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September 1928 During the month he turns 27 years old, William S. Paley acquires United Independent Broadcasters Inc., a network of 16 independent radio stations, changes name to Columbia Broadcast System and becomes President of the Company.
November 1928 CBS Radio covers presidential election night: Herbert Hoover vs. Alfred E. Smith. Ted Husing, one of CBS's earliest announcers, reports returns from a microphone in the city room of The New York World from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM. CBS receives 12,000 telegrams of congratulations.
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January 8, 1929 Paley appears on the air for the first time to announce that CBS now has the largest regular chain of broadcasting stations in radio history. In the three-and-one-half months since Paley took the helm, CBS has tripled its broadcasting coverage and now serves 49 stations in 42 cities throughout the country.
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