WTBS 17 to become Peachtree TV

[MarkL]

I guess it was just a matter of time... http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2007/06/28/0628bizturner.html

[livingfruitvirus]

I wonder if the cable outlets in other parts of the country will still carry this in their superstation package.

[DToTheJ]

The upcoming change will let Turner Broadcasting develop a local station to focus on Atlanta. Among other things, Peachtree TV will be home to 45 Atlanta Braves games beginning next year.

Translation: Turner South is coming back! 

[azumanga]

I wonder if the cable outlets in other parts of the country will still carry this in their superstation package.

Or Canada, for that matter, since many cable and satellte companies there carry WTBS instead of national TBS.

[livingfruitvirus]

I wonder if the cable outlets in other parts of the country will still carry this in their superstation package.

Or Canada, for that matter, since many cable and satellte companies there carry WTBS instead of national TBS.

Canada will probably just go along with the switch. Unlike in the US, every station in Canada and the US is considered a superstation and any station can be carried by any cable provider anywhere. They even carry US local stations on cable despite the fact that they threaten local Canadian stations carrying the same content.

[azumanga]

They even carry US local stations on cable despite the fact that they threaten local Canadian stations carrying the same content.

Though Canadian stations aren't too worried -- they simply "simsub" over the US signal if the show's on at the same time on both US and Canadian channels.

[livingfruitvirus]

They even carry US local stations on cable despite the fact that they threaten local Canadian stations carrying the same content.

Though Canadian stations aren't too worried -- they simply "simsub" over the US signal if the show's on at the same time on both US and Canadian channels.

That's not easy when the US network airs the show at an earlier time. Although that's very rare as Canadian networks schedule in order to create those simsub opportunities.

[Steve]

The worst part of sim subs is if there are 2 different shows on...case in point I was watching judge Joe Brown (yea dont say it) on a US network and they showed 1 episode fine although the second episode was a sim sub unfortunatly the sim subed Joe was the same episode that just aired. The best part is the time shifting opertunities, on the crowded thursday night line up we usually watch ER at 7pm, Gray's at 8,csi at 9pm and tape Supernatural at midnight. Not to mention the CRTC is far more lax than the FCC...I have seen skinamax movies on broadcast tv (albeit at 4am)

[tlyle]

I asked this on the Atlanta radio board when it was mentioned there.  What do you consider the heyday of WTBS:  Andy Griffith/Gilligan Days/medicre Braves,  When the Braves started winning, or current stuff?

[Steve]

I prefer wtbs 80's style, back when cable was new we got this in Ohio and I think it was the best, TBS today I could take or leave (to be honest if it went away I would not miss it). Which is the case with all the former turner channels (TCM not included), this is pretty much since Time Warner took it over. I do have to say that I think there has been a steady decline in cable tier channels across the board over the last few years (I don't know why).

Just my 2 cents...not worth a whole lot.