WSB-TV and WSB Radio photograph file
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteThe first broadcast of Atlanta's first radio station, WSB, occurred on March 15, 1922. The call letters, which had been assigned that afternoon by the U.S. secretary of commerce, had formerly been used by a ship's wireless. The station was owned by the Atlanta Journal. On September 29, 1948, the first live commercial television program was broadcast in Georgia. Broadcasting on channel eight from the state's tallest structure at the time, a tower higher than 800 feet, the television arm of WSB Radio and its parent, Cox Broadcasting, began regular service. Scope and ContentThis collection includes images of politicians, celebraties, and newsworthy people. The photographs are primarily offical press photos, AP photowires, or UPI telephotos. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationWSB-TV and WSB Radio photograph file, ms2137, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2014. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated collections in this repository: WSB-TV and WSB Radio records, ms2137; Ray Moore papers, ms3774; Aubrey Morris papers, ms3766; Carolyn Elizabeth Hussey Mendenhall collection, ms3005; George Foster Peabody Awards records, ms3000 Related collections in other repositories: WSB-TV, Georgia Giant Documentary Files, Richard B. Russell Library; WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Walter. J. Brown Media Archive & Peabody Awards; WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) collection, Emory University; Elmo Israel Ellis papers, ms616, Emory University. |
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