TBS Superstation
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TBS Superstation is a popular American cable TV network that shows sports and variety programming. It is currently owned by Time Warner.
TBS, which originally stood for Turner Broadcasting System, was originally WTCG, a terrestrial UHF television station owned by media mogul Ted Turner that broadcasted from Atlanta, Georgia during the 1970s. WTCG, which reportedly stood for "Watch This Channel Grow" (though the "TCG" officially stood for Turner Communications Group, the forerunner to Turner Broadcasting), was one of the first networks to broadcast via satellite as it was re-launched in 1979 as WTBS. The new call letters were purchased by equipment donation from the MIT student radio station, now WMBR.
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[edit] Programming
[edit] Series
TBS Superstation is well known for broadcasting reruns of popular network television shows from the past. These shows include:
- Ask Rita
- CHiPs
- Cosby
- The Cosby Show
- Dawson's Creek
- The Drew Carey Show
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Friends
- Home Improvement
- Mama's Family
- The Parent'Hood
- Saved By The Bell
- Seinfeld
- Sex and the City
- The Steve Harvey Show
TBS has also produced a few original series as well, including:
[edit] Movies
TBS airs a great deal of movies. It is often criticized for its censoring and editing of some movies. In addition, the station also produces and airs original movies.
A lot of TBS movies air in blocks such as Dinner and a Movie, The Man-Made Movie and Movie and a Makeover, with small segments airing between the movie and the commercial break.
[edit] Sports
TBS airs broadcasts of the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team, various National Basketball Association games, and college football games.
