Nautical. talk between ships: a radiotelephone for short-range communication between vessels.
Trademark. Turner Broadcasting System: a cable television channel.
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The TBS late-night show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” was canceled in 2022 following the merger of Warner Media and Discovery.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
In its earliest days, TBS aired old movies and comedy reruns, and was also the home of “Captain Planet and the Planeteers,” Turner’s effort to blend his passion for ecological conservation with educational programming.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Channel 17 became nationally known as the “SuperStation,” with call letters WTBS, later shortened to TBS.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
His television empire also included the TBS and TNT channels, Turner Classic Movies and Cartoon Network.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
From its size it was apparent that if it were a balloon, it would have been launched from one of the ships, so the word went out on the TBS radio: "Who launched a balloon?"
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.
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