American Broadcasting System
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American Broadcasting System, Inc. was the corporate entity created by Edward J. Noble to purchase the assets of the Blue Network
, a radio network that was being divested by the National Broadcasting Company
under pressure from anti-trust regulators.
On July 30, 1943, Noble reached a deal with RCA
, the parent of NBC
, to purchase the Blue Network
for $8 million. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission in October, 1943, at which time American Broadcasting System, Inc. in effect took over the network.
In early 1945, the rights to the use of "ABC" were purchased from two entities, and the Blue Network
began to use the name "American Broadcasting Company
" on the air. On June 15, 1945, the network formally launched itself as ABC
, though the use of the Blue Network name continued in some markets for a few years.
American Broadcasting System, Inc. eventually changed its name to American Broadcasting Company
, Inc.
For the history of the Blue Network
as it was owned by NBC
, including the reasons for its sale, see the entry for Blue Network
; this entry also covers the period 1943-1945, when the Blue Network
was owned by American Broadcasting System, Inc. For the history of ABC, focusing on the period after 1945, see the entry for American Broadcasting Company
.
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
, a radio network that was being divested by the National Broadcasting Company
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
under pressure from anti-trust regulators.
On July 30, 1943, Noble reached a deal with RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
, the parent of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, to purchase the Blue Network
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
for $8 million. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission in October, 1943, at which time American Broadcasting System, Inc. in effect took over the network.
In early 1945, the rights to the use of "ABC" were purchased from two entities, and the Blue Network
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
began to use the name "American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
" on the air. On June 15, 1945, the network formally launched itself as ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, though the use of the Blue Network name continued in some markets for a few years.
American Broadcasting System, Inc. eventually changed its name to American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, Inc.
For the history of the Blue Network
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
as it was owned by NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, including the reasons for its sale, see the entry for Blue Network
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
; this entry also covers the period 1943-1945, when the Blue Network
Blue Network
The Blue Network, and its immediate predecessor, the NBC Blue Network, were the on-air names of an American radio production and distribution service from 1927 to 1945...
was owned by American Broadcasting System, Inc. For the history of ABC, focusing on the period after 1945, see the entry for American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
.