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Famous CNN Sign in Atlanta Removed

The well-recognized CNN letters no longer grace its former news building.

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1 month ago

March 14, 2024

The massive CNN letters outside the former CNN Center (Atlanta) have been removed. WarnerMedia announced in June 2020 that it was selling the CNN Center, according to WSB-TV Atlanta.

For years, one would be hard-pressed on any day to walk by and not see people taking their photo next to the massive letters. They had become a standard piece of downtown Atlanta as much as State Farm Arena, Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Centennial Olympic Park.

WSB-TV cameras were there as construction crews lifted the sign with a crane and placed the letters on a large flatbed.

“We recognize the historical relevance of the CNN Center. Ted Turner was a true pioneer who reinvented media when he launched the 24-hour news channel in 1980,” WarnerMedia told employees in a memo about the CNN Center being sold.

Read the whole article at wsbtv.com.

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