NBC

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National Broadcasting Company
Logo used since 2022
Type Radio and television network
Country United States
Affiliates
Headquarters Comcast Building , Rockefeller Center , Midtown Manhattan , New York City
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format
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 Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
The NBC logo on a building in Chicago .

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 .

Logo of NBC used until 2013

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 ]

Logo of NBC used from 2013 until 2022

Stations [ change | change source ]

WHO-TV Des Moines , Iowa

WNBC New York City , New York

KNBC Los Angeles , California

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ Peers, Martin; Jannarone, John; Linebaugh, Kate (2013-02-13). "Comcast Buys Rest of NBC's Parent" . Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
Prototype Version Of The Logo. (Used From Puerto Rico.)

Other websites [ change | change source ]

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