An undetermined technical problem knocked WSB-TV off the air just before noon Monday.

WSB Radio was also off the air for several minutes.

The problem appeared to have possibly been caused by a power surge or outage.

Georgia Power spokeswoman Lynn Wallace said the utility had sent a repair crew to the station to try and determine what happened.

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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)