TBS is an
American cable television channel owned by
Time Warner that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy.
TBS (which stands for
Turner Broadcasting System) was originally known as
WTCG, a
UHF terrestrial television station that broadcast from
Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s. WTCG reportedly stood for "
Watch
This
Channel
Grow" (although the "TCG" officially stood for
Turner Communications Group, the forerunner to Turner Broadcasting System).
Availability
TBS is a national cable channel, available throughout the entire
United States. Until October 1, 2007, the national TBS feed could not be viewed within its home market of the
Atlanta metropolitan area, due to the over-the-air presence of
WTBS, which carried a nearly identical schedule, plus the required
public affairs programming and
E/I programming for children.
