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   What happened to Turner Broadcasting after his father died?

   • After his father died in 1963, Turner took control of his father's billboard company, Turner Advertising, and rebranded it "Turner Broadcasting." He sold Turner to Time Warner for $7.3 billion in stock in 1996 and saw his fortune tumble when Time Warner bought AOL in 2001, causing shares to drop.

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   Why did Turner buy a TV station?

   • Initially, the station ran old movies from prior decades, along with theatrical cartoons and bygone sitcoms and drama programs. As a better syndicated product fell off the VHF stations, Turner would acquire it for his station at a very low price.

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   How did Turner become a 'super-station'?

   • In 1978, Turner struck a deal with a student-operated radio station at MIT, Technology Broadcasting System (now WMBR), to obtain the rights to the WTBS call sign for $50,000. Such a move allowed Turner to strengthen the branding of his "Super-Station" using the initials TBS.

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   What would happen if TBS was renamed to WarnerMedia Entertainment?

   • TBS, along with TNT, truTV and HBO would be reassigned to WarnerMedia Entertainment. The move would effectively dissolve the Turner Broadcasting System umbrella as part of a wind-down of the Turner name from the reorganized parent company's corporate structure.

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   When did Turner get its first TV?

   • The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval of the acquisition on December 10, 1969, giving Turner its first television property.

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   Why do channel surfers use 'Turner Time'?

   • The use of "Turner Time" also encouraged channel surfers who could not find anything interesting to watch at the top of the hour to still be able to watch a program on TBS without missing the first few minutes.

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   3 days ago · TBS (originally an initialism of Turner Broadcasting System), stylized as tbs, is an American basic cable television network owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

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   1 day ago · He became chairman and chief executive of the new behemoth company’s Turner Broadcasting System, succeeding Ted Turner. Besides continuing to oversee WB, Mr. Kellner now also ran CNN and other ...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ted_TurnerTed Turner - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner Entertainment on October 10, 1996, with Turner as vice chairman and head of Time Warner Entertainment and Turner's cable networks division. Turner was dropped as head of cable networks by CEO Gerald Levin but remained as Vice Chairman of Time Warner Entertainment.

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   5 days ago · While still at the WB, Kellner was tapped to succeed Ted Turner as chairman and chief executive of Turner Broadcasting System, where he oversaw TBS, TNT and CNN. He angered wrestling fans in 2001 ...

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   3 days ago · Ted Turner is best known for founding CNN, the first 24-hour news station, in 1980. After his father died in 1963, Turner took control of his father's billboard company, Turner Advertising, and...

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   5 days ago · In 2000, Kellner replaced Ted Turner as the head of Turner Broadcasting System, making the unpopular decision to cancel World Championship Wrestling, at the time a popular but money-losing ...

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   3 days ago · Leonard and Penny are drawn together after a disastrous visit from Leonard's mother. Sitcom. 11:00 PM. Paul Blart: Mall Cop. A security officer (Kevin James) confronts bad guys at a suburban New Jersey mall. Comedy. TBS schedule and TV listings. See what's on TBS tonight.