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3 days ago · The Western Electric Company was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996. A subsidiary of the AT&T Corporation for most of its lifespan, Western Electric was the primary manufacturer, supplier, and purchasing agent for all telephone equipment for the Bell System from 1881 until 1984, when the ...
4 days ago · Paramount Global, American company that is one the largest and foremost media and entertainment conglomerates in the United States. It was formed in 2019 through the merger of Viacom and CBS and is a subsidiary of National Amusements, Inc. Originally known as ViacomCBS, the company was renamed.
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3 days ago · The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1994, renaming its legal name to the current CBS Broadcasting Inc. two years later, and in 1997 adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation.
2 days ago · “In October 1920, Westinghouse obtained a commercial broadcasting authorization from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Navigation. On November 2, 1920, KDKA transmitted its first scheduled broadcast, airing the continuous live returns of the presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James Cox.
4 days ago · National Public Radio, more commonly known as NPR, is the public radio network of the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., NPR offers a broad range of high-quality news and cultural programming to hundreds of local public radio stations.
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2 days ago · On November 10, 1981, Walt Disney Productions and Westinghouse Broadcasting announced that they had joined up to start a family-oriented cable television service. [3] In 1982, Disney hired Alan Wagner to develop a cable channel.
3 days ago · Print media and local newspapers have been especially hard hit, as broadcast news continues to dominate the airwaves and streaming services. The top 10 media companies include Comcast, Thomson ...
