I was asked about old call letters from our Atlanta TV stations and if they were being repurposed elsewhere. I did a little research and this is what I found:
WLTV (now WXIA/ch. 11, NBC): Was channel 8 (ABC, 1951-53); now channel 23 (Univision) in Miami, Fla.
WLWA (now WXIA/NBC): Was channel 11 (ABC, 1953-62); previously a Lakeland, Fla.-based low-powered translator for WACX/channel 55 (Religious) in Orlando, Fla.
WTLK (now WPXA/Ion): Was channel 14 (Ind., 1991-98); now a gospel radio station (1570 AM) in Taylorsville, N.C.
WTCG (now WPCH/Ind.): Was channel 17 (Ind., 1970-79); now a news-talk station (870 AM) in Mt. Holly, N.C.
WTBS (now WPCH/Ind.): Was channel 17 (Ind., 1979-2007); now a low-powered station in Atlanta on channel 26 (MundoMax).
WETV (now WPBA/PBS): Was channel 30 (NET/PBS, 1958-84); now a low-powered station on channel 11 in Murfreesboro, N.C. (Ind.; Nashville DMA).
WQXI (now WATL/MNTV and WXIA/NBC): Was channel 36 (Ind., 1954-55) and channel 11 (ABC, 1969-73); currently the call for an AM (790) station in Atlanta (simulcast of WSTR-FM/94.1).
WANX (now WGCL/CBS): Was channel 46 (Ind., 1977-84); previously low-powered channel 26 (2000-07, currently WTBS-LP).
WGNX (now WGCL/CBS): Was channel 46 (Ind./CBS, 1984-2000); now a religious radio station (96.7 FM) in Colchester, Ill.
WLTV (now WXIA/ch. 11, NBC): Was channel 8 (ABC, 1951-53); now channel 23 (Univision) in Miami, Fla.
WLWA (now WXIA/NBC): Was channel 11 (ABC, 1953-62); previously a Lakeland, Fla.-based low-powered translator for WACX/channel 55 (Religious) in Orlando, Fla.
WTLK (now WPXA/Ion): Was channel 14 (Ind., 1991-98); now a gospel radio station (1570 AM) in Taylorsville, N.C.
WTCG (now WPCH/Ind.): Was channel 17 (Ind., 1970-79); now a news-talk station (870 AM) in Mt. Holly, N.C.
WTBS (now WPCH/Ind.): Was channel 17 (Ind., 1979-2007); now a low-powered station in Atlanta on channel 26 (MundoMax).
WETV (now WPBA/PBS): Was channel 30 (NET/PBS, 1958-84); now a low-powered station on channel 11 in Murfreesboro, N.C. (Ind.; Nashville DMA).
WQXI (now WATL/MNTV and WXIA/NBC): Was channel 36 (Ind., 1954-55) and channel 11 (ABC, 1969-73); currently the call for an AM (790) station in Atlanta (simulcast of WSTR-FM/94.1).
WANX (now WGCL/CBS): Was channel 46 (Ind., 1977-84); previously low-powered channel 26 (2000-07, currently WTBS-LP).
WGNX (now WGCL/CBS): Was channel 46 (Ind./CBS, 1984-2000); now a religious radio station (96.7 FM) in Colchester, Ill.
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