Westinghouse expanded to the West Coast in 1944 with its purchase of 5,000-watt KEX in Portland, Oregon, [11] a station which also shared a frequency with WOWO. The TelePrompTer acquisition also brought animation producer Filmation into the Group W fold. The Group W corporate typeface has been digitized and released freely by John Sizemore; [2] Ray Larabie's freeware font "Anklepants" borrows heavily from the typeface and is occasionally used as a substitute. Westinghouse Outdoor Power Equipment Releases New Portable Power Station Line. 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Westinghouse initially owned a 20 percent stake in NBC, and as a result, all of Westinghouse's stations became affiliates of NBC's Blue Network when it was launched on January 1, 1927. Westinghouse Station KYW-TV channel 3 in Cleveland. [32] Turner used the proceeds from the sale of the Charlotte station to help him launch CNN. Add new page . WOWO, now owned by Pathfinder Communications Corporation, and two television stations, WJZ-TV and KPIX, continue to use this font as well. This mark is dead with a status of Cancelled - Section 8. 7,396 Pages. … The two stations share studios on Northwest 18th Terrace in Doral, near the Miami International Airport; WFOR-TV's transmitter is located in Andover, Florida. Within a year-long span during 1994-95, a series of surprising events occurred which not only changed the look of the television industry but also ended Westinghouse's uniqueness among television station operators. At the time, the FCC normally did not allow common ownership of stations with overlapping signals, and would not even consider granting a waiver for a city-grade overlap; the FCC began to allow common ownership of stations with overlapping signals without a waiver in 2000. Its transmitter is located on Television Hill in the Fineview section of the city, on the site of the station's original studio location. Westinghouse Broadcasting was formed in the 1920s as Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. [7]. Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license. Most visited articles. Add new page. Wisconsin Sports Network (co-owned with the, George Cheeks (CEO, CBS Entertainment Group). Many of these programs were also sold internationally (under the name of Westinghouse Broadcasting International). [25] Westinghouse's first station purchase was with WPTZ (now KYW-TV) in Philadelphia, in 1953. Group W stations are best known for using a distinctive corporate typeface, introduced in 1963, for their logos and on-air imaging. … PD; Example.jpg; The Disney Network/Affiliate IDs (1995-2001) WTPB; The Disney Network/Affiliate IDs (1988-1989) Westinghouse Electric Corporation. ", North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, 1994–1996 United States broadcast TV realignment, Chicago Educational Television Association, Group W (the Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.) audio tapes, http://www.fontspace.com/john-sizemore/westinghouse, "KDKA Memories: Celebrating 95 Years of KDKA Radio", "Looking Back: The World Series' radio debut", "A Look Back On The History Of WBZ NewsRadio", "NBC-Westinghouse swap approved; FCC stirs Justice Dept. One of these additional stations was Baltimore's then-NBC affiliate, WMAR-TV, which would displace that city's longtime ABC affiliate, Group W-owned WJZ-TV. [32] Turner used the proceeds from the sale of the Charlotte station to help him launch CNN. [26] KPIX in San Francisco was bought in 1954; [27] WDTV (now KDKA-TV) in Pittsburgh was added in 1955; [28] [29] and WAAM (now WJZ-TV) in Baltimore was purchased in 1957. National Amusements retains majority control of both CBS and Viacom, while CBS's shareholders (excluding National Amusements) collectively hold a majority of Entercom as well. Formerly known as Hearst Broadcasting prior to 1997, now known as Hearst Television as of 2009) CBS Television Stations (2000-Present) KFWB would adopt the format on March 11, 1968. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1886−1999) was its predecessor. Some of their best-known programs were syndicated and seen in primetime and early/late fringe through its syndication division, Group W Productions, which was originally known as WBC Productions until 1968. 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However, the protracted legal issues that had dogged RKO General for years delayed the transfer of KHJ to Westinghouse, and they ultimately withdrew their offer. For other related logos and images, see Westinghouse Broadcasting International/Other: 1989–1997. [46] [47]. Following the completion of the CBS takeover, the former Westinghouse Broadcasting operations took on the CBS name and identity, though the Group W name survived until the end of the 1990s as a holding company within the merged entity's structure. CBS O&OWFOR-TVin … A decade later, the FCC forbade common ownership of two or more clear channel stations with overlapping nighttime coverage, though the commission allowed Westinghouse to keep WBZ, KYW, KDKA, and WOWO together under a grandfather clause. The loss of WJZ-TV's ABC affiliation did not sit well with Westinghouse. As mentioned above, in 2017, CBS Corporation spun off its radio assets to Entercom. [18] KYW went all-news six months later on September 12, three months after Westinghouse regained control of the station [19] (see The 1956 Trade with NBC, below). Group W Newsfeed was registered on Tuesday, August 2, 1983 and is currently owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc. under the registration number 1247325 . The company's largest factories were located in East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and Lester, Pennsylvania and in Hamilton, Ontario, where they made turbines, generators, motors, and switch gear for generation, transmission, and use of electricity. When Westinghouse regained control of the Philadelphia stations on June 19, 1965, it restored the KYW calls to the radio station and renamed the television station KYW-TV. Westinghouse also moved into radio broadcasting by establishing Pittsburgh's KDKA, the first commercial radio station, and Boston's WBZ in 1921. It owned several radio and television stations across the United States and distributed television shows for syndication. KYW-TV (in both Cleveland and Philadelphia), WBZ-TV, and WPCQ-TV were NBC affiliates, KPIX and KDKA-TV were aligned with CBS, and WJZ-TV was an ABC station. Westinghouse was able to escape Charlotte when it sold WPCQ (now WCNC-TV) to Odyssey Television Partners (later to become Renaissance Broadcasting) in 1985. Eyemark Entertainment was a television syndication company formed from the purchase of CBS by Westinghouse Broadcasting, with that company's syndication provider (Group W Productions) being the predecessor to the new company. 1992–1997 Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc. filed as a Statement & Designation By Foreign Corporation in the State of California and is no longer active.This corporate entity was filed approximately sixty years ago on Monday, December 19, 1960 , according to public records filed with California Secretary of State. The company's largest factories were located in East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and Lester, PA and in Hamilton, Ontario, where they made turbines, generators, motors, and switch gear for generation, transmission, and use of electricity. George B. Turner and Philip H. Strubing, for appellant. Wisconsin Sports Network (co-owned with the, George Cheeks (CEO, CBS Entertainment Group). Westinghouse later introduced an even more comprehensive tool, stylized as the "Numa Radio Planner". The Filmation library and The George Michael Sports Machine are owned by NBCUniversal, Bob Vila's Home Again is owned by Bob Vila with Telco Productions handling distribution rights, and the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is now owned by Viacom with DVD rights licensed to Lionsgate Home Entertainment. [49] ABC was initially skeptical of including WMAR in the deal; WJZ-TV had been one of ABC's strongest affiliates, and had been the dominant station in Baltimore for a quarter-century. The Westinghouse group survived the government-dictated split of NBC's radio division in 1943. All Logos Wiki. [citation needed] Patents. KYW-TV had been one of Westinghouse's (and NBC's) crown jewels for many years, but faltered in the late 1970s and eventually became NBC's weakest major-market affiliate by the mid-1980s. Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA was a world pioneer of commercial radio broadcasting. WPCQ was also a UHF network affiliate competing against two long-established network stations on VHF. It broadcasts an all-news radio format and, due to its simulcast on WPHI-FM, is branded as "KYW Newsradio 103.9 FM." In 1997, Westinghouse changed its name to CBS Corporation and moved its headquarters to New York. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? The Westinghouse group survived the government-dictated split of NBC's radio division in 1943. [33] However, Westinghouse would leave the cable TV system business in 1986, and would later sell the Filmation library to L'Oréal in 1989. In December 31, 2005, Viacom was split into two companies, one focused on cable networks and one focused on broadcasting. [24]. 166 Pages. In June 1955, Westinghouse announced that it would sell its Philadelphia stations, KYW radio and WPTZ, to NBC. One of these additional stations was Baltimore's then-NBC affiliate, WMAR-TV, which would displace that city's longtime ABC affiliate, Group W-owned WJZ-TV. KYW-TV had been one of Westinghouse's (and NBC's) crown jewels for many years, but faltered in the late 1970s and eventually became NBC's weakest major-market affiliate by the mid-1980s. In the 1970s, Westinghouse Radio also developed a prodigious reputation for its innovation in analytical techniques and tools for radio sales and buying. Aside from WPCQ, Group W almost expanded into the country's top two markets; it emerged as a leading bidder for RKO General's independent stations WOR-TV (currently WWOR-TV) in Secaucus, New Jersey (serving New York City), and came to a deal to buy KHJ-TV (currently KCAL-TV) in Los Angeles. (controlled by Pathfinder Communications Corporation), "Dry run precedes KFWB's switch to all news. George Westinghouse had previously founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company.The corporation purchased the CBS broadcasting … [9] Westinghouse's next station was its first purchase: WOWO in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joined the group in August 1936.[10]. Westinghouse Broadcasting (1982-1988) L'Oréal (1988-1989) Paravision International (1989-1994) Hallmark Cards (1995-2004) Entertainment Rights, PLC. [8] WBZA in Boston, a station which shared WBZ's frequency and simulcasted WBZ's programming, signed on in November 1924.[7]. Group W Productions Pages with broken file links. Note: Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station that was built and signed-on by Westinghouse. However, Scripps demanded that WMAR be included if the deal was to go through. [45] The subpar performance of KYW-TV and WPCQ was particularly embarrassing for NBC, as it came during a very prosperous period for the network as a whole. Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search Sign In Don't have an account? [50] Under the terms of the deal, all five Group W stations would carry the entire CBS schedule with no pre-emptions except for local news emergencies (as noted above, prior to this, Group W stations were known for pre-empting selected programming of their affiliated networks with Group W-mandated content). Westinghouse had acquired CBS in 1995 and merged it into the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company (Group W). Based on these findings, a civil antitrust suit was filed against NBC and its parent company RCA, on behalf of Westinghouse in December 1956. During the 1970s and 1980s, WIND also tinkered with a part-time news format, though it had little success against the dominant all-news station in Chicago, CBS-owned WBBM. Excluding WMAQ (shut down in 2000 to allow all-sports WSCR to move to its old dial position) and KFWB (placed in a holding trust as a consequence of CBS's purchase of KCAL-TV; the trust divested the station in 2016), all of the former Group W radio stations were part of CBS Radio until its merger with Entercom on November 17, 2017, with the merged entity taking Entercom's name; following the merger, one of the former Group W stations, WBZ, was spun off to iHeartMedia. Note: Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a station that was built and signed-on by Westinghouse. The channel was originally founded by a partnership between radio station WSM and Westinghouse Broadcasting as The Nashville Network (TNN) and began broadcasting March 7, 1983. Group W and KPIX also created, in 1975 (with its premiere in 1976), America's first non-news magazine series, Evening Magazine with host Jan Yanehiro. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Notes . It was founded on January 8, 1886, as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by its founder George Westinghouse (1846–1914). The two stations also share transmitter facilities in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. GroupWRadio1991.png. Westinghouse Electric was founded by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1886. [25] Westinghouse's first station purchase was with WPTZ (now KYW-TV) in Philadelphia, in 1953. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. History Talk (0) Share. After the merger with CBS in 1996, Westinghouse acquired Ed Wilson and Bob Cook's MaXam Entertainment and merged it with Group W Productions and CBS Enterprises (including CBS Broadcast International) to form Eyemark Entertainment, [56] with CBS Broadcast International acquiring the overseas rights to the Group W backlog. All of Group W's stations were located within the top 40 television markets. This was no simple look-up table; it introduced innovative measures such as "reach index" and "gross cume" to operationalize its core models. Viacom, however, changed its name to CBS Corporation in 2006 and spun off most of its cable and movie interests as a new Viacom. In the 1990s Westinghouse acquired television and radio stations throughout the United States. Popular pages. Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Global TV (Indonesia) Wiki. The last case file activity for this mark occured 16 years ago on Saturday, August 21, 2004, according to the United State Patent & Trademark Office On the Air: The Story of Radio Broadcasting 1944 Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. Prewar 1939 TV, General Electric Television, Radio at War 1944 RCA Radio Corporation of America, 1959 TV Set: Hillsborough with New Hideaway Styling 1959 RCA Television Console, Radio and Television 1940 Vocational Guidance Films, Westinghouse Broadcasting International logo. Westinghouse Broadcasting was formed in the 1920s as Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. The two stations share studios on Hamilton Street north of Center City; KYW-TV's transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. 166 Pages. The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement of 1941 saw all of Westinghouse's original stations move to their current frequencies. It is one of the oldest radio stations in America, originating in Chicago and moving to Philadelphia in 1934. All items (2) However, the protracted legal issues that had dogged RKO General for years delayed the transfer of KHJ to Westinghouse, and they ultimately withdrew their offer. White-Westinghouse, acquired by Electrolux in 1986 Westinghouse Broadcasting Group W, now integrated into CBS Broadcasting, Inc. British Westinghouse, later subsumed into the General Electric Company Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group, sold to Northrop Grumman in 1996 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, renamed CBS Corporation in 1997 Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division, … You could also do it yourself at any point in time. [33] However, Westinghouse would leave the cable TV system business in 1986, and would later sell the Filmation library to L'Oréal in 1989. From that point forward, however, Westinghouse proceeded to transform itself from its legendary role as a diversified conglomerate with a strong industrial heritage into a media giant. The firm became active in developing electric infrastructure throughout the United States. Pino - logical board game which is based on tactics and strategy. KCNC's studios are located on Lincoln Street in downtown Denver, and its transmitter is based on Lookout Mountain, near Golden. Westinghouse Broadcasting was formed in the 1920s as Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. Eyemark was in turn folded into King World Productions following the latter company's acquisition by CBS in 2000. On September 10, 1995 at 1:00 a.m. EDT, KYW-TV switched from NBC to CBS. Based on these findings, a civil antitrust suit was filed against NBC and its parent company RCA, on behalf of Westinghouse in December 1956. Westinghouse Broadcasting — a Defunct broadcasting companies of the United States. [ citation needed ] Among them, the four stations' nighttime signals blanketed almost all of the eastern half of North America. Wikis. Westinghouse was one of the founding owners of the Radio Corporation of America in 1919, and in 1926 RCA established the National Broadcasting Company, a group of 24 radio stations that made up the first radio network in the United States. WTX-TV, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 17), is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Texaville, Ohio, United States. ", "Westinghouse pays record $20 million for U. Conceived … CBS had previously announced in 2016 that it had been looking to leave the radio business. [39] The Justice Department believed that NBC abused its power as a broadcast network by threatening to withhold or cancel affiliations with Westinghouse-owned stations unless the latter company agreed to the network's terms and participate in the trade. KYW's studios are co-located within Entercom's corporate headquarters in Center City, Philadelphia, and its transmitter and two-tower directional antenna array are located in Lafayette Hill. Free and no ads no need to download or install. The channel was originally founded by a partnership between radio station WSM and Westinghouse Broadcasting as The Nashville Network (TNN) and began broadcasting March 7, 1983. TNN and CMT were folded into Viacom's MTV Networks basic cable unit post-merger, with HTS and Midwest Sports Channel being sold to Comcast and News Corporation shortly afterward. Filmation co-produced The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show with MGM Television.The show featured characters from other MGM cartoons. Throughout the decade, diversification engendered considerable growth; sales went from $43 million in 1914 to $216 million in 1929. Wikis. [36] The deal was approved in January 1956;[37] one month later Westinghouse moved the KYW call letters to Cleveland and NBC renamed the Philadelphia stations WRCV (AM) and WRCV-TV. Add new page. Eyewitness News is a style of television news presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action video, replacing the older "man-on-camera" newscast. In an effort to focus on broadcasting, the company purchased CBS Inc., a major television network, in 1995.The following year Westinghouse purchased Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, thereby merging the nation’s two largest radio broadcasters. And in a reversal of nine years prior, both NBC and Westinghouse relocated various personnel between both cities.[44]. Westinghouse recently launched a new line of weighted blankets, heated mattress pads and heating blankets and pads in the US. In analytical techniques and tools for radio sales and buying two companies one. 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