Broadcast network

Short description: Form of centralized broadcasting

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A terrestrial network (or broadcast network in the United States) is a group of radio stations, television stations, or other electronic media outlets, that form an agreement to air, or broadcast, content from a centralized source.[1] For example, ABC, CBS and NBC (U.S.), CBC/Radio-Canada (Canada), the BBC (UK), the ABC (Australia), ARD (Germany), PTV and IBC (Philippines), KBS (South Korea), and NHK (Japan) are TV networks that provide programming for local terrestrial television station affiliates to air using signals that can be picked up by the home television sets of local viewers.[1] Networks generally, but not always, operate on a national scale; that is, they cover an entire country.

Streaming media, Internet radio, and webcasting are sometimes considered forms of broadcasting despite the lack of terrestrial stations; its practitioners may also be called "broadcasters" or even "broadcast networks".

Logos of the Five major American terrestrial television networks (clockwise from top left: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and CW)

## Contents

* 1 American networks
* 1.1 AT&T's "WEAF Chain"
* 1.2 RCA's "WJZ Chain"
* 1.3 NBC
* 1.4 CBS
* 1.5 ABC
* 1.6 Mutual
* 1.7 Westwood One News
* 2 Canadian national networks
* 2.1 CBC
* 2.2 CTV
* 2.3 Global
* 2.4 Quebec
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## American networks

### AT&T's "WEAF Chain"

Original major radio broadcasting networks in the United States The WEAF and WJZ chains

Following the introduction of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) developed the first radio network, linking together individual stations with specially prepared long-distance telephone lines in what at the time was called a "chain". The key station was AT&T's WEAF (now WFAN) in New York City. The network featured a variety of regularly scheduled programs which included sponsorships (at the time not called advertising but "toll broadcasting").[2]

From the beginning, AT&T planned to eventually expand nationwide, so that national companies would be able reach large portions of the nation with their brand names and slogans in an efficient manner. At first the network's expansion was slow. In 1924, the Eveready Hour was broadcast over 12 stations, primarily located in the U.S. Northeast. Eveready Hour was the first commercially sponsored variety show in the history of broadcasting. By 1925, AT&T had linked together 26 stations in its network.[3]

AT&T eventually decided to concentrate on its most profitable business, telephones, and in 1926 sold its broadcasting interests to the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). RCA's purchase included an agreement to lease AT&T phone lines.[3]

### RCA's "WJZ Chain"

In 1922, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) followed AT&T's network model lead, and formed a small competing network centered on its New York City station, WJZ (now WABC). However, conflict resulted as RCA had a limited ability to lease lines from AT&T and often had to use telegraph lines to connect stations, which had inferior acoustical properties.[3]

### NBC

After acquiring WEAF and AT&T's network assets in 1926, RCA created the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and reorganized the WEAF chain (with WGR, WTIC, WTAG, WEEI, WJAR, WZAN, WFI-WLIT, WCAE, WRC, WTAM, WSAI, WWJ, WGN, WOC, KSD, WDAF, WCCO) as the NBC Red network and the WJZ chain as the NBC Blue network (with WBZ, WBZA, KYW, KDKA). (One explanation for the color designations is that they reflected the red and blue push pins used on a map that AT&T originally used to designate the affiliated stations on the two networks.)[2]

On 23 December 1928, NBC instituted the first permanent transcontinental network. As of September 1938, when there were 154 NBC outlets; 23 composed the basic Red network and 24 composed the basic Blue network. Supplementing these basic networks were 107 stations, of which one was available only to the basic Red network, six were available only to the basic Blue network, and the remainder available to either. NBC also had a chain of shortwave stations, called the "NBC White Network", in the 1930s.

In 1941, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Report on Chain Broadcasting[4] reviewed the alleged monopolistic practices of the radio networks. The FCC was concerned NBC Red and NBC Blue were anti-competitive. Because the FCC did not have the power to directly regulate networks, it decided to enact regulations affecting the stations, and adopted standards intended to force NBC to relinquish one of its networks. In 1943, the Supreme Court upheld the FCC's power to enforce its chain broadcasting regulations.[5][6] As a consequence, NBC Blue was sold to Edward Noble who later named it the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).[5] After NBC Blue was divested the remaining NBC Red network was renamed the NBC Radio Network.[2]

### CBS

In 1927, United Independent Broadcasters, Inc., supported by the Columbia Phonograph Record Company, started a new network of 16 stations (WOR New York, WFBL Syracuse, WMAK Buffalo-Lockport, WNAC Boston, WEAN Providence, WCAU Philadelphia, WJAS Pittsburgh, WCAO Baltimore, WADC Akron, WAIU Columbus, WKRC Cincinnati, WGHP Detroit, WOWO Fort Wayne, WMAQ Chicago, KMOX St. Louis, KOIL Council Bluffs) named the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System.

In 1928, William S. Paley assumed control of the network, which under his leadership focused on entertainment programming, news, and news affiliation. He quickly turned the failing company around, which was named Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) in 1929. By the end of 1938 there were 113 CBS outlets. Regional networks on CBS also existed in various parts of the country.[3]

CBS later hired Edward R. Murrow who is credited with boosting ratings dramatically. Murrow and CBS covered the war in Europe while Adolf Hitler was in power. NBC and ABC withdrew from the war for safety reasons. As a result of taking the risk, CBS's ratings skyrocketed.[7]

### ABC

In 1945, the NBC Blue network was sold to Edward John Noble, who later renamed it American Broadcasting Company (ABC).[5] By the mid-1940s broadcasting had become a big Three television networks battle. ABC almost went bankrupt and in 1951 Leonard Goldenson and United Paramount Theaters bought the network for $25 million. In 1964, ABC won the ratings race in the 50 largest American markets. In the 1970–71 season, ABC ranked #1 in the Nielsen ratings with a medical drama called Marcus Welby, M.D.,[8] the first ABC television show to top the list.

### Mutual

In 1929, a group of four radio stations in the major markets of New York City, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Detroit organized into a loose confederation known as the Quality Network. In 1934 this was reorganized as the Mutual Broadcasting System. The network was organized with the members contracting for telephone-line transmission facilities and agreeing to collectively enter into contracts with advertisers for their networked shows.

### Westwood One News

Radio news network launched on January 1, 2015, and operated by Westwood One through its parent company Cumulus Media.[9]

## Canadian national networks

The first network in Canada was CNR Radio starting in 1923. The first regularly scheduled coast-to-coast network program produced by CN Radio was broadcast on 27 December 1928. By 1930, the network consisted of 27 stations.

Its assets were acquired by the government owned Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) in 1932.

### CBC

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (public network, founded in 1936, successor to the CRBC)

* CBC Radio One
* CBC Music
* CBC Television
* Ici Radio-Canada Première
* Ici Musique
* Ici Radio-Canada Télé

### CTV

CTV Television Network (private, founded 1961) CTV2 (private, founded in 1995 as The NewNet, rebranded as a CTV network in 2010)

### Global

Global Television Network (private, founded as an Ontario network in 1974, national in 1997)

### Quebec

* TVA (private, founded 1971)
* Noovo (private, founded 1986)
* Télé-Québec (public, founded 1975)

## See also

* Radio network
* Television network
* Public broadcasting
* Commercial broadcasting
* Broadcasting
* Generalist channel

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Halbrooks, Glenn (August 6, 2016). "How a Broadcasting Network Defines the TV and Radio Business". https://www.thebalance.com/broadcasting-network-tv-business-2315175.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Snyder, James. "National Broadcasting Company". http://www.oldradio.com/archives/prog/nbc-js.htm.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Perry, Stephen D. (2004). A Consolidated History of Media (4th edition). Bloomington, IL: Epistelogic
4. ↑ Federal Communications Commission: Report on Chain Broadcasting (May 1941).
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rivera-Sanchez, Milagros (1998). "Report on Chain Broadcasting". History of the Mass Media in the United States. p. 590. doi:10.4324/9781315061627. ISBN 978-1-135-91742-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=vupkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA590.
6. ↑ National Broadcasting Co. v. U.S., 310 U.S. 190 (1943).
7. ↑ Edwards, B. (2004). Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. New Jersey: Navta Associates, Inc.
8. ↑ "American Broadcasting Company". The Museum of Broadcast Communications. http://www.museum.tv/eotv/americanbroa.htm.
9. ↑ Cumulus/WestwoodOne To Establish CNN Powered News Service – Radio Insight (accessed February 21, 2019)

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Broadcasting

Medium|

* Radio (Radio program
* Cable
* Digital
* Satellite)
* Telephone
* Teletext
* Television (Television show
* Analog
* Cable
* Digital
* Satellite)
* Internet television and radio (Webcast
* Streaming media
* Web television
* Peer-to-peer television
* BitTorrent television and movies)

Broadcasting
niche|

* Campus radio
* Commercial broadcasting
* Community radio
* News broadcasting
* Pirate radio / Pirate television
* Public broadcasting
* Religious broadcasting
* Talk radio

Specialty
channels|

* Adult television channels
* Children's interest channel / Children's television series
* Documentary channel
* Men's interest channel
* Movie television channels
* Music radio / Music television
* Quiz channel
* Shopping channel
* News broadcasting
* Business channels
* Public affairs
* Sports broadcasting
* Women's interest channel

Production
and funding|

* Broadcast designer
* Broadcast license
* Broadcast network
* Broadcast-safe
* Broadcast television systems
* Digital on-screen graphic
* Lower third
* Network affiliate
* News ticker
* On-screen display
* Outside broadcasting
* Press box
* Press pool
* Score bug
* Television news screen layout
* Television licence
* Television studio

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Television production

Main / General|

* Audience
* Broadcast network
* History of television
* Television crew
* Television show
* Television studio

Places|

* Central apparatus room
* Changing room
* Master control room
* Network operations center
* Production control room
* Stage (theatre)
* Transmission control room

Profiles|

* Celebrity
* Director of network programming
* Host
* News presenter
* Sports commentator
* News director
* Showrunner

| Pre-production|

* Casting director
* Costume designer
* TV director
* Assistant director
* Location manager
* Make-up artist
* Production designer
* Researcher
* Set designer
* TV producer
* Television program creator
* Executive producer
* Line producer
* Production manager
* Writer
* Head writer
* Screenwriter
* Script editor
* Story editor

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Production|

* Audio engineer
* Boom operator
* Camera operator
* Cinematographer
* Videographer
* Character generator (CG) Operator
* Studio floor manager
* Graphics coordinator
* Stage manager
* gaffer
* grip
* Key grip
* Dolly grip
* Unit production manager
* Production assistant
* Gofer
* Stunt coordinator
* Technical director
* Television director
* Broadcast engineering
* Technical director

Post-production|

* Sound editor
* Foley artist
* Composer
* Colorist
* Editor
* Publicist
* Visual effects artist

Types, formats and genres|

* Beauty pageant
* Broadcasting of sports events
* TV commercials
* Event television
* Game show
* Live television
* Reality television
* Television film
* Documentary film
* Mockumentary
* Television show
* Television special

| Series|

* Animated series
* Limited-run series
* Miniseries
* Procedural drama
* Serial
* Sitcom
* Soap opera
* Talk show
* Late-night talk show

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News|

* Breaking news
* Debate show
* News broadcasting
* Political commentary
* Traffic reports
* Weather forecasts

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Valuation|

* Audience measurement
* List of television awards
* Television content rating system
* Television criticism

Technical|

* Broadcast reference monitor
* Character generator
* Digital on-screen graphic
* Mixing console
* Microphones
* Multiple-camera setup
* Outside broadcasting
* Production truck
* Professional video camera
* Stage lighting
* Lighting control console
* Vision mixer

Issues|

* Agenda-setting
* Censorship
* Concentration of media ownership
* Corporate media
* Counterculture
* Freedom of speech
* Freedom of the press
* Influence of mass media
* Media activism
* Media bias
* Media manipulation
* Public opinion

| Regulation|

* Broadcast law
* Bleep censor
* Communications law
* Entertainment law
* Fairness Doctrine
* Media policy
* Media reform
* Media regulation
* Pixelization

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Theory|

* Media culture
* Media studies
* Television studies

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