WBNS (AM)

WBNS

City	Columbus, Ohio
Broadcast area	Columbus, Ohio
Branding	1460 ESPN Columbus
Slogan	ESPN Columbus
Frequency	1460 (kHz)
First air date	1922
Format	Sports Talk
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	54901
Callsign meaning	Wolfes Banks Newspaper and Shoes
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Ohio State IMG Sports Network
Owner	Dispatch Broadcast Group (RadiOhio Incorporated)
Sister stations	WBNS-FM, WBNS-TV
Website	ESPN 1460

WBNS (1460 AM) — branded 1460 ESPN Columbus — is a radio station that broadcasts from Columbus, Ohio. The station currently broadcasts a sports talk format and carries ESPN Radio programming. It is locally-owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, along with WBNS-FM (97.1 MHz.) and WBNS-TV (channel 10). WBNS' studios and offices are located west of Downtown Columbus, near the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto rivers; its transmitter tower is located in East Columbus.

The station was founded in 1922 as WCAH. The Columbus Dispatch bought the station in 1929 and changed the calls to WBNS. The call letters stand for Wolfe Banks, News and Shoes—the businesses controlled by the Wolfe family, former owners of the Dispatch (the N, or newspaper, in the station's calls, which was sold in 2015). WBNS is also the AM flagship of the Ohio State IMG Sports Network.^[1]

In 2009, the station began simulcasting with WBNS-FM, which had previously aired an adult contemporary format. This was intended to improve the nighttime coverage for the station's longtime sports talk format, as well as Buckeyes football and basketball. The AM station must reduce its power to 1,000 watts at night, resulting in reduced coverage outside of Columbus itself. However, the FM station was branded as the main station, under the moniker "97.1 The Fan."

In 2011, the simulcast ended. The AM station began offering additional ESPN network programming and announced plans to create original local content such as an MMA show called "Ground & Pound", as well as a coach's show for the local MLS team, the Columbus Crew. On January 5, 2012 it was announced that the station would carry Cleveland Indians broadcasts in Columbus for the 2012 season, marking the return of the Indians after their absence from the Columbus market for the 2011 season.^[2]

WBNS is one of five stations remaining in the U.S. to broadcast from a Blaw-Knox tower, a tower with a distinctive diamond-shaped cantilever design.

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External links

ESPN 1460

Radio stations in the Columbus, Ohio market
By AM frequency	610 820 880 920 1230 1270 1320 1430 1460 1550 1580
By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.7 90.5 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.5 98.9 99.3 99.7 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.1 (Northeast Columbus/WCRM-LP) 102.1 (Northeast Columbus/WCRX-LP) 102.5 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9
Digital Radio	89.7-1 89.7-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 93.3-3 94.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.9-1
By callsign	W225CS W236CZ W240CX W252AY W257CU W283CL W287CP WBMO WBNS WBNS-FM WCBE WCKX WCLT WCLT-FM WCOL-FM WCRM-LP WCRS-LP WCRX-LP WCVO WDLR WGRN-LP WHKC WJKR WJVG-LP WJYD WKCD WLOH WLVQ WMNI WNCI WNKO WNND WNNP WOBN WODC WOSA WOSB-FM WOSU-FM WQTT WRFD WRKZ WSNY WTOH WTVN WUFM WUOV-LP WVKO WVKO-FM WVMX WVSG WWCD WXMG WXZX WYTS WZCB
Defunct	WSLN (98.7 FM)¹
¹ Now internet-only Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville See also List of radio stations in Ohio

Sports radio stations in the state of Ohio
By AM frequency	630 850 940 980 990 1230 1240 1270 1330 1340 1350 1360 1390 1390 1410 1430 1440 1460 1530 1540
By FM frequency	92.3 93.1 97.1 100.9 105.7 106.5
By callsign	WARF WBBW WBNS WBNS-FM WCIT WCKY WCWA WFOB WILE WING WJAW WJAW-FM WKNR WKRK-FM WMPO WNCO WNIO WONE WRGM WSAI WTIG WTOD WWGK WWSR WXZX WYPC
By city	Akron Ashland Cambridge Cincinnati (WCKY) Cincinnati (WSAI) Cleveland (WKNR) Cleveland (WWGK) Cleveland Heights-Cleveland Columbus (WBNS) Columbus (WBNS-FM) Dayton (WING) Dayton (WONE) Fostoria Hilliard-Columbus Lima (WCIT) Lima (WWSR) Massillon McConnelsville (WJAW) McConnelsville (WJAW-FM) Middleport-Pomeroy Ontario Toledo (WCWA) Toledo (WTOD) Wellston Youngstown (WBBW) Youngstown (WNIO)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

ESPN Radio stations in the state of Ohio
Full-time affiliates	Ashtabula WFUN Cambridge WILE Cincinnati WCKY Columbus WBNS Columbus WBNS-FM Cleveland WKNR Cleveland WWGK Dayton WING Lima WWSR-FM Logan WLGN Mansfield WRGM AM/FM Marietta WJAW Massillon WTIG McConnelsville WJAW-FM Middleport WMPO Portsmouth WNXT
Part-time affiliates	Archbold WMTR Bellefontaine WBLL Celina WCSM Centerville WKBV Chillicothe WCHI Findlay WFIN Marietta WMOA Paulding WKSD Uhrichsville WBTC West Middlesex WWIZ
See also List of ESPN Radio affiliates See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

Ohio State Buckeyes football
Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Michigan State Penn State
Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War
Media	WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network
People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present) Covelli Arena (practice; 2014)
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network
People	Head coaches Retired numbers Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Coordinates: 39°57′06″N 82°54′23″W / 39.95167°N 82.90639°W / 39.95167; -82.90639

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