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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).
With six months left on her contract, it effectively prohibited her from working at another Las Vegas-market TV station for 18 months. [11] [12] [13] Sophia Choi debuted on WSB-TV on July 8, 2011, with a report on Channel 2 Action News at 4. Effective January 1, 2013, she will be anchoring WSB-TV Saturday & Sunday AM and reporting during the week.
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The Weather Channel has its offices and studios in nearby Cumberland. The first nationwide music 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]
Also in 1948, WSB-TV first signed on the air on September 29. It originally broadcast on Channel 8. It is the second-oldest TV station south of Washington, D.C., after WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia. Just as WSB aired NBC Red Network radio programming, WSB-TV was originally a primary NBC-TV affiliate. WSB-TV also carried some ABC shows.
After moving to Atlanta in 1975, Pearson worked at WSB-TV for 37 years [1] and was the first female and first African-American to anchor the daily evening news for the station. She retired from broadcasting on July 25, 2012, with Jovita Moore taking her place. [2]
Glenn N. Burns (born July 21, 1952) is a meteorologist, who was the chief meteorologist at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, a position he held for just over 40 years. In October, 2022, Glenn announced his retirement. Glenn's last day was November 22, 2022.
The inaugural WSB-TV program, which began with a recording of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and a close-up shot of a tiny American flag waving in the wind powered by an electric fan, featured announcer John Cone ("WSB-TV is on the air!"), newscaster Jimmy Bridges, and a host of local dignitaries. WSB-TV originally broadcast from the Biltmore Hotel.