Programming
WPCH-TV broadcast 45 Atlanta Braves baseball games in 2008. Braves games are being made available to cable customers in the Southeastern U.S. (outside Metro Atlanta) by Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast. DirecTV subscribers outside of the Atlanta designated market area but inside the Braves' broadcast market can see the WPCH telecasts on channel 651, as well as viewers outside of the Braves' DMA who subscribe to MLB Extra Innings. Dish Network subscribers can watch Peachtree TV on channel 17 in the Atlanta designated market area and on one of Dish Network's sports alternate channels in the rest of the Braves' television territory. The first regular season Braves game presented on WPCH was the team's 2008 season home opener on March 31. In that game, the Braves lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12–11 in 11 innings.
WPCH has been the affiliate for ESPN's syndication package for the Southeastern Conference in the Atlanta metropolitan area since ESPN replaced Raycom Sports in 2009. Unlike most affiliates, this includes the full SEC football, men's basketball, and women's basketball package. The SEC games are broadcast in 1080i high definition by Peachtree TV but Comcast customers in Atlanta are only able to view the games in SD as of October 3, 2009. On October 10, 2009, Comcast customers were able to watch the SEC Network's college football telecast between the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee in HD; it is not known if this change is permanent.
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