United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981970/1976In 1970 Ted Turner bought WJRJ-TV, an independent television station in Atlanta, and changed the call letters to WTCG, for Turner Communications Group. In 1976 the station became the first national "superstation," distributing its programs via satellite to cable stations around the country.Photograph of Ted Turner standing next to a WTCG-TV camera in a television studio in Atlanta, Georgia. He wears a suit and tie and faces forward. In 1970 Turner bought WJRJ-TV, an independent television station in Atlanta, and changed the call letters to WTCG, for Turner Communications Group. In 1976 the station became the first national "superstation," distributing its programs via satellite to cable stations around the country.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/turner-broadcasting-systemForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/turner-broadcasting-systemForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaTurner Broadcasting SystemTelevision broadcasting--Georgia--AtlantaTelevision camerasTelevision--Equipment and suppliesExecutives--Georgia--AtlantaTelevision stations--Georgia--AtlantaTurner, TedTed TurnerStillImage