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TELEVISION NETWORK.8 @5 Y- Y( Z+ h
One of the three major commercial networks, CBS were organized 1. ____
+ ]9 x g( f+ Q0 ^; \1 y in l928 which its founder, William Paley, acquired 2. ____5 y: F2 r; J6 N3 Y( X0 L
ownership of a group of radio stations. As the0 |/ Q5 M* w* k) i: W+ ?
Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its operations,0 w: [$ Z7 P! k: G9 S
soon become the largest radio network in the 3. ____ z& z' y2 i" \3 W$ w0 S
United States, it precociously recognized the potential
2 X. A& l. L" w- K9 k) Y8 ~ for the rapidly evolved television broadcasting 4. ____
) v5 E- `. p0 _+ ]" s& W technology. On July 13th, 1931, it began experimentally 5. ____
7 G: K, r1 i1 n. y' F television broadcasting in New York, and ten years later4 ^2 D! k! c* }8 `2 J5 B0 w
began regular black and white week broadcasts over 6. ____" u* N' `. P9 L& h) C
its WCBWTV station in the same city, that became 7. ___4 k: H1 ~$ u/ D0 |" ^/ i
WCBSTV in November 1946. With Television City- E/ u, D; L' ]- v/ M) }
in Hollywood, CBS launched the industry’s first full0 z9 d- @6 s& f% j5 \& T
scale production studio.
4 l, V7 t3 t5 d! I4 L7 H5 v Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations,3 O: ?0 W8 L" X! H# f/ x4 e
and home video production and distribution interests.% S& N* S" t! |7 D
The CBS \ Broadcasting Group composed of six 8. ____
2 }) T# j8 k2 E5 o) F: w r! p divisions: television network, entertainment, sports,: ~0 o& m: y' w* h* T5 `- R% k
news, local television stations, and radio. www.examw.com; J, a) x- S, N/ ]& S! I y$ S8 h
For most of commercial television history, CBS9 U+ t* T- S) L
has been the leader in prime-time ratings, having the8 y, z3 V* R" @( s' A2 [# _7 w
highest-rated shows in almost every year from the
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2 a" {/ O, [$ ?% I* G2 @ 1980s, however, CBS lost its top position from NBC. 9. ____
- e: u& Z2 J e* Z. h CBS has traditionally been strong in the TV. r/ E* e+ v% z3 C' X
news area. The network began the first regular TV news4 E z* Q j0 d- O2 q( X
program in l948 with Douglas Edwards as anchor,
7 { X$ F v7 G- T5 X Journalism legends such as Edward R. Murrow and 5 D/ o6 P3 x. y/ j& ^% U5 r4 s' ~
Walter Cronkite gave CBS its reputation as quality 10. ____
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9 A( z' a# T' o* g' n' c; { news broadcaster. |