General Info

WJBF News Channel 6 signed on in Augusta, Ga., as an ABC affiliate in November 1953, and is owned by Media General, Incorporated. WJBF News Channel 6 is committed to keeping the CSRA informed. It are the only station in Augusta with a full time news center in Aiken, South Carolina, with full time capital reporter in Columbia, S.C., three meteorologists, the area's only live Doppler Radar, the first station in the Southeast of offer daily podcasts, and the largest news staff in the CSRA. WJBF TV has been awarded the prestigious "Station of Year" award by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters in 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, and 2003. This prestigious award recognizes WJBF for excellence in broadcasting and service to the community. Media General is an independent, publicly owned communications company situated primarily in the Southeast with interests in newspapers, television stations and interactive media.