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What was Sony Music Entertainment called after being acquired by Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938?

  • Columbia Recording Corporation

  • American Record Corporation

  • CBS Records

  • Sony BMG

Answer

After being acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938, the company was renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. It later became CBS Records in 1966 and Sony Music Entertainment in 1991.
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