CBS Radio Network
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The CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. The network is owned by the CBS Corporation, and operated by CBS Corporation's CBS Radio Inc. unit (formerly the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation).
The CBS Radio Network is one of the programming services distributed by the CBS-managed Westwood One, which produces and distributes national news, sports, talk, music and special event programs, in addition to local news, sports, weather, video news and other information to radio and television stations as well as traffic reporting services.
The network is the oldest unit of the CBS Corporation and traces its roots to CBS's predecessor, United Independent Broadcasters (founded in 1927 with 47 affiliates). The next year, Columbia Records invested in the radio network, which was named the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System. Eventually, Columbia pulled its backing from the struggling web. William S. Paley bought a half-interest in what became the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1928 and became its president. (In 1938, CBS bought back Columbia Records.) For more about the network's history, see CBS.
Today, the CBS Radio Network is best known for its news and public affairs programming to 1,500 affiliates, including flagship station WCBS in New York, KNX in Los Angeles, KCBS in San Francisco, WBBM in Chicago, WTOP in Washington, DC, KMOX in St. Louis, and WCCO in Minneapolis.
Among its offerings are the CBS News-on-the-Hour, the morning and evening CBS World News Roundup (broadcasting's oldest news series), the morning "Osgood File" features with Charles Osgood, "Harry Smith Reporting," and "The Dave Ross Show." Each Friday, the network produces the CBS News Weekend Roundup, a look at the top stories of the week, hosted by Dan Raviv. CBS Radio reporters also contribute to Westwood One's hour-long broadcast America In the Morning, hosted by Jim Bohannon.
Other public-affairs features include CBS Healthwatch with Dr. Emily Senay, "Raising Our Kids" with Pat Carroll, and "What's in the News."
CBS Radio Sports programming is produced by (and usually branded as) Westwood One, and includes radio coverage of the National Football League (including Monday Night Football with Marv Albert and Boomer Esiason), Notre Dame football, NCAA football and basketball, the National Hockey League, and the Olympic Games; plus the daily "Sportstime" commentary by Mike Francesa and the weekend "Sports Central USA" report.
While the network's World News Roundup is the longest-running news show on radio or TV in the U.S., the title of longest-running network radio show of any kind goes to another CBS Radio program—Music and the Spoken Word, a half-hour of music and inspirational thought featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It began on July 15, 1929 and currently airs each Sunday morning at 11:30 Eastern Time. (The longest running radio show of any kind is the Grand Ole Opry, broadcast on WSM since November 28, 1925.)
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