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  RCA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Initially, GE continued to control the RCA trademarks (including the rights to the His Master's Voice trademark, or Nipper, in the Americas), which were then licensed to Thomson and Bertelsmann.
RCA was one of the eight major computer companies (along with IBM, Burroughs, Control Data Corporation, General Electric, Honeywell, Scientific Data Systems and UNIVAC) through most of the 1960s, but abandoned computers in 1971.
RCA was a major proponent of the eight-track tape cartridge, which it launched in 1965.
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 The Radio Corporation of America
To be able to transmit a message by radio in the expectation that it may reach every radio station in the world, is so marvelous a scientific and technical achievement as to justify special recognition.
Radio was soon realized as a new means of mass communication, and more and more ideas for the development of this technological milestone were hit upon.
If radio had the ability to carry speech, then there was no reason why it could not also carry music, it was this idea in particular that set in motion the wheels of broadcasting, and within a very short time hundreds of radio stations sprung up all over the place and were "on the air".
www.geocities.com /ResearchTriangle/Forum/3531/radio.html   (2175 words)

  
 Broadcasting Corporation of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Broadcasting Corporation of America was a former subsidiary of ATandT.
For much of its existence, it was involved in patent disputes with RCA (then the Radio Corporation of America).
ATandT decided to end this in 1926 by entering into an agreement which, among other things, transferred the assets of BCA to RCA, a development which helped advance the National Broadcasting Company to the premier place in U.S. broadcasting that it was to hold for many years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Broadcasting_Corporation_of_America   (144 words)

  
 Annoumcment of The NBC Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Radio receiving sets for the best reproductive quality should be made available for all, and we hope to make them cheap enough in that all may buy.
If other radio manufacturing companies, competitors of the Radio Corporation of America, wish to use the facilities of the National Broadcasting Company for the purpose of making known to the public their receiving sets, they may do so on the same terms as accorded to other clients.
The Radio Corporation of America is making this experiment in the interest of the art and the furtherance of the industry.
www.gbronline.com /radioguy/nbcanoun.htm   (825 words)

  
 American Experience | The Crash of 1929 | A Hot Stock | PBS
The Radio Corporation of America (R.C.A.) was the hot tech stock of the Twenties.
R.C.A. was one of many stocks that were manipulated by a pool -- a group of investors who drove up the price through coordinated purchases.
R.C.A. stock plummeted in value when the stock market crashed in October 1929, slumping to $10 a share by 1931.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/crash/sfeature/sf_rca.html   (451 words)

  
 Radio Corporation of America
The organization, known as the Radio Corporation of America or RCA, was formally incorporated on 17 October of that year.
RCA acquired competing and secondary patents related to television technology, and once the organization felt that the technology had attained an appropriate level of refinement, it pushed for commercialization of the new medium.
In June 1986, RCA was acquired by General Electric, the organization that had originally established it as a subsidiary.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/R/htmlR/radiocorpora/radiocorpora.htm   (1018 words)

  
 David Sarnoff -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Known as the general he ruled over an ever-growing (A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves) radio and (The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices) electronics empire that became one of the largest companies in the world.
When he was put in charge of radio broadcasting at RCA, he soon recognized the potential of (A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points) television.
Without his leadership, RCA quickly faded during the (The decade from 1970 to 1979) 1970s, and today exists in name only as a (An assistant subject to the authority or control of another) subsidiary of (Click link for more info and facts about General Electric) General Electric.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/david_sarnoff.htm   (628 words)

  
 United States Early Radio History
Radio at Sea (1891-1916) - The first major use of radio was for navigation, where it greatly reduced the isolation of ships, saving thousands of lives, even though for the first couple of decades radio was generally limited to Morse Code transmissions.
Radio During World War One (1914-1919) - Civilian radio activities were suspended during the war, as the radio industry was taken over by the government.
Amateur Radio After World War One (1919-1924) - Although there was concern that amateur radio stations would not be allowed to return to the airwaves after the war, in 1919 the wartime restrictions were ended.
earlyradiohistory.us   (1689 words)

  
 RCA (1925-1929) and MICROSOFT (1993-1997)
Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was Wall Street's darling high-flyer tech-stock of the 1920s.
The RCA stock market symbol was known alike by bankers and barbers from New York to San Francisco.
At its 1929 peak RCA boasted an astronomical price/earning ratio of 72:1.
www.gold-eagle.com /editorials/rca_msft.html   (596 words)

  
 Rca Stereo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
RCA was formed in 1919 as a publicly-held company owned in part by AT&T and GE.
The corresponding plug is called an RCA plug or a phono plug, as opposed to a phone plug which refers to a telephone jack plug.
The RCA 1802—which is actually the one-chip implementation of the earlier two-chip RCA 1801—has a static CMOS design with no minimum clock frequency, so that it can be run at very low speeds and low power.
www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/73/rca-stereo.html   (1555 words)

  
 Sarnoff, David
A pioneer in radio and television, David Sarnoff was an immigrant who climbed the rungs of corporate America to head the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
Under the tutelage of Owen D. Young, RCA's chair, Sarnoff was soon in charge of broadcasting as general manager of RCA and was integral in the formation of NBC in 1926.
After the war, with the death of RCA chair of the board, General J.G. Harbord in 1947, General Sarnoff, as he preferred to be called, was appointed chair and served in that capacity until his death in 1971.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/S/htmlS/sarnoffdavi/sarnoffdavi.htm   (1715 words)

  
 The Radio Corporation of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
David Sarnoff opened the RCA pavilion at the World's Fair on April 20, 1939, ten days before the Fair began.
His speech, "The Birth of an Industry," was broadcast by mobile television cameras to the 62nd floor of the RCA Building eight miles away where the press had gathered to watch his speech via television.
It is with a feeling of humbleness that I come to this moment of announcing the birth in this country of a new art so important in its implications that it is bound to affect all society.
www.mztv.com /birth.html   (149 words)

  
 Radio Hall of Fame - David Sarnoff, Pioneer
When American Marconi was sold to General Electric in 1919, Sarnoff joined the newly formed Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
That vision came true in 1926, when RCA purchased WEAF/New York and launched the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the first radio network in America.
By 1930, Sarnoff had become president of RCA and NBC had split into two networks, the Red and the Blue.
www.radiohof.org /pioneer/davidsarnoff.html   (198 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Radio Corporation of America
The seizure of the assets of Italian-owned American Marconi by the United States Navy and the cooperation between General Electric, United Fruit and Westinghouse Electric Corporation laid the groundwork for the Radio Corporation of America, RCA.
In 1939, RCA demonstrated the first television system at the New York World's Fair.
With the introduction of the NTSC standard, the Federal Communications Commission authorized the start of commmercial television transmission on July 1, 1941.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Radio-Corporation-of-America   (805 words)

  
 The AWA Journal - The Beginnings of Radio Central
he beginnings of Radio Central, the extensive facility of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) on the eastern end of Long Island's north shore, is a fascinating story.
RCA's potential growth was also limited by the size of the Marconi facilities.
Although the facilities were modest in their beginnings they eventually became "Radio Central," the center of the RCA world-wide communications network.
www.antiquewireless.org /otb/radiocentral.htm   (1530 words)

  
 RCA - Radio Corporation of America, Readers' Choice Award
Radio Corporation of America is not the only word formed from RCA.
The Radio Corporation of America; conveniently used to describe phono jack and plug, one of the audio/video connectors.
To handle this level of alarm traffic, RCA automatically processes certain alarm messages in predetermined ways, one of them being automatic generation of a trouble ticket for the root cause of a problem that generated multiple alarm messages.
www.auditmypc.com /acronym/RCA.asp   (284 words)

  
 The Radio Corporation of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
RCA was formed in 1919 when the U.S. Navy discovered that the British Marconi Company was about to purchase the Alexanderson alternator from General Electric, thus leaving the expansion of the new medium of radio under the control of a foreign company.
David Sarnoff, who eventually became the president of RCA, pioneered the concept of linking radio receiver sales to organized broadcasts.
NBC was formed as a radio network in 1926 by Westinghouse, General Electric & RCA.
www.mztv.com /rca.html   (173 words)

  
 The 1930's - The Golden Age of Radio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The TRF, Tuned Radio Frequency receiver was still the leader, but many superhet receivers were being made.
RCA, The Radio Corporation of America markets the "Radiola 80", one of the most famous of all receivers.
The radio building boom has begun to wane...as most consumers are now purchasing complete sets, rather than kits.
www.northwinds.net /bchris/1930.htm   (284 words)

  
 The RCA Selectron -- The people of the Radio Corporation of America
RCA was involved in both the development of the Selectron tube and with the design and delivery of a "turnkey" memory system based upon the Selectron.
The Princeton facility was known as the RCA Laboratories which was subsequently named the David Sarnoff Research Center in honor of the principal driving force in RCA.
After the purchase of RCA by General Electric the DSRC became the Sarnoff Corporation, a unit of SRI, International.
home.att.net /~thercaselectron/teamrca.html   (447 words)

  
 RCA Advertisement (1922)
As a corporation formed at the suggestion of representatives of the United States Government, we feel a sense of responsibility to the public and are especially desirous that the farmers of the country correctly understand our policy, service and future hopes.
It is because of this generous cooperation that the Radio Corporation of America was able to acquire the patents which cleared the way for the building of a world-wide wireless system with powerful connecting stations in all parts of the world.
In the continuance of this series of messages to the American farmer, the Radio Corporation of America will present, as simply as possible, the principles of radio, the manner in which wave lengths are used, and the way in which the farmer can gain the most benefits from radio generally.
earlyradiohistory.us /1922_RCA.htm   (407 words)

  
 David Sarnoff Library - Radio Corporation of America Timeline [1919-1986] - Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Radio Corporation of America (1919-1986) was organized as an American monopoly of radio technology by General Electric Company.
Its assets included the country’s only radio stations, hundreds of installations in ships, and incidentally, David Sarnoff.
After all, Americans and their governments generally frown upon corporate monopolies, since they tend to restrict free enterprise, competition in the marketplace, and the innovations and lower prices that arise out of competition.
www.davidsarnoff.org /rcaindex.htm   (159 words)

  
 America Components Corporation Of - America Information and Resource Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Components Corporation of America (CCA) is a privately held corporation with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
Components Corporation of America (CCA) is StacoSwitch's holding company and is privately held, with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
America II Corporation ranks as one of the world's largest independent distributors of semi-conductors and passive components.
america.swbx.com /index.php?k=america-components-corporation-of   (803 words)

  
 Radio
Radio broadcasting is one of America's most immediate and efficient sources of entertainment, as well as providing national and local
purchase from corporate companies, to be better than the programming they are able to produce in their own station.
American radio broadcasts, radio pirates are airing their own broadcasts.
www.unc.edu /~jsult/radio.html   (2407 words)

  
 The Founding of RCA
Much of the following on the founding of RCA comes from Saga of the Vacuum Tube by Gerald Tyne, which originally appeared as a series of articles in Radio News from 1943 to 1946.
In the certificate of incorporation, it was provided that 'no person shall be eligible for election as a director or officer of the corporation who is not at the time of such election a citizen of the United States'.
"[When] the Radio Corporation of America was formed in October 1919, they promptly initiated litigation for patent infringements, instituting suit against Cunningham in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California, charging infringement on the Fleming and deForest patents.
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 David Sarnoff Library
The David Sarnoff Library documents David Sarnoff's life; the history of radio, television, electronics, and communications; and the history of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
It is devoted to the study and understanding of the innovative spirit personified in the greatest technological visionary of the 20th century and realized in the accomplishments of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) employees at laboratories, factories, and offices in New Jersey and around the world.
The history of radio, television, broadcasting, audio and video recording and reproduction, electron microscopy, radar, electron (vacuum) tubes, transistors, solid-state physics, semiconductors, lasers, liquid-crystal displays, integrated circuits, microprocessors, computers, communications satellites, and other technologies RCA played an important role in inventing and developing;
www.davidsarnoff.org   (434 words)

  
 RCA Radio It Is A Corker Ad 1926
RCA Radio It Is A Corker Ad 1926
Description: RCA Radio It Is A Corker Ad 1926 This is an April 1926 advertisement.
It is a nice color ad from RCA Radio Corporation of America of New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
www.antiqnet.com /detail,rca-radio-corker,803184.html   (147 words)

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