WBNS (AM)

WBNS

City of license	Columbus, Ohio
Broadcast area	Columbus, Ohio
Branding	1460 ESPN
Slogan	ESPN Columbus
Frequency	1460 (kHz)
First air date	1922
Format	Sports Talk
ERP	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	54901
Callsign meaning	Wolfes' Banks News and Shoes
Affiliations	ESPN Radio OSU Radio Network
Owner	Dispatch Broadcast Group (RadiOhio, Incorporated)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	espncolumbus.com

WBNS (1460 AM) — branded 1460 ESPN — is a radio station that broadcasts from Columbus, Ohio. The station, which originally went on the air as WCAH in 1922, currently broadcasts a sports talk format and carries ESPN talk programming. WBNS is also the flagship of the Ohio State Buckeyes radio network. Local programming on WBNS-AM includes "The Big Show" on weekday afternoons and "The Common Man and Torg" with Mike Ricordotti and Scott "Torgy" Torgerson airs each weekday from 3 to 6 pm.

As of February 2011 the station ceased its simulcast of sister station, WBNS-FM "97.1 The Fan" and 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 5th, 2012 it was announced that the station will carry the 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.

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.

External Links

• WBNS website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WBNS
• Radio-Locator Information on WBNS
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for WBNS