Columbus actually had an indie TV station ready to hit the airwaves circa (I think) 1970. The owner was to be Nationwide, and I believe it was going to be WNCI-TV 28. I believe that fell apart when the FCC started making noises about restricting TV-radio cross-ownership, and Nationwide got cold feet and dropped its plans. I.e., FCC screwing Columbus yet again... (Though Nationwide almost certainly could've gotten away with it , but didn't want to violate the FCC's intentions. Can you imagine a corporate attitude like that in today's "don't tell me what to do!" environment??)
After that, Columbus's first indie, WTTE 28, didn't come along until years later when there were already indies everywhere else, even in much smaller markets like all-UHF Ft. Wayne. The Ft. Wayne indie was started by Great Trails, which was of course the Dayton company that owned 1230 AM and 92.3 FM in Columbus, along with WGTZ-FM and and WING-AM in their home market (as well as WIZE Springfield I believe, although I'm not certain about that one). So with the mention of WGTZ we've come full circle and I'm back on topic, since the latter station is now Fly 92.9
After that, Columbus's first indie, WTTE 28, didn't come along until years later when there were already indies everywhere else, even in much smaller markets like all-UHF Ft. Wayne. The Ft. Wayne indie was started by Great Trails, which was of course the Dayton company that owned 1230 AM and 92.3 FM in Columbus, along with WGTZ-FM and and WING-AM in their home market (as well as WIZE Springfield I believe, although I'm not certain about that one). So with the mention of WGTZ we've come full circle and I'm back on topic, since the latter station is now Fly 92.9