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Wtbs (Tv)WTBS is a TV station on channel 17 (DTV channel 20) in metro Atlanta. Originally WJRJ in the early 1970s, it was bought by Ted Turner, who began his TBS television empire there. The call letters were changed to WTCG. TBS Superstation is mostly a simulcast of flagship WTBS, except for TV commercials, some locally produced public affairs programming on Sunday mornings, and certain special events. WTCG, which reportedly stood for "watch this channel grow" (though the "TCG" officially stood for Turner Communications Group, the forerunner to Turner Broadcasting System), was one of the first TV networks to broadcast via satellite as it was re-launched in 1979 as WTBS. The new call letters were purchased by equipment donation from the MIT student radio station, now WMBR. The channel 17 transmitter is located at 1018 West Peachtree Street NW, with antenna located on a large self-supporting tower. The building at this site was once home to the studios of WAGA (TV) and later channel 17 as WJRJ. Soon after being purchased by Turner, the studios were moved to the former Progressive Club site a few blocks west. The DTV channel 20 is diplexed into a master TV antenna at the tower located at 1800 Briarcliff Road NE.
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