The original RCA logo.

The original RCA logo.

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David Sarnoff of RCA Creates NBC for Radio Broadcasting

1926
The original NBC radio logo.

The original NBC radio logo.

In 1926 David Sarnoff of Radio Corporation of America (RCA), an electronics manufacturer, created the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for radio broadcasting.

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