1855 LaVista Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 633-0551
WAGA-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 27) is a Fox owned-and-operated television station located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. WAGA-TV maintains studio and transmitter facilities located on Briarcliff Road in unincoporated DeKalb County, just east of Atlanta proper. WAGA is available on Comcast Xfinity channels 4 and 804, Charter Spectrum channels 5 and 705, and on DirecTV and Dish Network in the Atlanta metropolitan area.HistoryAs a CBS affiliateWAGA-TV first began operations on March 8, 1949. It was originally owned by Storer Broadcasting along with WAGA radio (AM 590, now WDWD; and WAGA-FM 102.9, now WVEE at 103.3), all colloquially called "Wagga". It is Atlanta's second-oldest television station, signing on seven months after WSB-TV (channel 2). Originally a CBS affiliate, channel 5 also carried a secondary affiliation with the DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1956. It also shared the ABC affiliation with WSB-TV until WLWA-TV (Channel 11, now WXIA-TV) signed on in September 1951. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.
WAGA-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 27) is a Fox owned-and-operated television station located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The station is owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. WAGA-TV maintains studio and transmitter facilities located on Briarcliff Road in unincoporated DeKalb County, just east of Atlanta proper. WAGA is available on Comcast Xfinity channels 4 and 804, Charter Spectrum channels 5 and 705, and on DirecTV and Dish Network in the Atlanta metropolitan area.HistoryAs a CBS affiliateWAGA-TV first began operations on March 8, 1949. It was originally owned by Storer Broadcasting along with WAGA radio (AM 590, now WDWD; and WAGA-FM 102.9, now WVEE at 103.3), all colloquially called "Wagga". It is Atlanta's second-oldest television station, signing on seven months after WSB-TV (channel 2). Originally a CBS affiliate, channel 5 also carried a secondary affiliation with the DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1956. It also shared the ABC affiliation with WSB-TV until WLWA-TV (Channel 11, now WXIA-TV) signed on in September 1951. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.