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The National Broadcasting Company, initialized as NBC, is an American[1] broadcast television network channel.[2] Founded on June 19, 1926,[3] and launched on radios on November 15, 1926,[4] and on television on April 30, 1939.[5] It is known for its collection of TV shows and host shows.[6]

History

When NBC aired, it first became known as a radio station,[3] then started airing on television years later.[3] NBC went ahead and used "color" onscreen in the 1950s, using it on many shows and movies.[7]

On October 11, 1975, NBC aired Saturday Night Live,[8] which got popular due to the celebrities and comedy in the show.[9][8] During the first two seasons, the show was titled "NBC's Saturday Night" until the name changed due to another show with the same name getting cancelled.[8][10]

On February 17, 2014, the popular host show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon aired and became popular overtime.[11]

Channel

The NBC YouTube channel was created on June 12th, 2006. They mainly upload content about their broadcast highlights and clips, which are uploaded nearly every day.[12]

Trivia

  • NBC is one of the Big Three television networks, along with ABC and CBS.[13]
  • NBC is owned by NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.thetouratnbcstudios.com/faq
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/@NBC/about
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://historytimelines.co/timeline/nbc-news
  4. ↑ https://www.wired.com/2010/09/0909rca-creates-nbc/
  5. ↑ https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-television
  6. ↑ https://www.nbc.com/
  7. ↑ http://www.kingoftheroad.net/colorTV/NBCcolortape.html
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/first-saturday-night-live-cast-snl-season-1
  9. ↑ https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/every-surprise-celebrity-cameo-snl-season-49
  10. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159205/
  11. ↑ https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/everything-to-know-about-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/@NBC/videos
  13. ↑ https://www.amazon.it/-/en/Big-Three-Television-Networks-Broadcasting/dp/6132644938
  14. ↑ https://corporate.comcast.com/policy/nbcuniversal-transaction