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National Broadcasting Company

LC control no.n 80050398
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingNational Broadcasting Company
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Variant(s)N.B.C.
NBC
National Broadcasting Company, inc.
See alsoHierarchical subordinate: NBC Enterprises
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Hierarchical subordinate: NBC Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Biography/History noteNational Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television broadcasting network. Established as a radio broadcaster in 1926, NBC began television broadcasts in 1938.
Beginning date1926
Associated countryUnited States
Field of activityRadio broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Found inIts Broadcast advertising ... c1929.
NBC.com, viewed July 22, 2009 (The National Broadcasting Company was founded in 1926 by General Electric, RCA, and Westinghouse. RCA became the sole owner of NBC in 1932. In 1986, RCA was purchased by General Electric, which today wholly owns and operates NBC)
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NUC pre-56 (hdg.: National Broadcasting Company, inc.; usage: National Broadcasting Company; National Broadcasting Company, inc.; NBC)
Wikipedia, Jan. 11, 2011 (NBC; National Broadcasting Company; est. as radio broadcaster in 1926, ceasing in 2003; initiated television broadcasting in 1938)