2015 Event Apple will begin a web TV service in September, carrying broadcast networks such as CBS, Fox and ABC; the service will offer 25 channels and will likely cost less than current cable television packages 2014 Event Broadcasting company CBS is moving to web-based programming by starting a 24-hour news streaming site, offering web access to its network for a monthly fee, and partnering with Sony to provide programs for a web-based TV service 2013 Event Journalist Lara Logan of CBS is suspended after admitting that portions of her '60 Minutes' Benghazi attack report covering the death of U.S Ambassador Christopher J. Stevens, were false 2011 Event U.S. nightly news host Katie Couric announces she will will no longer host the 'CBS Evening News' 1998 Event CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years 1997 Event Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS 1997 Death Nancy Dickerson, 1st female news correspondent (CBS), dies at 70 1997 Death Charles Kuralt, news anchor for CBS Sunday Morning, dies at 62 1997 Event Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV 1996 Death Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76 1995 Event Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News," on CBS 1995 Event CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung 1995 Event "Late Late Show" with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM 1994 Death William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78 1994 Event Charles Kuralt, retires as CBS newsman 1993 Event Connie Chung joins Dan Rather as anchors of CBS Evening News 1993 Event CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands 1993 Event Last broadcast of "Knots landing" on CBS 1993 Event David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS 1993 Event Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident 1992 Death Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71 1992 Event "Scared Silent" is 1st non news program to be seen on 3 networks simultaneously. (CBS, NBC and PBS), about child abuse hosted by Oprah 1992 Death Eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79 1992 Event CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute" 1991 Event "Princesses" premieres on CBS TV 1991 Event 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke 1991 Event CBS News correspondant Bob Simon captured by Iraqis in Persian Gulf 1990 Death William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89 1990 Event Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS 1990 Event CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger 1990 Event "Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV 1990 Event "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1989 Event FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted 1989 Death Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer 1989 Event "Pat Sajak Show" premieres on CBS 1988 Event CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights 1988 Death David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73 1988 Event Vice President Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair 1988 Event Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks 1987 Death Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80 1987 Event Michael Jacskon's "Bad" video premieres on CBS TV 1986 Event "Designing Women," TV Comedy, debuts on CBS 1985 Event CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover 1984 Event Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS 1982 Event CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years 1982 Event CBS radio begins youth oriented broadcast Radio Radio 1982 Event 3 CBS employees shot to death in New York City parking lot 1981 Event Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of CBS Evening News 1980 Event CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields 1980 Event Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System 1979 Event Sears Radio Theater premieres on CBS 1979 Event "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS 1979 Event "Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS 1978 Event CBS raises LP prices to $8.98 1978 Event "Flying High," debuts on CBS 1978 Event TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series) 1978 Event 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV 1977 Death E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70 1977 Death Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 1977 Event General Mills Adventure Theater premieres on CBS radio 1975 Death William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 1975 Event 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV 1975 Event "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS 1974 Event Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years 1974 Event "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV 1974 Event "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV 1974 Event "CBS Mystery Theater," premieres on radio 1974 Event NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead) 1973 Event "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV 1973 Event CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day 1973 Event "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV 1973 Event George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million 1972 Event 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS 1971 Event CBS airs "Homecoming A Christmas Story," (introducing the Waltons) 1971 Event CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts 1971 Event WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting 1971 Event CBS presents Masterpiece Theatre's 6 Wives of Henry VIII 1971 Event Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS 1971 Event CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" 1971 Event Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV 1971 Event "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV 1970 Event KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Birthday Skeet Ulrich, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, actor, played Billy Loomis in Scream, starred in Jericho, a CBS drama 1969 Event WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV 1969 Event KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Birthday Melissa Rivers, New York City, TV hostess, MTV, CBS Morning News 1968 Event WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV 1968 Event WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA 1967 Event Barbra Streisand stars on "Belle of 14th Street" special on CBS 1967 Event CBS radio cancels "House Party" 1967 Event WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV 1967 Event KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premieres on CBS (later ABC, NBC) 1966 Event Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS 1966 Event KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS 1966 Event KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV 1965 Event CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year 1965 Event WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday Debbye Turner, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, beauty queen, Miss America 1990, veterinarian, talk show host, CBS News reporter 1965 Event WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 Event Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS 1964 Event CBS purchases 80% of Yankees for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20% 1964 Event WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin 1964 Event KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Event CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million 1964 Event KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Event KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Event Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years) 1963 Event WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Event CBS and NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes 1963 Birthday Dave Koz, born in Encino, California, saxophonist, compared to David Sanborn, musician, radio host, played on CBS' The Pat Sajak Show, host of Dave Koz Morning Show with Pat Prescott, on a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles 1962 Event KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Event TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS 1962 Event WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Event Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio 1962 Event Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News 1962 Event Nighttime version of "Password" with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS 1961 Event KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Event KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Event Carol Burnette - Richard Hayes Show premieres on CBS radio 1961 Event WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Event CBS radio cancels "Gunsmoke" 1960 Event CBS radio expands hourly news coverage from 5 to 10 minutes 1960 Event CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" 1960 Event "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 Event CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Event KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Event "Flair" (CBS' answer to Monitor) premieres on radio with Dick Van Dyke 1960 Event KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Event WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Event WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV 1958 Event WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Event KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event "Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS and NBC) 1958 Event KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, California (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event CBS Labs announce new stereophonic records 1958 Event KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, Montana (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on 1957 Event KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Event WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS 1957 Event WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting 1957 Event WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event KBTexas TV channel 3 in Bryan, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Birthday Faith Daniels, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news anchor, CBS News, at age 27 was one of the youngest national news anchors ever, first journalist to host daily talk show, A Closer Look, 1991 1957 Event KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event "Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS) 1956 Event WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 Event WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins 1956 Event KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event KOTI TV channel 2 in Klamath Falls, OR (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Bill Lagattuta, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye 1956 Event WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 Event KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, California (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Paula Zahn, born in Napperville, Illinois, news anchor, ABC, CBS This Morning 1956 Event "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1956 Event KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins 1955 Event "Sergeant Preston," debuts on CBS 1955 Event WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins 1955 Event "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV 1955 Event WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins 1955 Event KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 Event "$64,000 Question" premieres on CBS TV 1955 Event KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, Idaho (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 Event KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Event KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS 1955 Event 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS) 1955 Event WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins 1954 Event KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Richard Schlesinger, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours 1954 Event WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Death Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 1954 Event KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, Montana (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar 1954 Event KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins 1954 Event WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) 1954 Event KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting 1953 Event KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station 1953 Event WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins 1953 Event KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, Idaho (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, Montana (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins 1953 Event "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS 1953 Event "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS 1953 Event KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 Event KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, California (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, Montana (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins 1953 Event KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1953 Event WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins 1953 Event KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins 1953 Birthday Kathleen Sullivan, born in Pasadena, California, newscaster, ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show 1953 Event WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts 1953 Event "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television 1953 Event WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Event WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Event KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Event KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1952 Event KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Event KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1951 Birthday Jayne Kennedy, Washington D.C., sportscaster, CBS, actress, Body and Soul 1951 Event "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV 1951 Event 1st color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS) 1951 Event TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS 1951 Birthday Harry Smith, Hammond, Indiana, TV co-anchor, CBS Morning Show 1951 Event "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV 1950 Event "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) 1950 Event "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV 1950 Event WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Event WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 Event WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Event WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Event WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Event Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS 1950 Event KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 Event WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1949 Event WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Phyllis George-Brown, born in Denton, Texas, Miss Amer, 1971, sportscaster, CBS 1949 Event KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WAGeorgia TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1949 Event WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Event "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" premieres on CBS TV 1949 Event 1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS 1949 Event KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Terry Bradshaw, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers/announcer, CBS, FOX 1948 Birthday Tommy Matola, rock manager/CEO, CBS records 1948 Event WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" 1948 Event CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece 1948 Event George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found 1948 Event WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90 1948 Event WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 Event Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS) 1947 Birthday Harold Dow, Hackensack, New Jersey, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours 1947 Event CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" 1946 Birthday Connie Chung, Washington D.C., news ancher, NBC, CBS 1946 Event "Adventures of Sam Spade" debuts on CBS Radio 1946 Birthday Connie Chung, TV news anchor, NBC, CBS 1946 Birthday Greg Gumbel, sportscaster, CBS TV, WFAN 1945 Event "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio 1944 Event "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debut on CBS radio 1943 Event Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio 1942 Birthday Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1941 Birthday Lesley Stahl, newscaster/correspondent, CBS 1941 Birthday Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster, CBS, Lettie-Different World 1941 Birthday Tim McCarver, baseball catcher, Cards, Phils, asportscaster, ABC, CBS 1941 Event 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City 1941 Event WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1941 Birthday Sally Quinn, Georgia, CBS newscaster, Morning Show 1941 Birthday Ed Bradley, born in Philadelphia, CBS news correspondent, 60 Minutes 1940 Birthday Bernard Shaw, news correspondant, CBS, CNN 1940 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS 1940 Event 1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio 1940 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS 1940 Birthday Billy Packer, Wellsville, New York, basketball sportscaster, CBS 1940 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS 1939 Event WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast 1938 Birthday Christopher Glenn, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Nightwatch 1937 Birthday Fred Silverman, broadcasting executive, ABC/NBC/CBS 1937 Birthday Bob Schieffer, born in Austin, Texas, newscaster, CBS Weekend News 1936 Event Bachelor's Children debuts on CBS radio (at 9:45 am) 1936 Birthday Terry Drinkwater, TV newsman, CBS 1936 Birthday John Madden, NFL coach for the Oakland Raiders/sports commentator, CBS, FOX 1935 Birthday Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1933 Birthday Charles Osgood, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Weekend News 1932 Event Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS 1932 Event 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City 1932 Birthday John Hart, born in Denver, Colorado, newsman, CBS News Retrospective, NBC News 1931 Birthday Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes 1931 Birthday Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist, CBS News, Court TV 1931 Event Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS 1930 Event Lowell Thomas made debuts on CBS Radio replacing Floyd Gibbons 1930 Birthday Marvin Kalb, born in New York City, educator/newscaster, CBS/NBC, Meet the Press 1930 Birthday Pat Summerall, NFLer for the New York Giants/sportscaster, CBS 1929 Event WOR (New York City) ends affiliation with CBS radio network 1929 Event CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City 1929 Event 27 year old William S. Paley becomes CBS president 1928 Birthday Roger Mudd, Washington D.C., news ancher, CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News 1927 Event 18 station CBS radio network begins, (WOR is New York City affiliate) 1927 Event Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City 1924 Birthday Jack Whitaker, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC, CBS 1923 Birthday Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC, CBS 1922 Birthday Don Hewitt, New York City, CBS news executive producer, 60 Minutes 1921 Birthday Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster, CBS/ABC 1921 Event Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City 1919 Birthday Andy Rooney, born in Albany, New York, CBS news correspondent, 60 Minutes 1917 Birthday Douglas Edwards, born in Alda, Oklahoma, newscaster, CBS Evening News, FYI 1917 Birthday Charles Collingwood, Michigan, news commentator, CBS, Chronicles 1916 Birthday Walter Cronkite, St. Joseph, Missouri, news anchor, CBS Evening News 1962-81 1916 Birthday Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist, CBS 1915 Birthday David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris 1912 Birthday Eric Sevareid, Velva ND, newscaster, CBS Weekend News 1908 Birthday Frank Stanton, born in Muskegon, Michigan, broadcasting executive, CBS 1907 Birthday Cecil Brown, news correspondent, CBS 1906 Birthday E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer, CBS 1901 Birthday William Samuel Paley, born in Chicago, Illinois, president and CEO of CBS, 1928-90 1900 Birthday Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News
