NBC Blue Network

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broadcast network radio network

NBC Blue Network was an early American radio network that later evolved into the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), playing a key role in the development of U.S. broadcast media.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Blue Network	2
NBC Blue	1
NBC Radio	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadcast network ⓘ radio network ⓘ
affiliation	NBC radio network system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NBC Blue Network ⓘ surface form: Blue Network NBC Blue Network ⓘ surface form: NBC Blue
broadcastArea	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States national ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	Golden Age of Radio ⓘ
evolvedInto	American Broadcasting Company ⓘ
format	drama ⓘ entertainment ⓘ music ⓘ news ⓘ variety programming ⓘ
genre	generalist network ⓘ
historicalRole	helped establish network advertising model in U.S. radio ⓘ influenced later U.S. television network structure ⓘ
industry	radio broadcasting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	radio ⓘ
networkType	radio ⓘ
notableFor	early U.S. network radio programming ⓘ role in development of American broadcast media ⓘ
operatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ownedBy	NBC ⓘ surface form: National Broadcasting Company RCA ⓘ
parentOrganization	NBC ⓘ surface form: National Broadcasting Company RCA ⓘ
predecessor	American Broadcasting Company ⓘ
programDistribution	affiliate stations ⓘ
regulatoryContext	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
separatedFrom	NBC ⓘ surface form: National Broadcasting Company
significance	one of the first major U.S. radio networks ⓘ precursor to a major television network ⓘ
sisterNetwork	NBC ⓘ surface form: NBC Red Network
spunOffAs	American Broadcasting Company ⓘ
successor	American Broadcasting Company ⓘ
targetAudience	national mass audience ⓘ
technology	AM radio ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NBC Blue Network → alsoKnownAs → NBC Blue Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: NBC Blue

NBC Blue Network → alsoKnownAs → NBC Blue Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Network

ABC → formerName → NBC Blue Network ⓘ

Fireside chats on banking crisis → hasBroadcastNetwork → NBC Blue Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: NBC Radio

7th Academy Awards → network → NBC Blue Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Network

ABC → originatedFrom → NBC Blue Network ⓘ

American Broadcasting Company → precededBy → NBC Blue Network ⓘ