FACTOID # 21: The United States has the most money, airports, radios and Internet Service Providers.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     
  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > RKO Radio Network

The first radio network to begin its operations entirely on satellite in the 1970s. It fed newscasts at :50 and :00, and offered sportscasts, music, and public affairs programming. RKO was very popular from the start, signing up hundreds of affiliates coast to coast. The network was sold after an advertising billing scandal came to light. It was renamed the United Stations Radio Network after being purchased by entertainer Dick Clark and others.


  Results from FactBites:
 
Wikipedia: RKO (1114 words)
In the 1930s RKO churned out movies at the rate of forty per year as RKO Radio Pictures, and signed a distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company in 1930 that would last into the 1940s.
RKO General had large radio and television holdings including KHJ Los Angeles, KFRC San Francisco, WHBQ Memphis and WOR New York before a series of scandals involving illegal activities brought about forced divestiture of the stations starting with WNAC-TV Boston (now WHDH-TV) in 1982 and ending with KHJ-TV Los Angeles (now KCAL-TV) in 1989.
RKO General was spun off by GenCorp in 1987, and renamed RKO Pictures in 1989 when it was acquired by Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley to once again make movies.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.