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   WBZ-TV

   As a CBS affiliate, WBZ-TV airs the entire CBS schedule with no pre-emptions except for local news emergencies, as per Westinghouse's agreement with CBS. ... WBZ-TV has aired local sporting events over the years.
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   WSBK-TV

   The rule protected stations in local markets from out-of-market competition by superstations airing identical syndicated programming. ... WBZ-TV
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   Westinghouse Broadcasting

   In September 1994, KPIX and KDKA-TV ended their long-standing policies of pre-empting some CBS shows, and began carrying the entire CBS schedule with no pre-emptions. ... | 7. | Boston | WBZ-TV 4 | 1948-1995 | CBS owned-and-operated (O&O) |
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   WBZ (AM)

   On June 9, 1948, WBZ-TV Channel 4 signed on and took NBC Television affiliation (switching to CBS on January 2, 1995). ... In 1952, WBZ radio expanded its broadcasting schedule to 24-hour-a-day programming.
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   Fox affiliate switches of 1994

   WPRI's signal carried from Rhode Island over into most of the Boston area whereas WBZ-TV's Boston signal traveled all the way into almost all of the state of Rhode Island. ... Some areas with a strong NFL team fanbase outside of the core markets were unprepared for the switch, and did not have a Fox affiliate at all, putting the network in the awkward position of airing NFL games on the affiliate station of another network which had no interest in airing Fox's general schedule until a Fox station could be launched or courted.
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   WLVI-TV

   Afternoon children's programming continued to be provided by Kids' WB until early 2006 . Channel 56 was the last commercial station in the Boston market that continued to broadcast weekday children's programming. ... Jim Smith - reporter (now on WBZ-TV)
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   WHDH-TV

   The owners of the station that replaced it, WCVB-TV, planned to air more local programming than any other station in the country, heavily preempting CBS programming in the process. ... Mish Michaels - meteorologist (1992-1999, now at WBZ-TV)
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   WPRI-TV

   ABC had an affiliate in Rhode Island, WNET-TV (which had signed on two years before WPRO), but ABC allowed WPRO to air some of its higher-rated programs. ... Westinghouse already owned WBZ-TV in Boston.
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   WLBZ

   It aired programming from all three networks but was a primary CBS affiliate. ... Ken Barlow - meteorologist (now chief meteorologist at WBZ-TV in Boston)
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    Phantom Gourmet

    The show was also added to WLWC's programming schedule, bringing the show to the Providence, Rhode Island area, where NECN had been largely unavailable. ... WBZ-TV

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• WBZ-TV,
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• Westinghouse Broadcasting,
• WBZ (AM),
• Fox affiliate switches of 1994,
• WLVI-TV,
• WHDH-TV,
• WPRI-TV,
• WLBZ,
• Phantom Gourmet