Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
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found: Vertical study of radio ownership ... c1933.
found: Moody's ind. man., 1979(inc. 1/27/27 as United Independent Broadcasters, inc. [no pubs. in LC]; name subsequently changed to Columbia Broadcasting System, inc.; name changed 4/18/74 to CBS Inc.)
found: The Joint committee study of rural radio ownership and use in the United States, 1939:t.p. (Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.)
found: Godfrey, D., ed. Historical dictionary of American radio, 1998:p. 83-84 (Columbia Broadcasting System came into being in the early days of radio broadcasting in the United States; in January, 1929, William S. Paley merged Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting [no pubs. in LC] with United Broadcasters [no pubs. in LC] to create the Columbia Broadcasting System; Paley encouraged quality radio shows, and set the standard for radio news reporting with Edward R. Murrow and his team covering World War II; Columbia began television programming in 1948) p. 66 (CBS News; a freestanding company formed by William S. Paley as part of the Columbia Broadcasting System)
found: Britannica Academic, accessed December 19, 2018CBS Corporation (On January 18, 1929, the newly christened Columbia Broadcasting System signed on the air)
found: International television almanac, 1962:p. 647-648 (Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. organization: CBS Television Network, CBS News, CBS Radio)
found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed December 28, 2018CBS Productions (production arm of the CBS Television Network, now a part of CBS Corporation (formerly the Columbia Broadcasting System, then CBS Inc.); formed in 1948 to produce shows in-house)
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1980-10-07: new
2019-01-02: revised
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