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The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. It owned several radio and television stations across the United States and distributed television shows for syndication .
Westinghouse reduced the workforce in many of its traditional industrial operations and made further acquisitions in broadcasting to add to its already substantial Group W network, including Infinity Broadcasting, TNN, CMT, American Radio Systems, and rights to NFL broadcasting. These investments cost the company over fifteen billion dollars.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation is among the country's largest electronics companies, with units committed to serving the U.S. defense industry, as well as interests in power generation and manufacturing. The company also maintains an office furniture subsidiary, The Knoll Group, and a broadcasting subsidiary, Westinghouse Broadcasting.
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which owned several TV and radio stations in the U.S. They began their own radio news bureau, based in Washington, D.C., in 1957.
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CBS Radio was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broadcasting since the 1970s.
Westinghouse Broadcasting. This pioneering radio set manufacturer began operating a radio station in Chicago in 1921. On Armistice day, Westinghouse placed KYW-AM, its fourth station, on the air from KYW's transmitter located on the roof of the Commonwealth Edison Building.
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Westinghouse engineers also developed the first all-electric television cathode ray tube from 1929-1931. A precursor to satellite television, Westinghouse introduced Stratovision in 1945. Westinghouse broadcasting grew to include 11 radio stations and five television stations around the country.
