Radio Networks
Several radio networks broadcasted in the United States, airing programs nationwide. Their distribution made the golden age of radio possible. The networks declined in the early 1960s, with networks going defunct or selling off their stations.
The major networks were:
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC), a development by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), mid-1920s
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), mid-1920s
- Mutual Broadcasting System, developed from four different stations. Unlike the other networks, it did not own stations, 1934
- Armed Forces American Forces Radio Service, developed during World War II, 1942
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC), developed from an anti-monopoly sell-off of an NBC division, 1944
Read more about this topic: Old-time Radio
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