Major League Baseball on CBS Radio
| Other names | MLB on CBS Radio |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until game ends |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBS Radio Network |
| Syndicates | List of broadcast stations owned by CBS Radio |
| TV adaptations | Major League Baseball on CBS |
| Starring | See commentators section below |
| Created by | CBS Radio Sports |
| Recording studio | The site of the games |
| Air dates | July 13, 1976 to October 26, 1997 |
| No. of series | 22 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Website |
CBS Radio Sports (Westwood One) MLB – CBSSports.com |
| Podcast | AudioNet |
Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the de facto title for the CBS Radio Network's coverage of Major League Baseball. Produced by CBS Radio Sports, the program was the official national radio broadcaster for the All-Star Game and the postseason (including the World Series) from 1976 to 1997.
CBS first covered Major League Baseball in the early days of radio, sharing World Series coverage with NBC beginning in 1927 and All-Star Game coverage beginning in 1933. Mutual joined them in 1935; the three networks continued to share coverage of baseball's "jewel" events through 1938, with Mutual gaining exclusive rights to the World Series in 1939 and the All-Star Game in 1942. NBC, in turn, would have exclusivity from 1957 through 1975.
In 1950, CBS Radio carried Saturday regular-season Brooklyn Dodgers games played at Ebbets Field, simulcasting the team's local broadcasts on WMGM with Red Barber and Connie Desmond announcing. The CBS simulcasts, which were sponsored by General Foods, were not carried in major league cities.
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