TBS Superstation
The
TBS Superstation is a popular American
cable TV network that shows sports and variety programming. TBS, which originally stood for Turner Broadcasting System, was originally WTCG, a terrestrial UHF television station owned by media mogul
Ted Turner that broadcasted from
Atlanta, Georgia during the
1970s. WTCG, which reportedly stood for "Watch This Channel Grow", was one of the first networks to broadcast via
satellite as it was re-launched in
1977 as WTBS. The new
call letters were purchased by equipment donation from the
MIT student radio station, now WMBR.
TBS Superstation is well known for its broadcasts of the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team and National Basketball Association games. TBS Superstation also shows reruns of popular network television shows from the past.