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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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               CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________

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                            THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

          NEW YORK                                          13-4994650
(State of incorporation                                 (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                 identification No.)

270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                            10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

                               William H. McDavid
                                 General Counsel
                                 270 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                               Tel: (212) 270-2611
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                           TIME WARNER COMPANIES, INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                         13-1388520
(State other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         identification No.)

75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA                                        10019
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                        (Zip Code)
 (Address of principal executive offices)

                                TIME WARNER INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                         13-3527249
(State other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                        identification No.)

75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                            10019
(Address of principal executive Offices)


                        TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          GEORGIA                                          58-0958695
(State other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                          identification No.)

ONE CNN CENTER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA                                              30303
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

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                DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES OF DEBT SECURITIES
                       (Title of the indenture securities)
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                                     GENERAL

Item 1. General Information.

        Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

        (a)     Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                which it is subject.

                New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
                12110.

                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
                D.C., 20551

                Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
                Street, New York, N.Y.

                Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.

        (b)     Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.

        If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
        affiliation.

        None.









 





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Item 16.  List of Exhibits

          List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.

          1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).

          2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).

          3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

          4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).

          5.  Not applicable.

          6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).

          7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

          8.  Not applicable.

          9. Not applicable.



                                  SIGNATURE


        Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 4th day of February, 1998.

                                          THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

                                                 By  /s/ R. Lorenzen
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                                                     R. Lorenzen
                                                     Senior Trust Officer









 





                              Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                                Bank Call Notice

                             RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                       CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                            The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                     and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                     a member of the Federal Reserve System,

                 at the close of business September 30, 1997, in
         accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
         District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.





                                                                  DOLLAR AMOUNTS
                    ASSETS                                          IN MILLIONS
                                                                  
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
    Noninterest-bearing balances and
    currency and coin .........................................         $ 11,760
    Interest-bearing balances .................................            4,343
Securities:
Held to maturity securities ...................................            2,704
Available for sale securities .................................           37,885
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
  agreements to resell ........................................           27,358
Loans and lease financing receivables:
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income ........ $127,370
    Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses .......    2,760
    Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve ...........       13
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    Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
      allowance, and reserve ..................................          124,597
Trading Assets ................................................           64,630
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases) ....................................................            2,925
Other real estate owned .......................................              286
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies .......................................              232
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding ................................................            2,212
Intangible assets .............................................            1,480
Other assets ..................................................           11,117
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TOTAL ASSETS ..................................................         $291,529
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                                   LIABILITIES

                                                                          
Deposits
    In domestic offices ........................................        $ 86,574
    Noninterest-bearing .............................  $ 31,818
    Interest-bearing ................................    54,756
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    In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
    and IBF's ..................................................          69,887
    Noninterest-bearing .............................  $  3,777
    Interest-bearing ................................    66,110
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase .......................................          45,307
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .......................             161
Trading liabilities ............................................          47,406

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
    and obligations under capitalized leases):
    With a remaining maturity of one year or less ..............           4,578
With a remaining maturity of more than one year
           through three years .................................             261
      With a remaining maturity of more than three years .......             131
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .......           2,212
Subordinated notes and debentures ..............................           5,715
Other liabilities ..............................................          12,355

TOTAL LIABILITIES ..............................................         274,587
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                                 EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ..................               0
Common stock ...................................................           1,211
Surplus  (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ......          10,294
Undivided profits and capital reserves .........................           5,414
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ...............................               7
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ............              16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ...........................................          16,942
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ...........................        $291,529
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank, do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                           JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

                           WALTER V. SHIPLEY       )
                           THOMAS G. LABRECQUE     ) DIRECTORS
                           WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)



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