Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
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Westinghouse Broadcasting Company was a major American radio and television broadcasting group that operated numerous stations and helped shape the development of commercial broadcasting in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcasting company
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radio network operator → television network operator → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Group W
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Westinghouse Broadcasting → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolvedInto |
CBS Inc.
NERFINISHED
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| foundedBy |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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| genre |
commercial broadcasting
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| hasPart |
owned-and-operated radio stations
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owned-and-operated television stations → production division → syndication division → |
| headquartersLocation |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| industry |
broadcasting
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radio broadcasting → television broadcasting → |
| influenced |
commercial radio broadcasting in the United States
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commercial television broadcasting in the United States → |
| locationCountry |
United States
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| notableWork |
development of commercial broadcasting in the United States
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| operated |
cable television channels
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radio stations → syndication operations → television stations → |
| owned |
Group W Productions
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Group W Satellite Communications → |
| ownedBy |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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| ownedStation |
KDKA (AM)
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KDKA-FM → KDKA-TV → KPIX-TV → KYW (AM) → KYW-TV → WBZ (AM) → WBZ-TV → WINS (AM) → WJZ-TV → WMAQ (historical periods) → |
| parentOrganization |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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| partOf |
American commercial broadcasting industry
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| serviceArea |
United States
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| significantEvent |
became known as Group W in branding and corporate identity
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developed syndicated programming for national distribution → engaged in station swaps with NBC involving KYW and other stations → expanded into television broadcasting after World War II → participated in early development of network radio in the United States → |
| successor |
CBS Corporation (post‑merger broadcasting operations)
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Group W
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Westinghouse Broadcasting Company ("Westinghouse Broadcasting") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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KYW (AM)
("Westinghouse Broadcasting")
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formerOwner |
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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owned |
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Group W
("Westinghouse Broadcasting International")
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ownedSyndicationArm |