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The NBC television network with local affiliate WICS, Springfield, Ill.

From the description of Wide, wide world, February 12, 1956 : the world of celebrations. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 180943286

The "West of Charlie Russell" was a one-hour documentary produced by NBC's "Project 20." The documentary explored the life of Charlie Russell using an on-camera storyteller, new film shot in Montana, historic still images and film, and Russell's paintings. The paintings and sculptures used in the program were drawn from the collection of the Amon Carter Museum, the Charles M. Russell Museum, the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, the Cowboy Hall of Fame, the R. W. Norton Art Gallery, the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, and the Montana Historical Society.Donald B. Hyatt, producer-director of "Project 20" produced and directed the documentary and Richard Hanser wrote the script. Robert Russell Bennett composed and conducted the orchestral score and Frederic G. Renner acted as a program consultant. The documentary aired on January 7, 1970.

From the description of "The West of Charlie Russell" records, 1969- (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 611116295

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television broadcasting network. Established as a radio broadcaster in 1926, NBC began television broadcasts in 1938.

From the guide to the Screen director's playhouse, 2012, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

NBC Chronology

1921 Westinghouse owned and operated WJZ radio in Newark from 1921 - 1923. 1922 WEAF radio, owned and operated by AT&T, was founded in New York. 1923 RCA, a subsidiary of Westinghouse, operated WJZ radio from 1923-46 in New York. 1926 RCA announced the formation of the National Broadcasting Company on September 13, 1926 upon the RCA purchase of WEAF radio from AT&T. November 1, 1926 NBC established with both a Blue and a Red network. 1926 NBC began radio broadcasting on November 15, 1926. 1926 NBC formed the Red and Blue radio networks, with WEAF as the flagship station of the Red network and WJZ as the flagship station of the Blue. 1928 The first permanent coast-to-coast network in the United States was established by NBC on December 23, 1928. 1928 NBC received its first television station construction permit. 1936 1939 NBC investigated the possibility of separating Red and Blue Networks (See NBC folder numbers 301-304) 1939 NBC televised the opening ceremonies of the New York World’s Fair. May 2 1941 Chain Broadcasting Report stated "no license shall be issued to a standard broadcast [AM] station affiliated with a network organization which maintains more than one network.” (Quoted in Sterling and Kitross, Stay Tuned, p.191.) October 30, 1941 Both NBC and CBS filed suit against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its new regulations. January 1942 The U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against NBC and CBS (Sterling and Kitross, Stay Tuned, p. 236) January 9, 1942 RCA president David Sarnoff announced that the Blue Network had been separated from the Red Network and subsequently was wholly owned by RCA. May 10, 1943 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the FCC right to regulations outlined in the Chain Broadcasting Report. July 10, 1943 Edward J. Noble, the owner of the American Broadcasting Company, purchases the Blue Network for $8 million. October 12, 1943 The FCC approved the sale of the Blue Network to Noble. June 14, 1945 The Blue Network was changed to the American Broadcasting Company. August 1946 The FCC authorized CBS to change the name of WABC to WCBS. 1946 NBC changed the name of WEAF to WNBC.

From the guide to the National Broadcasting Company history files, 1922-1986, (Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress)

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