CBS Broadcast Center, Television production building in Hell's Kitchen, United States
The CBS Broadcast Center is a television production building in Hell's Kitchen that occupies an entire city block. It contains studios, offices, and facilities for daily news broadcasting and sports programming.
The building was constructed in 1938 as a milk processing facility and was purchased by CBS in 1952. It was transformed into a television production center and became fully operational by 1963.
The building serves as the main production center for CBS's East Coast operations, where news and sports programs are created and broadcast daily. Walking past, you can sense the energy of a place that shapes American television.
The building is located on West 57th Street and is not open to the public for tours. You can see the exterior and architecture from the street, which offers a good view of the complex.
The building is marked with a plaque recognizing it as a Historic Site in Journalism, honoring CBS for creating the first independent news system in broadcasting. This designation highlights the building's importance in American media history.
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