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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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   What did Ted Turner do for a living?

   • 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 rebranded it "Turner Broadcasting."

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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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   1 day 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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   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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   1 day ago · Monica's new boyfriend (Stan Kirsch) exposes his own secret after she admits her true age. Sitcom. 12:30 PM. Friends. Carol (Jane Sibbett) begins labor; Ross and Susan (Jessica Hecht) clash. Sitcom. 1:00 PM. Friends. Rachel discovers Ross' feelings for her when he goes out of town on a business trip.

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   4 days ago · Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System: One of the earliest and most successful reverse takeovers was in 1970 when Ted Turner's communications company merged with Rice Broadcasting, which was already listed on the New york Stock exchange. This move allowed Turner to expand his media empire and eventually led to the creation of CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel.