List of radio stations formerly owned by NBC

The following is a list of radio stations formerly owned by NBC via parent company RCA from 1926 until 1989. NBC formerly operated two radio networks in the United States: the NBC Radio Network from 1926 until 1987 (known as the NBC Red Network from 1926 to 1942) and the NBC Blue Network from 1926 until 1943 (known as the Blue Network from 1942 to 1945 and the American Broadcasting Company from 1945 onward).

Stations are arranged in alphabetical order by state and city of license.

(**) indicates a station that was built and signed-on by RCA, either before or after NBC's formation.

NBC Radio Network stations AM Station FM Station City of license / Market Station Owned since Current ownership San Francisco, CA KPO/KNBC/KNBR 680 1932–1989 owned by Cumulus Media 1949–1988 KMVQ-FM, owned by Bonneville International Denver–Boulder, CO KOA 850 1930–1952 (Guide to reading History Cards) owned by iHeartMedia KOA-FM 95.7 ** 1949–1952 defunct; frequency occupied by KDHT Hartford–New Britain, CT WKNB 840 1956–1960 WRYM, owned by Eight Forty Broadcasting Company Washington, D.C. WRC 980 ** 1923–1984 WTEM, owned by Audacy, Inc. WRC-FM/WKYS 93.9 ** 1947–1988 owned by Radio One"Minority station deal one of biggest." by Julie A. Zier, Broadcasting and Cable, November 7, 1994, pp. 60-61. Chicago, IL WMAQ 670 1931–1987 WSCR, owned by Audacy, Inc. 1948–1988 owned by Cumulus Media Boston, MA WJIB 96.9 1983–1988 WBQT, owned by Beasley Broadcast Group New York, NY WEAF/WRCA/WNBC 660 1926–1988 WFAN, owned by Audacy, Inc. 1940–1988 WQHT, owned by Mediaco Holding, Inc. Cleveland, OH WTAM/WKYC 1100 WTAM, owned by iHeartMedia WMJI, owned by iHeartMedia Philadelphia, PA KYW/WRCV 1060 1956–1965 KYW, owned by Audacy, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA WJAS 1320 1957–1972 owned by Pittsburgh Radio Partners LLC WJAS-FM 99.7 1957–1972 WSHH, owned by Renda Broadcasting

NBC Blue Network stations AM Station City of license / Market Station Owned since Current ownership San Francisco, CA KGO 810 1930–1943 (Guide to reading History Cards) owned by Cumulus Media New York, NY WJZ 770 ** 1923–1943 WABC, owned by Red Apple Media (John Catsimatidis) Chicago, IL WENR 890 1931–1943 defunct; merged into WLS in 1954 Washington, D.C. WMAL 630 1934–1941 WSBN, owned by Cumulus Media

Divestitures General Electric purchased NBC's parent company, RCA, in early 1986. With the purchase, GE announced intentions to sell off the entirety of NBC's radio group and RCA's non-broadcast holdings, the latter spun off to Bertelsmann and Thomson SA. After a planned sale of the entire radio unit to Westinghouse Broadcasting in early 1987 fell through, Westwood One acquired the programming assets of the NBC Radio Network—including NBC's radio news service, The Source and Talknet—in a $50 million deal on July 20, 1987.

The NBC-owned radio stations were sold to various buyers. WMAQ was acquired by Westinghouse in November 1987. WNBC and WYNY in New York City, WKQX in Chicago, WJIB in Boston and KYUU in San Francisco were sold to Emmis Communications for a combined $121.5 million (equivalent to $ in ) on February 18, 1988. (As part of the deal, Emmis sold the licenses of their existing New York AM/FM combination, WFAN and WQHT,"In brief: FAN for sale." Broadcasting, May 16, 1988, pg. 89. and transferred the intellectual properties of both stations onto WNBC and WYNY,"Under new management." Broadcasting, October 3, 1988, pg. 55. respectively.) WKYS was sold to minority-controlled Albimar Communications on April 7, 1988, for $46.75 million (equivalent to $ in ). KNBR was the final radio property sold, with Susquehanna Radio Corporation purchasing it for $20 million (equivalent to $ in ) in March 1989.

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