Initially, WTCG was identified as "Channel 17" or "Super 17" both locally in Atlanta and on cable providers outside of that area; by 1979, the station identified primarily by its call letters locally and nationally. By 1978, WTCG was carried on cable providers in all 50 U.S. states, reaching over 2.3 million subscribers. [29]

December 17, 1976…WTCG Atlanta Becomes First US Satellite TV Station . At 1:00 Eastern Time the afternoon of December 17, 1976, WTCG’s signal was beamed via the Satcom 1 satellite to four cable systems in Grand Island, Nebraska; Newport News, Virginia; Troy, Alabama and Newton, Kansas.

2013年2月15日 · Here's another early promo for WTCG prior to their changeover to WTBS. This aired probably in June of 1979.

2021年9月30日 · Here's a promo for the British TV miniseries Fall of Eagles on Superstation WTCG Channel 17 in Atlanta, GA (this, 3 months and eighteen days before the stati...

WTCG, which dated back to 1967 as a terrestrial station, had been microwaved since the early 1970s to many areas of the Southeastern United States by cable companies picking up the UHF channel 17 signal up off-air and microwaving (sometimes several times) the signal back to …

WTCG/17 is microwaved into several Southeastern cities cable systems. 1976 WTCG/17 is launched on satellite for cable systems WATL/36 returns (indie) 1979 WTCG/17 becomes WTBS/17. Also begins programming different ads for …

This is a channel that is dedicated to a UHF Analog station that use to air the best shows during the 1970's, until they changed their logo to WTBS.

WPCH-TV, virtual channel 17 (UHF digital channel 20), is a CW-affiliated television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by the Gray Television, as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate WANF (channel 46). The two …

WTCG Atlanta was Channel 17 and was a broadcast television station in Atlanta, Georgia. It operated on UHF Channel 17, and maintained a general entertainment format as an independent station. The "TCG" stands for Turner Communications Group, the forerunner for Turner Broadcasting System.

2016年12月17日 · Forty years ago, on December 17, 1976, the man who would become known as the “Mouth of the South” beamed a signal from his local Atlanta station WTCG—short for Turner Communications Group—to RCA’s Satcom 1 satellite, triggering the creation of only the second national cable station (along with HBO), and the first independent cable ...