NBC Red Network

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NBC Red Network

Type	Radio Network
Country	United States
Availability	National, through regional affiliates
Owner	RCA (1927–1986) General Electric (1986–1987) Westwood One (1987–2004)
Launch date	November 15, 1926
Dissolved	2004
Former names	NBC Red Network (1926–1943) NBC Radio Network (1943–2004)

The NBC Red Network is a defunct American radio network. Launched in 1926, it, along with the NBC Blue Network, were the two original radio networks of the National Broadcasting Company, and the first two commercial radio networks in the United States. CBS Radio was established a year later.
In 1943, NBC was required to divest itself of its Blue Network, which would eventually become the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The Red Network continued as the NBC Radio Network. The NBC Radio Network itself no longer exists under its original configuration, having been spun off and gradually dissolved into eventual corporate parent Westwood One.

Contents

• 1 Creation
• 2 Red Network and Blue Network
• 3 Notable programs
• 4 Affiliates
  • 4.1 East affiliates
  • 4.2 Midwest affliliates
  • 4.3 South affiliates
  • 4.4 Mountain affiliates
  • 4.5 Pacific affliliates
• 5 After the Golden Age of Radio
  • 5.1 Development of FM and television
  • 5.2 1956 trade with Westinghouse
  • 5.3 Major League Baseball (1957-1975)
  • 5.4 Monitor
  • 5.5 Other programming attempts
• 6 Divestiture
• 7 Rebranding
• 8 NBC News Radio
• 9 Former NBC-owned radio stations
• 10 References
• 11 External links