CBS

CBS
Type	Broadcast television network
Owner	ViacomCBS
Launched	July 1, 1941 (New York City) September 1, 1941 (Philadelphia, PA) September 6, 1946 (Chicago, IL) May 6, 1948 (Los Angeles, CA) June 9, 1948 (Boston, MA) December 22, 1948 (San Francisco, CA) January 16, 1949 (Washington, D.C.) February 23, 1949 (Dayton, OH) July 1, 1949 (Minneapolis, MN) September 27, 1953 (Kansas City, MO) December 24, 1953 (Denver, CO) July 8, 1954 (St. Louis, MO) September 11, 1955 (Dallas, TX) September 20, 1967 (Miami, FL)
Channel number(s)	2 (New York/Chicago/Pittsburgh/Los Angeles) 3 (Philadelphia) 4 (Boston/St. Louis/Minneapolis/Miami/Denver) 5 (Kansas City/San Francisco) 7 (Dayton) 9 (Washington, D.C.) 11 (Dallas)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV)
Countries available	United States
Language(s)	English

CBS launched on July 1, 1941, just one hour after NBC, making it the second television network ever in the United States. The company began using in-credit text logos with I Love Lucy in October 1951, when the "Eye" logo debuted.

The Wizard of Oz (1956-1998)

The Wizard of Oz first aired in Technicolor as the final installment of Ford Star Jubilee, on November 3, 1956. One of the hosts of this broadcast was Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion. Then from 1959 to 1962, it was hosted by various people from other shows originally aired on CBS. One month after it did not air in 1963, The Wizard of Oz aired four more times early in the years of 1964 to 1967, each hosted by Danny Kaye.

One year after all four Dr. Seuss TV specials finished airing on CBS, The Wizard of Oz returned to the network annually, and aired for 22 years.

Partnership with MGM (1980-1998)

In 1980, CBS began a partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, which didn't last very long; in fact, it withdrew from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1982, and became partners with 20th Century Fox Film Corporation on June 18 of that same year. The partnership lasted through 1998.

CBS today

The official CBS website (www.cbs.com) launched on December 16, 1993.

Since the 2000s, CBS's programs were also available broadcast in HDTV (16:9/1080i) format.

In January 2006, CBS and half of Viacom merged to be renamed CBS Corporation, all of which became affiliated with Paramount Pictures Corporation two weeks later. Today, CBS Corporation still owns CBS, despite the fact that the television network was abbreviated "Columbia Broadcasting System" until 1995.

On July 13, 2009, a month after the digital television transition ended on all full-power stations, CBS's very first TV station, WCBS, signed off its analog signals permanently after showing public service announcements about the transition.

Programming

Title	Premiere date (first known)	Ended (or last aired)
The Wizard of Oz	November 3, 1956	May 8, 1998
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	December 18, 1966
Horton Hears a Who!	March 19, 1970	August 4, 1978
The Cat in the Hat	March 10, 1971	September 29, 1980
The Lorax	February 14, 1972	August 4, 1978
Dr. Seuss on the Loose	October 15, 1973	July 12, 1979
The Hoober-Bloob Highway	February 19, 1975	September 10, 1981
Mary Poppins	November 22, 1981	November 25, 1982
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	February 26, 1984	November 23, 1988
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition)	July 16, 2000	May 4, 2002

Weblinks

• http://www.cbs.com
  • Eye on the Net @ CBS (1996-1997)

Gallery

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CBS logo (2007-2010)

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