WATL

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WATL

Atlanta, Georgia United States
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 36
Branding	The ATL
Programming
Affiliations	36.1: MyNetworkTV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc. (Pacific and Southern, LLC)
Sister stations	WXIA-TV
History
First air date	December 18, 1954 (69 years ago) (1954-12-18)
Former call signs	WQXI-TV (1954–1955) WATL-TV (1955–1985)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 36 (UHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1954–1955, 1969–1971, 1976–1986, 1994–1995) Dark (1955–1969, 1971–1976) FNN (1981–1985) Fox (1986–1994) Telemundo (1987–1994) Fox Kids (secondary, 1994–2000) The WB (1995–2006)
Call sign meaning	Atlanta, also the IATA code for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22819
ERP	500 kW
HAAT	332 m (1,089 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°48′26.4″N 84°20′21.5″W / 33.807333°N 84.339306°W / 33.807333; -84.339306
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.myatltv.com

WATL (channel 36) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside NBC affiliate WXIA-TV (channel 11). The two stations share studios at One Monroe Place on the north end of midtown Atlanta. WATL's transmitter shares a broadcast tower with several other local stations near North Druid Hills, just northeast of the city.