WarnerMedia Plans To Sell CNN Center In Downtown Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA — Warner Media said Monday that it will sell the Atlanta-based CNN Center. Discussions were temporarily stopped during the Time Warner and AT&T merger. The company said it's still "committed" to Atlanta.

"Now that we've had time to further evaluate, we've concluded that the best course of action is to sell the CNN Center,” the company wrote in a memo to employees, reported CNN Business.

CNN has been on Marietta Street since 1987, according to WSB. Ted Turner moved the network there from Techwood campus. The company said most of it employees will be at the Techwood location, but it's a process that could take years.

“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 was proud to play a part in solidifying Ted’s legacy last December with the dedication of our Techwood campus to him, the unveiling of a commissioned mural portrait on our campus and a donation to the University of Georgia, in partnership with the Turner Family and Turner Enterprises, that established the Ted Turner Exhibition Hall & Gallery at UGA’s library, the Ted Turner Scholarship Fund and the Ted Turner Maverick internship.”