Coordinates: 33°47′10″N 84°23′44″W / 33.7861°N 84.3956°W / 33.7861; -84.3956 (Georgia Public Broadcasting headquarters) Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) is the public broadcasting radio and television state network in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is operated by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission.
GPB operates all of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) stations in Georgia, except WPBA, WABE, and WCLK in Atlanta, WFSL-FM in Thomasville (which relays WFSQ-FM from FSU radio in Tallahassee, Florida), and WTJB-FM in Columbus (which relays Troy University Public Radio from WTSU-FM in Troy, Alabama).
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