The following is a list ofmedia inAtlanta,Georgia, United States.
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TheAtlanta metropolitan area is currently the ninth-largestradio market in the United States as ranked byNielsen Media Research.[6] The following list includes full-power stations licensed to Atlanta proper, in addition to area suburbs.
Currently, radio stations that primarily serve the Atlanta metropolitan area include:[7][8]
Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.
The Atlanta metropolitan area is currently defined by Nielsen Media Research as the seventh-largesttelevision market in the United States,[9] with all of the major U.S.television networks having affiliates serving the region.
Atlanta is a majorcable television programming center.Ted Turner began theTurner Broadcasting System in Atlanta in 1970 with his takeover of WJRJ-TV, renamed WTCG in 1970 andWTBS in 1979; WTBS became a pioneer "superstation" distributed to cable operators internationally, eventually yieldingTBS. Ted establishedCNN in 1980, longheadquartered at theCNN Center. Most of Turner's other networks—includingCartoon Network/Adult Swim,Boomerang,TNT,Turner Sports,Turner Classic Movies,HLN andCNN International—continue to be based in Atlanta.The Weather Channel has its offices and studios in nearbyCumberland. The first nationwidemusic video programming on cable television,Video Concert Hall, was created in Atlanta.[10]
Currently, television stations that primarily serve the Atlanta metropolitan area include:[11]
Asterisk (*) indicates channel is a networkowned-and-operated station.