RCA
 Final logo, used from 1968 to 1987 | |
 RCA's former headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Center, 1933 to 1987 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media Electronics |
| Predecessor | Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America Goldwyn Pictures |
| Founded | November 20, 1919 as the Radio Corporation of America |
| Defunct | 1987 1988 from Thomson SA |
| Fate | Acquired by GE in 1986, various divisions sold or liquidated, and trademark rights sold to Thomson SA in 1988. |
| Successors | General Electric RCA (owned by Talisman Brands) RCA Records (owned by Sony Music Entertainment) NBC (owned by Comcast) RCA Recorders NBC |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, US[1] |
Key people | Owen D. Young (first board chairman) David Sarnoff (first general manager and third president) |
| Products | Radios Vacuum tubes Phonograph records Electric phonograph RCA Photophone Televisions CED Videodisc TV station equipment: Studio cameras Videotape machines Film chains TV transmitters TV broadcast antennas Satellites Video game consoles |
| Parent | GE (1919–1932, 1986–1987) Technicolor SA[a] (trademark rights only, 1987–2022) Talisman Brands d.b.a Established Inc. (trademark, since 2022) |
| Divisions | RCA Records NBC RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA Services |
RCA Corporation, originally the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company. It was in existence from 1919 to 1986.[2] The RCA trademark is used by Sony Music Entertainment and Talisman Brands, which licenses the name to other companies, among them Voxx International, Alco Electronics, Curtis International and TCL Corporation.
History
After World War I began in August 1914, the western Allies cut the German transatlantic telegraph cables. This caused a tremendous increase in radio traffic across the Atlantic Ocean. The General Electric corporation made the acquisition of Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America in 1919. With this they formed the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).[3] In 1926, RCA created the first nationwide broadcast network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). After the golden age of radio had passed, RCA began to decline. In 1982 they ended most of their public affairs programs.[2] Finally, in 1986, General Electric bought back RCA, along with NBC, for $6.28 million.[2] In 1988, General Electric sold the right to use its brand on consumer electronics, as well as various assets of RCA, excluding NBC, to Thomson.
In 1989, The Successors are Here.
In 1995, The Successors are added to the Trademark.[4]
In 2018, The RCA (Trademark) is brought the Company Parents from the Predessecors.
References
- ↑ "RCA (Radio Corporation of America)". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jim Cox, American Radio Networks: A History (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2009), p. 41
- ↑ Eric P. Wenaas, Radiola: The Golden Age of RCA, 1919-1929 (Chandler, AZ: Sonoran, 2007), p. viii
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- ↑ Until 2010 known as Thomson SA