NBC is the home broadcaster of some of the longest continuously running American television series, including the news program Meet the Press (debuted 1947) Today (debuted 1952) The Tonight Show (debuted nationally 1954) and Saturday Night Live (debuted 1975). 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the headquarters of NBC at Rockefeller Center in New York City Comcast purchased a controlling interest in the company in 2011 and acquired General Electric's remaining stake in 2013.
In 2003, French media company Vivendi merged its entertainment assets with GE, forming NBC Universal. Although retaining NBC, GE immediately closed most RCA's divisions. In 1986, control of NBC passed back to GE through its $6.4 billion purchase of RCA. In 1932, GE had to sell RCA and NBC due to antitrust charges. The first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States, NBC was formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), then owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation, and United Fruit Company. Main articles: History of NBC and NBC Radio Network NBC also maintains brand licensing agreements for international channels in South Korea and Germany. NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates throughout the United States and its territories, some of which are also available in Canada and Mexico via pay-television providers or in border areas over the air. NBC is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. NBC is the oldest of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks, having been formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America.
The company also has offices in Los Angeles at 10 Universal City Plaza and Chicago at the NBC Tower.
The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, its headquarters are located at Comcast Building in New York City.
The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. Television: April 30, 1939 84 years ago ( ).
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