Warner Broadcasting Network

The Warner Broadcasting Network (commonly shortened to WBN and short for Warner Bros., Inc.) was and American television network first launched on broadcast television on January 2, 1969. WBN has been owned by Warner Bros., Inc. and WGN Continental Broadcasting Company subsidiary of the Tribune Company.
In August 1982, Warner Broadcasting Network has been shut down on May 22, 1983 and it was replaced by Network/Warner starting on May 23.
== History ==
=== 1967-1969: Origins ===
In September 1967, WBN has been founded, but NBC, ABC and CBS is longest-broadcasting network by (FCC)'s then-recent Communcations Commission. In May 1968, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts has signed-on in this station affiliate. By the longtime, NBC, CBS and ABC will be joining WBN.
=== 1969-1972 ===
The Warner Broadcasting Network has premiered on January 2, 1969, with the inaugural episode of Getto (a sitcom) and A-Max startings with the premieres on this first program. The classc Warner Bros. cartoons, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny are disscued about working with lauching WBN (during this time of the year. 
WBN's scheduling structure was silmilar to ABC's when it launched, as it started with one night of programming and it is schedule of additional. The Weekend lineup starts on 8:00 to 11:00pm Eastern and Pacific Time. The limited amount of network programming of The Warner Broadcasting Network early years essentially rendered its affilliates as nominal indpendent stations; because it has airings in this syndication. by in the 1968-69 United States of season in winter. Starting this fall, The 1969-70 is bringing The Angulls and The Liver Birds by this season. (as much The Brady Bunch, Room 222, Adam 12, Bonanza and Get Smart) the most in this season. By the 1970-71 season, The Odd Couple is premired on this network. After this new season, We Got No Made is premeired on January 9, 1971. We Got No Made, The Men-Team, after Hellstorm's Files was premiered in January 1980, in this longest-running, Different Strangers is debuting in fall 1977. Business Legal, Success and Blue & Green is debuting in 1974. Living with the Platts is the first debut in 1979, by it is broke by the record.
=== 1972-1977: Together ===
WBN is beginning with Sears and Roebuck, The B-Team, The Men-Team and M*A*S*H (by movie of 1970) with the hit mid-season replacement) in May 1972. it debut in 1972-73 United States of network-television. 
=== 1977-1979: It's Still the One ===
On the 1977-78 season, Different Strangers is debuting as the longest running as the record in this television network. WBN is attempted to broaden the primetime lineup. By M*A*S*H and We Got No Made had premiered in this primetime zone.
=== 1979-1983: America's Watching ===
On May 4, 1979, Living with the Platts is premiered after Full-Time is both premiered on the 1978-79 and 1979-80 season by summer or fall. Meanwhile, ABC and WBN, has both earned 36.19%. On January 9, 1980, Hellstorm's Files is premiered on this long-running season. In January 1982, M*A*S*H is the long-running this is season on 1982-83 season, M*A*S*H is the only one in this series finale, (Goodbye, Farewell and Amen), on February 28, 1983. During the 1981-82 season, WBN is finshed before the rival for the the first time in four years, and fell even further behind in fall 1982. WBN was programming eight days and 15 hours per week at this time.
=== 1983: Network closure ===
On August 23, 1982, it would announced, Warner Broadcasting Network will be shut down to have plans, After it would becoming a new branding Network/Warner, A new network, was founded on April 16, 1982, it starts of the next year, until We Got No Made was the last season of (20th and final) in May 1990 was the surviving series on WBN that remains of Network/Warner network schedule.