Key Dates In History Of National Broadcasting Co.

The Associated Press

Some key dates in NBC's history:

1926: National Broadcasting Co. formed by General Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric Co. and Radio Corporation of America after buying broadcast assets from AT&T. Launches first permanent radio network in United States.

1931: Experimental TV broadcasts begin from atop Empire State Building.

1932: RCA becomes sole owner of NBC.

1939: NBC begins regular television broadcasts in New York, with opening of World's Fair.

1941: NBC and CBS stations in New York get nation's first commercial television licenses.

1943: ABC gets its start after NBC sells one of its two radio networks under pressure from government.

1947: "Meet the Press" premieres.

1948: Comic Milton Berle becomes first television star on "Texaco Star Theater"