CBS
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| Type | Broadcast radio network and television network |
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| Branding | "Only CBS" |
| Country | United States |
| First air date | January 27, 1927 (as United Independent Broadcasters) |
| Availability | United States, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Latin America, India, Israel, Sweden, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, and the Caribbean |
| Founded | by (as CBS) William S. Paley |
| Motto | America's Most Watched Network |
| Slogan | We are CBS |
| Headquarters | CBS Building New York City |
| Owner | Independent (1927–1995) Westinghouse Electric (renamed CBS Corp. in 1997) (1995–2000) Viacom (2000–2005) CBS Corporation (2006–present) |
| Key people | Leslie Moonves, Chairman of CBS, Nancy Tellem (President of CBS Network Television Entertainment) |
| Launch date | September 18, 1927 (radio) July 1, 1941 (television) |
| Former names | United Independent Broadcasters (1927) Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (1927–1928) Columbia Broadcasting System (1928–1995 in official usage) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Callsigns | CBS |
| Callsign meaning | Columbia Broadcasting System (former legal name) |
| Affiliates | Lists: By state or Details |
| Official website | www.cbs.com |
CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS) (full name: Columbia Broadcasting System) is an United States television network. Along with ABC, NBC and FOX, it is one of the country's four major television networks.
Programs[change | change source]
- CBS News
- Late Show with David Letterman
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- The Amazing Race
- Cold Case
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Survivor
- The Price is Right
- The Bold and the Beautiful.
- As the World Turns
- Guiding Light
- The Young and the Restless
- Grammy Awards
- Tony Awards
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