In addition, the channel 17 changeover allowed cable and satellite subscribers in the Atlanta market â which previously received WTBS's local Atlanta signal â to receive the national TBS feed for the first time since the early 1980s.fter the station adopted WTBS as its callsign, Turner branded the station as Superstation WTBS with reference within the logo to the channel 17 frequency in Atlanta. Many cable providers throughout the country even carried it on channel 17.