History
The company was originally known as 3M National, the outdoor advertising subsidiary of the 3M Company; it was later spun out into a new company, Outdoor Systems. This new company would later acquire Gannett Outdoor from the Gannett Company. In 1997, it was bought by Infinity and became Infinity Outdoor. Infinity was absorbed into Viacom in 1999, and became Viacom Outdoor. When Viacom split from CBS Corporation it became CBS Outdoor.
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