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RCA Corporation, also known as the Radio Corporation of America, was a United States-based company located in New York. The organization was established in 1919. According to available records, the entity was dissolved in 1986, although some sources indicate an inception date of 1969.
The company operated within the United States and is categorized as a company. Its official website was listed as rca.com. The organization has been referenced by 3,580 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Company type
- Subsidiary
- Traded as
- NYSE : RCA
- Industry
- Media, Electronics
- Predecessor
- Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
- Founded
- November 20, 1919 ; 106 years ago ( 1919-11-20 ) as the Radio Corporation of America
- Founder
- Owen D. Young
- Defunct
- 1987 ; 39 years ago ( 1987 )
- 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 )
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, US
- Key people
- Owen D. Young (first board chairman), David Sarnoff (first general manager and third president)
- Products
- Radios, Vacuum tubes , Phonograph records , Electric phonograph , Audio accessories, 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 (trademark rights only, 1987–2022), Talisman Brands d.b.a Established Inc. (trademark, since 2022)
- Divisions
- RCA Records , National Broadcasting Company, Inc. , RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video , RCA Services
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1919
- Location
- New York, United States
- Also known as
- Radio Corporation of America
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.471297.e · ISNI 0000 0001 2192 9757
Official website
RCA the American Brand: TV, Tablet, Home Appliances, Audio and Video
RCA blends heritage with modern innovation, combining over 100 years of consumer electronics leadership with accessible smart technology, home entertainment, and family-focused innovation.
rca.com →Link to the official site · 13,002 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- business
- Part of
- Hearst Communications
- Country
- United States
- Founded by
- Owen D. Young
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Owned by
- Hearst Communications
- Parent organization
- Vantiva
- Subsidiary
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Official website
- www.rca.com
- Image
- RCA Dimensia Victrola logo.JPG
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- owner of
- Capacitance Electronic Disc
- archives at
- Computer History Museum
- Commons category
- RCA
- topic's main category
- Category:RCA
- product or material produced
- RCA Studio II
- inception
- 1969-00-00
- board member
- David Sarnoff
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1986-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Netherlands Open Air Museum
- organizational division
- RCA Victor
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Encyclopedic overview
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was a major American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1987. Initially, RCA was a patent trust owned by a partnership of General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Company. It became an independent company in 1932 after the partners agreed to divest their ownerships in settling an antitrust lawsuit by the United States.
An innovative and progressive company, RCA was the dominant electronics and communications firm in the United States for over five decades. In the early 1920s, RCA was at the forefront of the mushrooming radio industry, both as a major manufacturer of radio receivers and as the exclusive manufacturer of the first superheterodyne receiver. In 1926, the company founded the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the first nationwide radio network. During the 1920s and 1930s RCA also pioneered the introduction and development of broadcast television—both black and white and especially color television. Throughout most of its existence, RCA was closely identified with the leadership of David Sarnoff. He became general manager at the company's founding, served as president from 1930 to 1965, and remained active as chairman of the board until the end of 1969.
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