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Television Stations in Athens, Georgia

WGTV, WUVG AND W42AO are television stations licensed to the town of Athens, Georgia. Athens is located approximately 1.5 hours from Atlanta, Georgia. The city is home to Stone Mountain, which is made of quartz. Stone Mountain creates problems with television signals being broadcast within Athens. Station broadcast towers are placed outside of Athens to allow exposure to a wider broadcast audience and retain valuable advertising dollars.

  1. WGTV

    • WGTV is located on Channel 8 in Athens, Georgia. Currently known as Georgia Public Broadcasting, the station's primary focus is educational, non-commercial programming. Watch "Sesame Street" during the day and Georgia high school football at night. The station is funded with viewer support. The station transmission tower is located on top of Stone Mountain.

      Georgia Public Broadcasting

      260 14th St. NW

      Atlanta, Georgia 30318

      404-685-2400 or 800-222-6006

      gpb.org

    WUVG

    • WUVG is located on Channel 34 in Athens, Georgia. Univision currently owns the station. The company is known for Spanish-language programs. Soap operas, known as telenovelas, are a programming staple along with news shows detailing current events in the Latino community. Despite being licensed to Athens, the station transmitter is located in North Druid Hills, Georgia.

      WUVG

      3350 Peachtree Road, #1250

      Atlanta, Georgia 30326

      404-926-2300

      univision.com

    W42AO

    • W42AO is Georgia Regional Community TV. The station is located on channel 42. Athens residents are able to purchase individual blocks of airtime for broadcast.

      W42AO

      348 Knottingham Drive

      Albany, Georgia 30603

      706-543-7993

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