WSB-TV

WSB-TV
Channels
BrandingChannel 2; Channel 2 Action News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WALR-FM, WSB, WSB-FM, WSBB-FM, WSRV
History
First air date
September 29, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-09-29)
Former call signs
WCON-TV (CP for channel 2, 1950–1951)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1948–1951), 2 (VHF, 1951–2009)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 1998–2019)
  • NBC (1948–1980)
  • ABC (secondary, 1948–1951)
Call sign meaning
"Welcome South, Brother" (derived from sister station WSB radio)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID23960
ERP869 kW
HAAT326 m (1,070 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°45′51.7″N 84°21′41.7″W / 33.764361°N 84.361583°W / 33.764361; -84.361583 (WSB-TV tower)
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wsbtv.com

WSB-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is the flagship television property of locally based Cox Media Group, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to radio stations WSB (750 AM), WSBB-FM (95.5), WSRV (97.1 FM), WSB-FM (98.5) and WALR-FM (104.1). The stations share studios at the WSB Television and Radio Group building on West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta; WSB-TV's transmitter is located on the border of the city's Poncey-Highland and Old Fourth Ward neighborhoods.

WSB-TV is the second largest ABC-affiliated station by market size that is not owned and operated by the network (the largest being Tegna-owned WFAA in Dallas).[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSB-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Nielsen DMA Rankings 2021 MediaTracks Communications. Retrieved on February 14, 2021.