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WBNS-TV, channel 10, 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.The Dispatch Broadcast Group's operations also include WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana.HistoryWBNS-TV began operations on October 5, 1949. 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 branding of 10TV since 1977. It is also one of only a few stations in the country to have had the same owner, call letters and primary network affiliation throughout its history, as well as the only major station in the city still owned by Ohio interests.