Blue Network
American radio network (1927–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Blue Network (previously known as the NBC Blue Network) was the on-air name of a now defunct American radio network, which broadcast from 1927 through 1945.
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Launch date | January 1, 1927 (97 years ago) (1927-01-01) |
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Replaced by | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) |
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Availability | National, through regional affiliates |
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Beginning as one of the two radio networks owned by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the independent Blue Network was born of a divestiture in 1942, arising from antitrust litigation. In 1945, the Blue Network formally became the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).