Radio Corporation of America

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broadcasting company conglomerate defunct company electronics company

Radio Corporation of America was a major American electronics and communications conglomerate best known for pioneering radio and television technology and broadcasting throughout the 20th century.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Radio Corporation of America canonical	18
RCA Laboratories	2
RCA Corporation	1
RCA Manufacturing Company	1
RCA television sets	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadcasting company ⓘ conglomerate ⓘ defunct company ⓘ electronics company ⓘ
acquiredBy	General Electric ⓘ
brand	Nipper logo ⓘ RCA ⓘ RCA ⓘ surface form: RCA Victor
contributedTo	standardization of AM radio broadcasting ⓘ standardization of television broadcasting in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateDissolved	1986 ⓘ
developed	NTSC-compatible color television ⓘ RCA 1802 microprocessor ⓘ RCA 1802 microprocessor ⓘ surface form: RCA COSMAC architecture RCA color television system ⓘ early television cameras ⓘ vacuum tube technology ⓘ
foundedAs	government-sponsored radio monopoly ⓘ
foundedBy	American Telephone and Telegraph Company ⓘ surface form: American Telephone & Telegraph General Electric ⓘ United Fruit Company ⓘ Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
inception	1919 ⓘ
industry	consumer electronics ⓘ radio broadcasting ⓘ recorded music ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ
keyPerson	David Sarnoff ⓘ Owen D. Young ⓘ David Sarnoff ⓘ surface form: Robert W. Sarnoff
notableFor	development of color television broadcasting ⓘ development of commercial broadcasting in the United States ⓘ pioneering radio technology ⓘ pioneering television technology ⓘ
notableProduct	RCA ⓘ surface form: RCA Victor radios Radio Corporation of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RCA television sets color television systems ⓘ phonographs ⓘ
operated	radio networks ⓘ record labels ⓘ television networks ⓘ
owned	NBC ⓘ NBC ⓘ surface form: NBC Radio Network NBC ⓘ surface form: NBC Television Network RCA Records ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ surface form: RCA Victor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ Random House ⓘ
parentCompanyOf	RCA Camden plant ⓘ Radio Corporation of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RCA Laboratories
participatedIn	World War I radio patent pool ⓘ
peakEra	mid-20th century ⓘ
researchArm	Radio Corporation of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RCA Laboratories
stockExchangeListing	New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
successor	Bertelsmann Music Group ⓘ General Electric ⓘ surface form: GE Consumer Electronics NBC ⓘ Thomson SA ⓘ
tickerSymbol	RCA ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Alfred N. Goldsmith → employer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

NBC → founder → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

NBC → formerOwner → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

RCA → fullName → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

Radio Corporation of America → notableProduct → Radio Corporation of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCA television sets

Radio Corporation of America → parentCompanyOf → Radio Corporation of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCA Laboratories

Radio Corporation of America → researchArm → Radio Corporation of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCA Laboratories

RCA Records → foundedBy → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

RCA Records → associatedWith → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCA Corporation

RKO Radio Pictures → foundedBy → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

David Sarnoff → employer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

Alexanderson → employer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

subject surface form: Ernst Alexanderson

Owen D. Young → employer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

Owen D. Young → founded → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

RCA Victor → parentCompany → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

The General → employer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

American Marconi Company → successor → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

American Marconi Company → acquiredBy → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

Robert W. Sarnoff → notableEmployer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

NBC Radio → foundedBy → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

Fantasound stereophonic sound system → associatedWithOrganization → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

this entity surface form: RCA Manufacturing Company

National Broadcasting Company → foundedBy → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ

Vladimir Zworykin → employer → Radio Corporation of America ⓘ