Georgia (U.S. state)

==Media==
{{See also|List of newspapers in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
[[File:Cnncenter.jpg|left|thumb| The [[CNN Center]] in [[Atlanta]]]]

The [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] is the ninth largest [[media market]] in the United States as ranked by [[Nielsen Media Research]]. The state's other top markets are [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] (95th largest), [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] (115th largest), and [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] (127th largest).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060517010320/http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html |archive-date=May 17, 2006 |title= 210 Designated Market Areas—03–04 | publisher = Nielsen Media | access-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref>

There are 48 [[List of television stations in Georgia (U.S. state)|television broadcast stations in Georgia]] including [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]], [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]], [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM]], [[Cartoon Network]], [[CNN]] and [[Headline News]], all founded by notable Georgia resident [[Ted Turner]]. [[The Weather Channel]] also has its headquarters in Atlanta.

By far, the largest daily newspaper in Georgia is the [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] with a daily readership of 195,592 and a Sunday readership of 397,925.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/04/26/daily15.html |title= AJC circulation continues to fall |date= April 26, 2010 |work= Atlanta Business Chronicle |publisher= American City Business Journals |access-date= February 7, 2012 |archive-date= April 30, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100430060424/http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/04/26/daily15.html |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgia-state |title=Georgia |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331212823/https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgia-state |url-status=live }}</ref> Other large dailies include ''[[The Augusta Chronicle]]'', the ''[[Ledger-Enquirer|Columbus Ledger-Enquirer]]'', ''[[The Telegraph (Macon)|The Telegraph]]'' (formerly ''The Macon Telegraph'') and the ''[[Savannah Morning News]]''.

[[WSB-AM]] in Atlanta was the first licensed radio station in the southeastern United States, signing on in 1922. [[Georgia Public Radio]] has been in service since 1984<ref>{{Citation | title = Network | url = http://www.gpb.org/public/radio/index.jsp?pcode=network | publisher = Georgia Public Radio | access-date = May 19, 2007 | archive-date = February 2, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070202213446/http://www.gpb.org/public/radio/index.jsp?pcode=network}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = About | url = http://www.gpb.org/public/about/index.jsp?pcode=about | publisher = Georgia Public Radio | access-date = May 19, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070503003039/http://www.gpb.org/public/about/index.jsp?pcode=about | archive-date=May 3, 2007}}</ref> and, with the exception of Atlanta, it broadcasts daily on several FM (and one AM) stations across the state. Georgia Public Radio reaches nearly all of Georgia (with the exception of the Atlanta area, which is served by [[WABE (FM)|WABE]]).

[[WSB-TV]] in Atlanta is the state's oldest television station, having begun operations in 1948. WSB the first television service in Georgia, and the South.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDougald |first1=Michael H. |title=Television Broadcasting |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/television-broadcasting/ |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia |access-date=June 23, 2023 |date=April 25, 2013}}</ref>