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One of the three major commercial networks, CBS were organized 1. ____?
in l928 which its founder, William Paley, acquired 2. ____??
ownership of a group of radio stations. As the?
Columbia Broadcasting System expanded its operations,?
soon become the largest radio network in the 3. ____
United States, it precociously recognized the potential?
for the rapidly evolved television broadcasting 4. ____?
technology. On July 13th, 1931, it began experimentally 5. ____??
television broadcasting in New York, and ten years later
began regular black and white week broadcasts over 6. ____?
its WCBW?TV station in the same city, that became 7. _ __??
WCBS?TV in November 1946. With Television City?
in Hollywood, CBS launched the industry’s first full??
scale production studio. ?
Today CBS owns television stations, radio stations,?
and home video production and distribution interests.?
The CBS \ Broadcasting Group composed of six 8. ____
divisions ： television network, entertainment, sports,?
news, local television stations, and radio. ?
For most of commercial television history, CBS?
has been the leader in prime-time ratings, having the?
highest-rated shows in almost every year from the?
mid?1950s through the mid?1980s. During the late?
1980s, however, CBS lost its top position from NBC. 9. ____?
CBS has traditionally been strong in the TV?
news area. The network began the first regular TV news?
program in l948 with Douglas Edwards as anchor,?
Journalism legends such as Edward R. Murrow and ?
Walter Cronkite gave CBS its reputation as quality 10. ____?
news broadcaster.
