This article is about the defunct CBS Corporation. For the second CBS Corporation prior to the ViacomCBS merger, see CBS Corporation (2005-2019).
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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Formerly
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (1886–1945)
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (1945–1997)
CBS Corporation (1997–2000)
Company type
Public (1916–1997)[1]
Traded as
NYSE: WX (1916–1997)[1]
Founded
August 8, 1886; 137 years ago (1886-08-08)
Founder
George Westinghouse
Defunct
April 26, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-26)
Fate
Renamed "CBS Corporation" in 1997, then merged with Viacom in 2000
Successor
Viacom
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Divisions
New England Westinghouse (1915–1926)
Westinghouse Broadcasting (1920–1999)
Westinghouse Aviation (1945–1960)
Subsidiaries
British Westinghouse (1899–1917)
Bryant (1901–1927)[2]
Infinity (1996–2000)[3]
Westinghouse Licensing (1998–2000)[4]
CBS (1995–2000)[5]
CMT (1997–2000)[6]
The Nashville Network (1997–2000)[7]
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation (later CBS Corporation) was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse. It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company" and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. The company acquired the CBS television network in 1995 and was renamed "CBS Corporation" until being acquired by Viacom in 1999, a merger completed in April 2000.[8] The CBS Corporation name was later reused for one of the two companies resulting from the split of Viacom in 2005.
The Westinghouse trademarks are owned by Westinghouse Electric Corporation,[9] and were previously part of Westinghouse Licensing Corporation.[9][10] The nuclear power business, Westinghouse Electric Company, was spun off from the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1999.
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^"W.G. Bryant Dies; Bridgeport Banker – Chairman of Electrical Company and Inventor Succumbs at 66 in Colorado Springs – Started Own Firm in 1889 – Business Grew From $5,000 Plant to Manufacture His Devices to $3,000,000 Enterprise". The New York Times. July 6, 1930. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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^"Viacom-CBS SEC Report".
^"Westinghouse Bids for Role In the Remake: CBS Deal Advances TV's Global Reach". The New York Times. August 2, 1995.
^Katz, Michael (February 17, 1997). "CBS makes cable a 'core business;' with purchase of TNN and CMT, network doubles its cable holdings". Broadcasting & Cable.
^Fabrikant, Geraldine (February 11, 1997). "Westinghouse To Buy Units From Gaylord For $1.5 Billion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
^"CBS And Viacom Complete Merger". CBS News. April 26, 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ ab"Sale of Trademarks". Paramount Global. p. 93. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^"Name Change Filing".
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