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WIRE-CA is a low-power television station in metro Atlanta. Broadcasting on channel 40, programming consists entirely of MTV2, one of the few cable networks that can be seen over the air. As WIRE-LP (before the upgrade to class A), like most over-the-air MTV2 affiliates, it was an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by Viacom in 2001.
It was originally assigned W13CQ on channel 13 in May of 1992, but its construction permit expired in December 1993 without being built. It came back again as W40BI on channel 40, assigned in August 1995. It went on the air the following year in September as WIRE-LP, and became WIRE-CA in September 2001.
Currently at 14 kW at a location near Georgia 400 in northeast Atlanta, it has a permit to move somewhat southeast toward Druid Hills, and increase power to 150 kW. The old antenna has a null to the west, however the new omnidirectional antenna will cover most of the core metro area. It is unknown whether the programming will change.
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Television stations in the Atlanta market (Nielsen DMA #8) |
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Local television stations
WSB 2 (ABC, RTN on DT2) - WUVM-LP 4 (Azteca América) - WAGA 5 (Fox) - WGTV 8 (PBS/GPB) - WXIA 11 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - WPXA 14 (ION, qubo on DT2, ION Life on DT3, Worship on DT4) - WPCH 17 (ind.) - W23DN 23 (HSN) - WTBS-LP 26 (MTV Tr3́s) - WPBA 30 (PBS) - WANN-CA 32 (S@H/JTV) - WUVG 34 (Uni., TF on DT2) - WATL 36 (MNTV) - W38CU 38 (Tel.) - WIRE-CA 40 (MTV2) - WYGA-CA 45 (LAT TV) - WGCL 46 (CBS) - WDTA-LP 53 (DS) - W55BM 55 (JCTV) - WATC 57 / WSKC-CA 22 (Religious) - WHSG 63 (TBN, TCC on DT2, JCTV on DT3, TBN Enlace on DT4, Smile of a Child on DT5) - WUPA 69 (CW)
Outlying areas
WNGH 18 (PBS/GPB) - WNEG 32 (CBS) - WAGC-LP 42 (Ind)
Local digital-only stations
WTHC-LP 42 (TIS)
Local cable/satellite television channels
SportSouth - FSN South - CSS - AIB - Cobb edTV - TV23 (Cobb County)
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Other Television Stations in the state of Georgia |
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Atlanta market stations:
Religious stations: WDTA-LP 53 (Daystar) - W55BM 55 (JCTV) - WATC 57 / WSKC-CA 22 (FamilyNet) - WHSG 63 (TBN)
Spanish Language stations: WUVM-LP 4 (Azteca América) - WTBS-LP 26 (MTV 3) - WUVG 34 (Univision, Telefutura on DT2) - W38CU 38 (Telemundo) - WYGA 55 (LAT TV)
Other stations: WPXA 14 (ION) - WPCH 17 (Ind.) - W24AL 24 (HSN) - WANN-CA 32 (S@H / Jewelry TV) - WIRE-CA 40 (MTV2) - WTHC-LP 42 (TIS)
Other markets: WBEK 16 (A1, Augusta) - WYBU 16 (CTN, Columbus) - WPXC 21 (ION, Brunswick) - WELF 23 (TBN, Dalton) - W25CP 25 (TBN, Valdosta) - WDMA-CA 31 (Daystar, Macon) - W38CM 38 (TBN, Thomasville) - WDGA-CA 43 (Azteca America, Dalton) - WXSX 46 (MTV2, Savannah) - WDNN 49 (Independent, Dalton) - W50DA 50 (TBN, Macon) - WSST 55 (Independent, Cordele) - WGNM 64 (CTN, Macon)
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and PBS stations in Georgia |
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