<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Atlanta television had its roots in Atlanta Journal (now Atlanta Journal - Constitution) - owned radio station WSB - AM . The Journal had launched the south's first radio station, WSB AM ("Welcome South Brother"), on 740 kHz (now 750) on March 15, 1922 . In the late 1920s, the Journal experimented with a mechanical version of television, but eventually abandoned it . The earliest experiments with television involved a spinning disc with multiple holes in it, which provided' movement' on a projected surface . </P> <P> Television finally came to Atlanta - area and northern - and upper central - Georgia viewers on September 29, 1948 (called "T - Day" by the Journal) with the debut of WSB - TV, broadcasting on VHF channel 8 . The newspaper led up to the TV station's launch, with front - page countdowns designed to boost excitement and sell TV sets . 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 . </P> <P> WSB - TV originally broadcast from the Biltmore Hotel . They moved to a building at 1601 West Peachtree Street, about two miles (3 km) north on Peachtree Street in 1956 . The building, designed to look like a southern mansion, was christened "White Columns". </P>

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