 Storer sold the WAGA radio stations in 1959; however, channel 5 retained the "-TV" suffix before dropping it in 1998, only to pick it up again in 2009.WAGA-TV was the only VHF commercial station in Atlanta that was on the same channel from its launch.Though both WSB-TV and WLTV—predecessor of WXIA-TV (channel 11)—initially broadcast over channel 8, the Federal Communications Commission's 1952 "Sixth Report and Order" reallocated the frequency to Athens and reserved the channel for non-commercial educational use.