Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Ohio |
Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Dispatch Broadcast Group |
Sister channels | WBNS-TV |
History | |
Launched | 1996 |
Closed | August 31, 2012 |
Links | |
Website | ONNTV.com Now Redirects to WBNS Website |
The Ohio News Network (ONN) – also referred to off-air as ONN Radio – was a radio news service in the U.S. state of Ohio. Based at Columbus, Ohio radio station WBNS-FM and owned by Dispatch Broadcast Group (which was purchased by Tegna Inc. in 2019[1][2]), it provided statewide newscasts and sportscasts for more than 90 affiliate stations throughout the day, in addition to some seasonal long-form programming.
ONN had its origins as a cable news channel of the same name, which operated from 1996 to 2012 in more than 1.8 million households statewide. Its studios and offices were co-located with sister station WBNS-TV, the CBS television affiliate for Columbus and central Ohio. On July 25, 2012, ONN television announced it would be ceasing operations due to changing consumer habits, effective August 31,[3] while ONN Radio would remain in service.[4] ONN closed at 12:00 with the last programming being a farewell looking at the history of ONN.