The Blue Network



1927–1942	1934–1940	1940–1941	1941	1941–1942	1942–1945	1942–1945

The Blue Network was an American radio network that operated between 1927 and 1945, first as one of the two nationwide networks of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and beginning in 1942 as a separate company. The new administration changed the network's name to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1945.

NBC Blue Network

1927–1942

1934–1940

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1940–1941

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1941

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1941–1942

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1942–1945

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1942–1945

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The Blue Network

ABC Radio Network

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Cumulus Media

AM Radio Stations:

Radio networks:
Arkansas Radio Network | Nash FM (Icon) | Titans Radio Network | Westwood One

Television-related asset: NashTV

Online asset: Nash Country Daily

Other asset: Broadcast Software International

Defunct networks:
The Blue Network | Cumulus Media Networks

Predecessor companies:
Susquehanna Radio Corporation | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation

¹Operated by the Mohegan Sun under an LMA.
²Operated by Clear Channel Communications under an LMA.
³Sale of this station to Educational Media Foundation pending FCC approval.
⁴Sale of this station to Radio Training Network pending FCC approval.

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Streaming:
Peacock (Universal Kids | Universal Jr.) | Hayu

Distribution:
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios | NBCUniversal Global Distribution

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises Group
Television channels:
Telemundo | Universo | TeleXitos

Production and distribution:
Telemundo Global Studios | Telemundo International Studios

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Universal Destinations & Experiences

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Resorts:
Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Beijing Resort

Upcoming:
Universal Kids Resort | Universal Horror Unleashed | Universal United Kingdom Resort

Other:
Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights

Former/Defunct/Cancelled:
Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Moscow | Universal Studios Port Adventura³ | Wet 'n Wild Orlando¹ | Universal Studios Korea

Notes

¹	Part of Universal Orlando Resort.
²	Part of Universal Beijing Resort.
³	Part of Universal Mediterranea.

Universal Destinations & Experiences (2023)

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Illumination

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Video games:
Minion Rush | Minions Paradise | The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed

Subsidiaries
Illumination Labs | Illumination Studios Paris

Limited time meals
Minions & Monsters Meal

NBCUniversal News Group
NBC News (Now | Radio²³) | NBCNews.com

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
³	Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁴	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁵	NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁶	NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁷	Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁸	Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
⁹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
¹⁰	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹	Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license
¹²	Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³	Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
¹⁴	Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Trans Corp.
¹⁶	Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.
¹⁷	Co-owned with Major League Baseball.
¹⁸	Previously owned by Walmart.
¹⁹	Sold its stake to Ion Media.
²⁰	Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned with Seven West Media.
²²	GE sold to Westwood One.
²³	In partnership with IHeartMedia, Inc.
²⁴	Joint-venture with Nikkei and TV Tokyo.
²⁵	Joint-venture with Class Editori and Mediaset.
²⁶	Co-owned with Mediawan Thematics.
²⁷	Owned by Times Brasil under brand license.
²⁸	Co-owned with the National Geographic Society and Fox International Channels, stake acquired by the News Corporation in 2009.
²⁹	Owned a minority share, MultiChoice (owned by Canal+ Group) owned a majority share.
³⁰	Owned by Bell Media under brand license.
³¹	Sale of this channel to Charter Communications pending.
³²	Now owned by Versant.
³³	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
³⁴	Owned by Sky Deutschland under brand license.

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American Broadcasting Company

Part of The Walt Disney Company

Predecessor companies
American Broadcasting Companies | Capital Cities/ABC

United States broadcast television
ABC | ABC News | ESPN on ABC | Localish

Radio networks
ABC Audio | ABC News Now | ABC News Radio

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ABC Audio

Note: All stations listed by market size -- largest to smallest -- with call letters at the time they were sold.

Notes

¹	WFDF was originally in the Flint radio market before moving to Farmington Hills in the Detroit radio market in 2006. As a result of the station's move to Detroit, WFRO in the Toledo market as well as another station in Northern Michigan (also on 900) were taken off the air to allow WFDF to increase its broadcast power.
²	Disney/ABC never owned the station, but operated it under a Local Marketing Agreement. Birach Broadcasting has since taken complete, outright control of the station.
³	These stations are either silent or completely off the air at this time.
⁴	WGVX also simulcasts on 105.3 and 105.7.

Television production
ABC News Studios | 20th Television

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ABC News

Part of ABC (The Walt Disney Company)

Special programming
ABC News Special Report

Television production
ABC News Studios

Affiliate news-sharing video service
ABC News One

Live-streaming networks
ABC News Live

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ESPN on ABC

Part of ABC and ESPN (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Communications/National Football League)

Current programming:
Australian Open on ESPN | Bundesliga on ESPN | College Basketball on ABC | College Football on ABC (Saturday Night Football/SEC on ABC) | College World Series on ESPN | ESPY Awards | La Liga on ESPN | Little League World Series on ESPN | Major League Baseball on ABC | Monday Night Football (ESPN Monday Night Countdown/NFL Draft/ NFL Pro Bowl on ESPN) | NBA on ESPN (NBA Countdown/Inside the NBA) | NHL on ABC | NWSL on ESPN | Professional Pickleball Association on ESPN | Soccer on ABC | Supercopa de España on ESPN | Tennis on ESPN | Tournament of Roses Parade | UFL on ESPN | US Open | Wimbledon on ESPN | WNBA on ESPN | Women's College World Series on ESPN | X Games