning in 2008, the building was leased by rival station WCMH-TV to house its ''NBC 4 on the Square'' newscast. When WCMH discontinued the newscast, WBNS assumed the lease but decided not to use the street-level studio space.<ref name="casto">{{cite news| title=10TV Debuts Signs At Broad And High| url=http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2011/05/11/story-columbus-10tv-broad-high.html?sid=102| publisher=WBNS| date=May 11, 2011| access-date=May 1, 2012| archive-date=July 15, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715215245/http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2011/05/11/story-columbus-10tv-broad-high.html?sid=102| url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 1, 2012, WBNS-TV launched a redesigned set.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slideshow |url=https://www.10tv.com/slideshow/slideshow-wbns-10tv-set-debuthtml |access-date=March 2, 2020 |publisher=10TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feran |first1=Tim |title=Channel 10 introduces redesigned set |url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20121001/ENTERTAINMENT/310019809 |access-date=March 2, 2020 |publisher=The Columbus Dispatch |date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

On September 17, 2013, Maria Tiberi, the 21-year-old daughter of WBNS-TV sports director Dom Tiberi, was killed in a car accident along [[Interstate 270 (Ohio)|Interstate 270]] in [[Hilliard, Ohio|Hilliard]]. Although authorities stated that Maria was distracted at the time of the accident, they did not claim that the distraction was a cell phone. In honor of Maria, WBNS has launched a campaign known as "Maria's Message", an awareness program which aims to prevent such accidents from occurring.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maria's Message |url=https://www.10tv.com/marias-message |access-date=March 2, 2020 |publisher=WBNS-TV |date=August 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 17, 2019 |title=6 years after tragic loss, Dom Tiberi has shared Maria's Message with over 100,000 kids |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/6-years-after-tragic-loss-dom-tiberi-has-shared-marias-message-over-100000-kids-2019-oct |access-date=March 2, 2020 |work=WBNS-TV}}</ref> On April 8, 2014, the [[130th Ohio General Assembly]] passed Senate Bill 294, which officially designated September as "Safe Driving Awareness Month" in honor of Maria.<ref>{{cite web |title=(130th General Assembly) (Amended Senate Bill Number 294) |url=http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText130/130_SB_294_EN_N.pdf |website=The Ohio Legislature |access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref> The bill was signed into law by Governor [[John Kasich]] in June of that year.

In December 2019, the station named Ashlee Baracy as Chief Meteorologist,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/12/16/taking-over-for-the-creep-in-columbus |website=FTVLive |access-date=May 31, 2021|title=Taking over for the Creep in Columbus |date=December 16, 2019 }}</ref> replacing Mike Davis, who was fired following his arrest on [[child pornography]] charges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weatherman downloaded 15,912 child porn images |url=https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2019/12/13/weatherman-downloaded-15912-child-porn-images |website=FTVLive |date=December 13, 2019 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

On [[Friday the 13th|March 13, 2020]], WBNS-TV adopted Tegna's standardized news graphics and "[[C Clarity]]" theme, seven months after Tegna acquired the station.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/ilR-0vYc0oY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200420162956/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilR-0vYc0oY&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilR-0vYc0oY| title = 10TV News at 5-WBNS-New TEGNA graphics | website=[[YouTube]]| date = March 13, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

====Notable alumni====
[[File:Jonathan Winters Gambrinus Beer.jpg|thumb|Comedian [[Jonathan Winters]], then known as Johnny Winters, promoting Gambrinus Beer in the early 1950s for [[August Wagner Breweries, Inc.]] on WBNS-TV in [[Columbus, Ohio]].]]
* [[Sharyl Attkisson]] – former reporter
* [[Keith Cate]] – weekend anchor (1988–1993)
* [[Carol Costello]] – 6 and 11 p.m. anchor (1990–1992)
* [[Jay Crawford]] – sports anchor (1993–1998)
* [[Faith Daniels]] – daytime anchor (1982–1983)
* [[Mike Gleason (announcer)|Mike Gleason]] – sports announcer (1987–1998)
* [[Jack Hanna]] – program host (''Hanna's Ark'' and ''Front Page Saturday Night'')
* [[Phil Keating]] – reporter (1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/phil-keating/bio/#s=h-l|title=Phil Keating Bio|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Dave Malkoff]] – overnight update anchor/associate producer
* [[Ron Olsen]] – reporter
* [[Heather Pick]] – weekday morning and noon anchor (2002–2008)
* [[Gary Radnich]] – sports director/anchor (1982–1985)
* [[Jerry Revish]] - news anchor/reporter (1980–2019)
* [[Rod Serling]] – writer, producer and creator of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''
* [[Dana Tyler]] – evening anchor (1981–1990)
* [[Jonathan Winters]] – performer and comedian

==Technical information==

===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WBNS-TV<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WBNS#station RabbitEars TV Query for WBNS]</ref>
! scope="col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope="col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope="col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope="col" | Short name
! scope="col" | Programming
|-
! scope="row" |10.1
|[[1080i]]
| rowspan="8" |[[16:9]]
|WBNS TV
|[[CBS]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.2
| rowspan="7" |[[480i]]
|MeTV
|[[MeTV]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.3
|Dabl
|[[Dabl]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.4
|Crime
|[[True Crime Network]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.5
|Quest
|[[Quest (American TV network)|Quest]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.6
|SHOP LC
|[[Shop LC]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.7
|BUSTED
|[[Busted (TV network)|Busted]]
|-
! scope="row" |10.8
|ION +
|[[Ion Plus]]
|}

WBNS-TV broadcasts in Dolby 5.1 and uses its [[Second audio program|SAP]] channel for varying purposes, including simulcasts of its radio sister and simulcasts of [[NOAA]] weather radio, along with [[Descriptive Video Service]] (DVS) and [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] [[NFL on CBS|NFL]] coverage from [[CBS Sports|CBS]].

On June 12, 2009, WBNS-TV launched Doppler 10 Now, a weather subchannel, carried on channel 10.2, based on the [[The Local AccuWeather Channel|Local AccuWeather]] platform.<ref name="b&c1">{{cite news| title=WBNS Launches AccuWeather Channel| url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/295333-WBNS_Launches_AccuWeather_Channel.php?rssid=20065| date=June 19, 2009| author=Glen Dickson| work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]| publisher=broadcastingcable.com| access-date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> On May 28, 2013, WBNS-TV announced that the 10.2 subchannel would begin carrying [[Antenna TV]].<ref name=wbns-antennatv>[http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/05/28/wbns-antenna-tv-to-launch-in-june.html 'Antenna TV' To Launch On WBNS-10TV's 10.2 Channel In June], WBNS-TV, May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013</ref> WBNS' promotions for the network, tagged as "Ridiculously Retro", showcase clips from ''Flippo the Clown'' and ''Luci's Toyshop'', hinting that old, local favorites could return to the airwaves, but that did not happen. On June 16, 2015, Antenna TV was replaced with [[Decades (TV network)|Decades]] on channel 10.2. Then on October 1, 2017, WBNS-TV activated channel 10.3 and moved Decades there, replacing it with [[Heroes & Icons]] on channel 10.2. On September 26, 2019, Heroes & Icons was replaced with [[MeTV]] on channel 10.2 after WCMH-TV dropped MeTV carriage in favor of [[Court TV]]. At midnight on January 1, 2020, Decades was dropped from channel 10.3 and replaced with [[Dabl]]. Decades carriage moved to [[WCBZ-CD]] channel 22.5. Early in 2023, Circle was replaced with Shop LC on 10.6.

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WBNS-TV shut down its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 10, on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="delay">{{cite news| title=WBNS-10TV Delays DTV Transition To June 12| url=http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/02/06/story_dtv_delay.html?sid=102| publisher=WBNS| date=February 6, 2009| access-date=May 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Analog to Digital">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations]</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 21,<ref name="FCCForm387">{{cite web| title=DTV Transition Status Report| url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101309340&formid=387&fac_num=71217| date=April 16, 2009| publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]| access-date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 10.

==Retransmission disputes==
As of September 15, 2012, the high-definition feed for WBNS-TV was dropped from [[Dish Network]] due to a contractual dispute between the two sides.

On September 6, 2017, WBNS and Indianapolis sister station WTHR, in both [[Standard-definition television|SD]] and [[High-definition television|HD]] formats, were pulled from their respective local [[AT&T U-verse]] and [[DirecTV]] channel lineups in a dispute over retransmission licensing fees.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feran |first1=Tim |title=WBNS-TV still missing from DirecTV, AT&T as contract flap continues |url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20170908/wbns-tv-still-missing-from-directv-atampt-as-contract-flap-continues |access-date=March 2, 2020 |publisher=The Columbus Dispatch |date=September 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Marszalek |first1=Diana |title=Dispatch Pulls Stations off DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/dispatch-pulls-stations-directv-att-u-verse-168444 |access-date=March 2, 2020 |publisher=Broadcasting & Cable |date=March 16, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.10tv.com/}}
* [http://www.10tv.com/?sec=stationinformation&story=10tv/content/pool/200603/617602771.html WBNS-TV Station History]

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