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Record 1 2012-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS) is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. ... The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc. ... CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States and then one of the big three American broadcast television networks. In 1974, CBS dropped its full name and became known simply as CBS, Inc. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995 and eventually adopted the name of the company it had bought to become CBS Corporation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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