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- Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America, NBC is the oldest of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks and is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network " in reference to its stylized peacock logo, which was introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting.
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Meet the Press was the first regular series on a major television network to produce a high-definition broadcast on February 2, 1997, which aired in the format over WHD-TV in Washington, D.C., an experimental television station owned by a consortium of industry groups and stations which launched to allow testing of HD broadcasts and operated ...
NBC officially started broadcasting on November 15, 1926. WEAF and WJZ, the flagships of the two earlier networks, were operated side by side for about a year as part of the new NBC.
6 days ago · On April 30, 1939, with its broadcast of the opening ceremonies of the New York World’s Fair, NBC began a regular television service, and by 1951 it had established a coast-to-coast television network.
This is a list of programs currently broadcast by the American television network NBC.
On New Year’s Day 1954, NBC became the first US broadcasting company to provide a coast-to-coast color transmission of the Tournament of Roses parade to TV viewers across the country.
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Mar 4, 2019 · NBC began moving in television in the late 1940s; by the end of 1950, the company owned and operated TV stations in seven major cities, including NYC and Los Angeles. Among the first breakout hits for NBC was Texaco Star Theatre, a television version of a popular radio variety show.