WTVM
 
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Columbus, Georgia United States |
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| Branding | WTVM News Leader 9 |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels |
Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 9 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 9.1 ABC 9.2 Bounce TV 9.3 Grit |
| Owner |
Raycom Media (WTVM License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| First air date | October 6, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | TeleVision Martin (from Martin Theaters, former owner) |
| Sister station(s) | WXTX, WAFF (TV), WSFA, WBRC |
| Former callsigns | WDAK-TV (1953–1956) |
| Former channel number(s) | 28 (UHF analog, 1953–1960) 9 (VHF analog, 1960–2009) 47 (UHF digital, –2009) |
| Former affiliations | NBC / DuMont (1953–1960) |
| Transmitter power | 50 kW |
| Height | 507 m |
| Facility ID | 595 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°19′25.1″N 84°46′45.5″W / 32.323639°N 84.779306°W |
| Website | www |
WTVM is the ABC-affiliated television station for Columbus, Georgia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter in Cusseta. The station can also be seen on Charter, Knology, and Mediacom channel 10. There is a high definition feed offered on Charter digital channel 707, Mediacom digital channel 810, and Knology digital channel 901.
Owned by Raycom Media, WTVM operates Fox affiliate WXTX (owned by American Spirit Media) through a shared services agreement (SSA). The two share studios on Wynnton Road (GA 22) in the Dinglewood section of Columbus. Syndicated programming on this channel includes: Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, The Doctors, and Ellen.
The station signed-on for the first time on October 6, 1953, as WDAK-TV airing an analog signal on UHF channel 28. It was a primary NBC station with secondary ABC affiliation. WDAK was the first television station in the Columbus market (beating rival WRBL by just over a month) and is the fifth-oldest in the state of Georgia and second-oldest outside Atlanta. During the late-1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. It was originally owned by Allen Woodall Sr. (owner of WDAK-AM 540) and Martin Theaters (forerunner of Carmike Cinemas). Studios were located on 1st Avenue in Downtown Columbus where Carmike's corporate headquarters are today.
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