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WTVM - Columbus, Georgia
 WTVM-TV
became the first television station on the air in Columbus, Georgia on
October 6, 1953. Allen Woodall, Sr. owned WDAK Radio in Columbus. He
went into partnership with Martin Theatres to start WDAK-TV on Channel
28.
Martin Theatres became the sole
owners in 1956 and changed the station call letters to WTVM-TV, which
stands for TeleVision Martin. They also changed the channel allocation
to VHF Channel 9 to serve a larger portion of the West Georgia and East
Alabama community.
WTVM-TV was located on 1st Avenue in
Columbus where the current Carmike building is located. J.B. Fuqua
bought the station and moved it to Wynnton Road in 1970.
WTVM-TV has had five owners since
Fuqua. Western Broadcasting bought the station in 1980. SFN Publishing
became the owner in 1984. A group of SFN managers formed Pegasus
Broadcasting and purchased WTVM-TV in 1986. AFLAC bought the station in
1989.
AFLAC sold WTVM to Raycom Media, Inc. of Montgomery, Alabama, on April 15, 1997.
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