TBS
Launched	December 17, 1976
Owned by	Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)
Slogan	Very Funny
Country	United States
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Formerly called	SuperStation WTBS (1979-1987) SuperStation TBS (1987-1989) TBS Superstation (1989-1990, 1996-2004) TBS (1991-1995, 2004-2007/2004-present (On Most Cable Systems)
Sister channel(s)	TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network, TCM
Website	www.tbs.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 247
Dish Network	Channel 139
Cable
Available on most cable systems	Check local listings for channels

TBS is an American cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded Not be confused with Indian Service Dish TV DISH Network is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service that provides Satellite television The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations It is currently owned by Time Warner. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City.

TBS (which stands for Turner Broadcasting System) was originally known as WTCG, a UHF terrestrial television station owned by media mogul Ted Turner that broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. WTCG reportedly stood for "Watch This Channel Grow" (although the "TCG" officially stood for Turner Communications Group, the forerunner to Turner Broadcasting System). Turner Communications Group is the previous name of Turner Broadcasting System.

Availability

TBS is a national cable channel, available throughout the entire United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Until October 1, 2007, the national TBS feed could not be viewed within its home market of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, due to the over-the-air presence of WTBS, which carried a nearly identical schedule, plus the required public affairs programming and E/I programming for children. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Public affairs, a broadcasting industry term refers to programming which focuses on matters of Politics and Public policy. e/i was the second magazine founded published and edited by electronic music journalist Darren Bergstein following the 1980s to 1990's run of i/e magazine

The operations of WTBS (channel 17) and TBS Superstation were split in October 2007, with the over-the-air channel becoming WPCH-TV, a general-entertainment independent station focused on the Atlanta area only. WPCH-TV, channel 17 is an independent Television station in Atlanta Georgia, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time An independent station is Television terminology used to describe a Television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not For the first time, the national TBS feed is available to cable and satellite subscribers within channel 17's viewing area.

Due to a technicality, cable and satellite companies in Canada are only permitted to carry the over-the-air Atlanta station, and therefore most now carry WPCH ("Peachtree TV") instead of the nationwide TBS channel that other American viewers receive. ^[1][2] This dated back to prior to the change, when TBS programming was offered to Canadian viewers through WTBS, not the national cable channel. Many cable companies were apparently unaware of the changeover until after it occurred. ^[3] As a result, should Canadian cable companies wish to air "cable" TBS, it will be several months before the necessary approvals are received.

History

WTCG, which dated back to 1967 as a terrestrial station, had been microwaved since the early 1970s to many areas of the Southeastern United States by cable companies picking up the UHF channel 17 signal up off-air and microwaving (sometimes several times) the signal back to their headends. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region At 1 p. m. Eastern Standard Time on December 17, 1976, WTCG's signal was beamed via the Satcom 1 satellite to four cable systems in Grand Island, Nebraska; Newport News, Virginia; Troy, Alabama; and Newton, Kansas. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Satcom" is also an acronym of and generic term for Satellite communications. This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Grand Island is a city in and the County seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River Troy is a City in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13935 Newton is a City in and the County seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. All four cable systems started receiving the sleepy 1948 Dana Andrews and Cesar Romero film Deep Waters, which had been in progress 30 minutes. The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Dana Andrews ( January 1 1909 - December 17 1992) was an American film actor Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television Instantly, WTCG went from its status as a small independent television station that was available only in Georgia and neighboring states to a major coast-to-coast network operation. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule WTCG became a so-called "superstation" and set a precedent for today's basic cable television. For the UK radio overnight sustaining service see The Superstation.

HBO had moved to satellite transmissions to distribute its signal nationally in 1975, but that was a service cable subscribers were required to pay extra to receive. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 Ted Turner's innovation signaled the start of the basic cable revolution.

WTCG was renamed in 1979 WTBS. The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. The new call letters were acquired via a monetary donation to the MIT student radio station, now WMBR. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college WMBR is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT–run student broadcasting station licensed in Cambridge Massachusetts and broadcasting on 88

The channel 17 transmitter is located at 1018 West Peachtree Street Northwest, with the antenna located on a large self-supporting tower. The building at this site was once home to the studios of WAGA and, later, channel 17, during its first three years under the callsign WJRJ. WAGA channel 5 is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned FOX Television Network and based in Atlanta Georgia Soon after being purchased by Turner, the studios were moved to the former Progressive Club site, a few blocks west.

Throughout the 1980s to the early 1990s, TBS also carried the Electra teletext service on its VBI. Electra was a Teletext service in the United States that was in operation from the early 1980s up until 1993 when it was shut down due to a lack of funding and discontinuation The vertical blanking interval (VBI also known as the vertical interval or VBLANK, is the time difference between the last line of one frame or field of a Raster Electra was discontinued in 1993 due to a lack of funding.

Currently, the focus of TBS is comedy-related, focusing mostly on sitcom reruns and originally-produced reality series, using the slogan "Very Funny. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary " It is intended as a direct contrast to sister network TNT, which currently focuses on drama-related programs. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned

On September 1, 2007, a high definition version of the "Superstation" feed of TBS was launched. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A digital version of WTBS could already be viewed over-the-air in Atlanta prior to September 1, which was replaced by the "Superstation" HD simulcast, instead of simulcasting Peachtree TV. WPCH-TV, channel 17 is an independent Television station in Atlanta Georgia, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time

Some examples of programs that currently air on TBS are Family Guy, Friends, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, and The Office (U.S. TV series). Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Friends was an Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American sitcom / Comedy-drama TV series that airs on TBS.

Dropping the Channel 17 ID and local advertisers in markets outside of Atlanta

Initially WTCG was identified as "Channel 17" both locally in Atlanta and on cable systems outside of Atlanta. Also, the same exact shows that ran locally ran nationally. In 1979, Turner changed the callsign to WTBS, branding it "Superstation WTBS" with "17" as part of the logo. The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979.

In 1981, Turner decided to have almost all shows continue to air both locally and nationally, but to separate the feeds. The year 1981 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1981. The station would be known locally in Atlanta as "Superstation 17". The terrestrial signal would continue to air local commercials as well. Nationally, though, the station would not mention the channel number "17" and would have logos identifying it only as "Superstation WTBS". Separate national advertising would air on the superstation feed. Additionally, a handful of national shows (mostly movies) were preëmpted locally in order to broadcast FCC-mandated news, public service, and children's programming. This continued until the switchover to Peachtree TV. Programming on WTBS has always been Syndex proof and TBS is licensed to run all programming not only for the marker Atlanta, but nationally. Syndication exclusivity (also known as syndex) is a Federal law in the United States designed to protect a local Television station 's rights Most of these shows run nationally are also syndicated in local markets on the respective local stations. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through

The WTBS-TBS split

In late June 2007, Turner Broadcasting announced that WTBS would change call letters and become WPCH-TV, and would be branded as Peachtree TV. According to Turner, the new channel 17 would offer sitcoms and movies geared specifically toward an Atlanta audience. The new station would also broadcast 45 Atlanta Braves baseball games next season. The change occurred on October 1. In addition, the channel 17 change allowed Atlanta cable and satellite television viewers, for the first time since the early 1980s, to receive the national TBS signal as of that date. ^[4]

In Canada, most cable and satellite companies previously carried WTBS's local Atlanta signal instead of the national TBS channel. Following the change, Canadian systems were legally required to continue carrying the local Peachtree TV signal, instead of switching to the national TBS feed. ^[1]

Evolution of the TBS logo

Over the years TBS has had several logos and name changes. A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) From 1979 the name was SuperStation WTBS. The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. In 1987, the "W" from the "TBS" name was dropped to emphasize the network's national programming prominence, but on WTBS in Atlanta is called Superstation 17. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. In September 28, 1989, SuperStation TBS was renamed to TBS Superstation to reflect the strong national standing of the network. In 1990, the word Superstation was removed from the on-air logos and ads and remained that way until December 17, 1996, when TBS celebrated its 20th national anniversary by bringing back the word "Superstation. The year 1990 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1990. For the UK radio overnight sustaining service see The Superstation. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila The year 1996 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1996. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. "

In March 2007, TBS began using an on-air bug that began reading "TBS. com" advertising their website's features and original online videos. Sister channel Turner Network Television has also began using a bug reading "TNT. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned tv" to advertise its website. ". com" is removed on days when original programming is shown, notably My Boys (on Mondays), The Bill Engvall Show (on Tuesdays), and Tyler Perry's House of Payne (on Wednesdays), in order to make room for a small, translucent, text only advertisement to the left of the bug advertising those shows. My Boys is a United States television Sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. The Bill Engvall Show is a Sitcom starring Comedian Bill Engvall. Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American sitcom / Comedy-drama TV series that airs on TBS.

Turner Time

On June 29, 1981, TBS began to use "Turner Time". Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The year 1981 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1981. ^[5] While other television offerings generally began at the top and bottom of each hour, TBS decided to begin airing programs five minutes later, at :05 and :35.

By using "Turner Time," TBS programs were listed under their own time entry in TV Guide, thus enabling the program listings to catch potential viewers' eyes more readily. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming It also encouraged channel surfers who could not find anything interesting to watch at the top of the hour, to still be able to watch a TBS program without missing the first few minutes. Most importantly from a strategic standpoint, since shows ended five minutes later than normal, the off-time scheduling usually encouraged viewers to continue watching TBS rather than flip to watch another program already in progress.

TBS started to cut back Turner Time in 1997 and scrapped it completely by 2000. The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997. The year 2000 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2000. TBS now schedules programs conventionally, at the top and bottom of the hour.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by TBS

News

One type of programming that TBS does not produce presently is news. This is a list of Television programs formerly and currently broadcast by the cable television channel TBS in the United States. Nevertheless, TBS did produce a twenty-minute newscast from 1975 to 1979. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. The program, entitled 17 Update Early in the Morning, was taped at the end of the workday and aired around 3 or 4 a. m. Eastern between movies. Its format was similar to NBC's Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update and was, to a certain extent, a forerunner to Comedy Central's The Daily Show. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies Current events. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show The time slot and the snide content were a reaction to FCC rules at the time requiring stations to carry some news and informational content -- although TBS had to broadcast news, the FCC couldn't say when it aired or demand that the news have a serious tone. The news show was cancelled months before Turner began his serious news venture - CNN.

TBS also began airing its own newscast called TBS Evening News, which was produced by CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner The one-hour program ran usually at 10 p. m. Eastern on weeknights during the early 1980s.

In the Atlanta area, WTBS on channel 17 simulcasted 30 minutes of CNN Headline News at 6 a. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one Headline News is a Spin-off network from the original Cable News Network ( CNN) television news network in the United States. m. This was only carried in Atlanta and those cable systems receiving the local feed. Currently as WPCH-TV, Headline News is simulcast for one full hour at 6 a. m.

Movies

TBS airs movies mostly of the comedy genre due to its format, and frequently airs them interspersed with other content and commentary. Dinner and a Movie includes cooking, while Movie and a Makeover adds fashion content. Dinner and a Movie is a cooking and entertainment television program produced in the U Movie and a Makeover is a television program produced in the U

Sports

Baseball

Main articles: Braves TBS Baseball and Major League Baseball on TBS

Coverage of the formerly-Ted Turner-owned Atlanta Braves baseball team was perhaps TBS' signature program, due mainly to its high popularity in Georgia and neighboring states. Braves TBS Baseball or Braves Baseball on TBS was a Major League Baseball broadcast on the TBS ( Turner Broadcasting System Major League Baseball on TBS is a broadcasting agreement between Major League Baseball and Turner Sports to broadcast baseball via Cable television Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. Turner once famously tried to get Andy Messersmith to use his jersey, which was #17, to promote TBS in its early years. John Alexander "Andy" Messersmith (born August 6, 1945 in Toms River New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The back of the jersey read, "CHANNEL 17. " Major League Baseball immediately stopped Turner from proceeding because team jerseys are not allowed to have advertising other than that of the jersey manufacturer.

At the 2006 MLB All-Star Game, it was announced that TBS will begin carrying a package that includes all major league teams. The 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 77th playing of the midseason exhibition Baseball game between the all-stars of the American League Major League Baseball on TBS is a broadcasting agreement between Major League Baseball and Turner Sports to broadcast baseball via Cable television It premiered in 2007 in two phases, as follows:

• TBS carries all Division Series games and one of the two League Championship Series, taking them from Fox and ESPN. In Baseball, the Division Series is the official name for the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs The League Championship Series ( LCS) is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to In addition, TBS carries the announcements of the All-Star teams and any possible games to determine division winners and wild card teams. Those were also carried previously on ESPN.

• The following year (2008), TBS began airing games every Sunday of the regular season for 26 weeks in all. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session No team may appear on the telecasts more than 13 times.

During the 2007 transitional year, TBS aired 70 regular-season Braves games. In 2008 and thereafter, only 45 games will be shown, and no more than 13 of them (the maximum number of times TBS may show any team) will air outside of the Braves' six-state primary market area (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee). The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Games will still be available in the Atlanta market on WPCH-TV, which may also carry the games in Canada (MLB has not usually ordered blackouts of U. S. superstation broadcasts in Canada). ^[6] It is still unclear as to whether TBS will air the games outside Atlanta, or if the games will be sold to local terrestrial broadcast stations.

The final Braves game aired on TBS on September 30, 2007. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The first divisional playoff game (a tie-breaker) aired one day after, on October 1, 2007 (when the TBS/WPCH split occurred).

Other sports

College football games from the Big 12 and Pac-10 aired for several years in a sublicensing agreement with FSN. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net (FSN are a collection of cable TV Regional sports networks owned and operated by News That agreement ended after the 2006 season.

See also: College football on television

National Basketball Association games were aired before being moved entirely to Turner Network Television; some Atlanta Hawks (also owned by Turner) games were shown on TBS until the TBS and TNT telecasts became subject to blackout within 35 miles of the home-team's arena (this restriction was dropped when TNT gained the right to be the exclusive broadcaster of any game it chose to carry). College football on television includes the broadcasting of College football games as well as pre- and post-game reports analysis and human-interest stories Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia.

Main articles: NBA on TBS and NBA on TNT

Professional wrestling aired on TBS from 1971 to 2001 under several different companies including Jim Barnett-owned Georgia Championship Wrestling (1971-1984), future rival Vince McMahon owned World Wrestling Federation (1984-1985), Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling, and Jim Crockett, Jr.'s Jim Crockett Promotions (1985-1988), which eventually became Turner owned World Championship Wrestling (1988-2001). The NBA on TBS debuted in the 1984-1985 season (replacing the USA Network as the National Basketball Association 's national Cable television The NBA on TNT, known since October 2002 as TNT NBA Thursday, is a weekly broadcast of National Basketball Association Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Georgia Championship Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta Georgia superstation Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Bill Watts, (born May 5 1939 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American Professional wrestler and promoter Jim Crockett Jr (born 1944 is a former Professional wrestling promoter and the owner of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr Through the early 1990s, the wrestling programs were among basic cable's highest-rated offerings, due to, like Braves baseball coverage, heavy viewership in the Southeastern U. S.

Main articles: WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Saturday Night, and WCW Thunder

In addition, select NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series), Busch Series (now Nationwide Series), and Craftsman Truck Series races were aired on TBS up to the 2000 season. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. WCW Saturday Night was the weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. For several years in the late 1990s, the only Cup races aired on TBS were the two races from Lowe's Motor Speedway, and the July race at Pocono Raceway. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a Superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond TBS was also the home of the post-season exhibition races held at Suzuka Circuit in Japan from 1996-1998. Suzuka International Racing Course ( Suzuka Circuit for short is a co-host of the Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix, and Races were switched to TNT in 2001 as part of the then-new NASCAR TV deal, although the initial plans were for TBS to carry the races. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Instead, Turner decided that NASCAR would better fit TNT's "We Know Drama" slogan.

Main article: NASCAR on TNT

References

External links

• Official Site
• History of TBS
• Clips of 17 Update Early in the Morning maintained by former anchor Bill Tush