Family-owned since 1929, The Dispatch Broadcast Group was a highly-respected, awarding-winning group of television, radio and cable outlets in the Midwest. The Dispatch Broadcast Group includes the WBNS television (CBS-affiliate WBNS-TV) and RadiOhio (WBNS-AM) and WBNS-FM) stations in Columbus, the Ohio News Network (radio and former cable television), and NBC-affiliate WTHR television in Indianapolis formerly (WLW-I) which was purchased in 1975.