National Broadcasting Company
Logo used since 2022
Type	Radio and television network
Country	United States
Affiliates	State Market
Headquarters	Comcast Building , Rockefeller Center , Midtown Manhattan , New York City
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV 720p or 1080p via ATSC 3.0 in some markets
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal
Parent	NBC Entertainment
History
Founded	June 19, 1926 ; 97 years ago  ( 1926-06-19 )
Launched	Radio: November 15, 1926 ; 97 years ago  ( 1926-11-15 ) Television: April 30, 1939 ; 85 years ago  ( 1939-04-30 )
Founder	David Sarnoff
Replaced	NBC Radio Network
Links
Website	nbc .com
Availability

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network that started in 1926 as a radio company. NBC started airing Its first television programs in 1944. NBC is owned by Comcast , and was previously owned by General Electric and Universal Studios . ^[1] NBC owns the cable news channels CNBC and MSNBC .

It is nicknamed "The Peacock Network" because of the animal in its logo .

The network is famous for its three- note chimes, and NBC Sunday Night Football, which is the most watched TV series after American Idol . Some famous NBC shows are Saturday Night Live , The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , Law and Order , 30 Rock , Frasier , ER , Cheers , Will and Grace , Meet the Press , and Today .

NBC Television Shows [ change | change source ]

• This is Us
• Good Morning Miss Bliss
• SpongeBob SquarePants (also aired on Nickelodeon )
• The Golden Girls

Stations [ change | change source ]

WHO-TV Des Moines , Iowa

WNBC New York City , New York

KNBC Los Angeles , California

References [ change | change source ]

Other websites [ change | change source ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to NBC .

• Official site

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