Early Television
When was NBC founded?
1926
When did CBS become competition for NBC?
1927
When did NBC have two radio networks?
1927
When was the radio act?
1927
When did RCA become the sole owner of NBC?
1932
Sarnoff retired from RCA in _________.
1970
When was RCA purchased by General Electric?
1986
How much of its interests did CBS sell?
40%
The Blue Network of NBC later became _________________.
ABC
What company did David Sarnoff join in 1906 where he became a wireless telegraph operator?
American Marconi
Who owns and operates NBC today?
Comcast
Who was the head of RCA that secretly saved money to pay for research and development of the TV?
David Sarnoff
The Radio Act of 1927 established the __________________________________________ to enforce the rulings.
Federal Radio Commisision
What does NBC stand for?
National Broadcasting Company
Who did CBS sell its interests to?
Paramount Studios
Who really invented television?
Philo Farnsworth
When American Marconi was sold to General Electric in 1919, Sarnoff joined the ______________________.
RCA
Who founded NBC?
RCA, General Electric, and Westinghouse
What does RCA stand for?
Radio Corporation of America
What were NBC's two radio networks called?
Red and Blue
RCA purchased ________________ and launched NBC.
WEAF/New York
The Radio Act of 1927 included _________________.
anti-monopoly regulations
The Radio Act of 1927 required ____________ for each channel.
licensing
In 1912, Sarnoff was one of the wireless reporters to receive and send out reports on the ____________________?
sinking of the Titanic
What were introduced in the late 1920s?
stop action pictures and a radio
