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The National Black Network became the first coast-to-coast radio network fully owned by African Americans on July 2, 1973, in New York City. The NBN was the brainchild of white media executive Robert Pauley, who eventually handed over the idea to African-American executives Eugene D. Jackson and Sydney L. Small and African-American journalists ...
The National Negro Network was a black-oriented radio programming service in the United States founded on January 20, 1954 by Chicago advertiser W. Leonard Evans, Jr. [1] [2] It was the first black-owned radio network in the country, and its programming was broadcast on up to 45 affiliates. [3]
American Urban Radio Networks was formed in 1991 from a merger of the Sheridan Broadcasting Network (SBN) and National Black Network (NBN). SBN was previously known as the Mutual Black Network (MBN) when it was founded by the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1972 as the first national full-service radio network aimed at African Americans. African ...
NBG Radio Network was a syndicated American radio network. The Portland, Oregon based company created, produced, distributed and marketed ad time for nationally syndicated radio programs. The company was founded by John A. Holmes and at its peak, the company offered 50 programs airing on over 3,800 radio station affiliates. [ 1 ]
KHVN (970 AM) is a radio station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. It airs an African American targeted all-news radio format, simulcast with co-owned KKGM 1630 AM, affiliates of the national Black Information Network. By day, KHVN is powered at 1,000 watts.
The 1926 formation of the National Broadcasting Company was a consolidation and reorganization of earlier network radio operations developed by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) beginning in 1922, in addition to more limited efforts conducted by the "radio group" companies, which consisted of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and its corporate owners, General Electric (GE ...
ABC Radio was known to broadcast the first nationwide report of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was shot in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, at 18:30 UTC on November 22, 1963, and ABC Radio's Don Gardiner anchored the network's initial bulletin at 18:36:50 UTC, minutes before any other radio or television network followed suit.
The idea was to create The All-Negro Hour, a radio program specifically for black audiences by black creators and performers. [2] Silverstein was the only station owner that took interest in his show and agreed to air it on November 3, 1929. [2] The show featured exclusively black guests, performers, actors, musicians, and comedians. [6]