RCA Corporation

Summary

RCA Corporation is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RCA Corporation received the Academy Honorary Award^[3].
• RCA Corporation is in the country of United States^[4].
• RCA Corporation is in the country of FR^[5].
• RCA Corporation's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• RCA Corporation's founder is recorded as Owen D. Young^[7].
• RCA Corporation is owned by Hearst Communications^[8].
• RCA Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Rockefeller Center^[9].
• RCA Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[10].
• RCA Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as RCA Victor^[11].
• RCA Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as NBC^[12].
• RCA Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as RCA Records^[13].
• RCA Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as AT&T Alascom^[14].
• RCA Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Victor Talking Machine Company^[15].
• RCA Corporation is part of Hearst Communications^[16].
• RCA Corporation's Commons category is recorded as RCA^[17].
• RCA Corporation's industry is recorded as electronics^[18].
• RCA Corporation's industry is recorded as media industry^[19].
• RCA Corporation's archives at is recorded as Computer History Museum^[20].
• 1919 marks the founding of RCA Corporation^[21].
• 1969 marks the founding of RCA Corporation^[22].
• 1983-03-21 marks the founding of RCA Corporation^[23].
• RCA Corporation was dissolved in 1986^[24].
• RCA Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vantiva^[25].
• RCA Corporation's official website is recorded as http://www.rca.com^[26].
• RCA Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:RCA^[27].

Body

Founding

RCA Corporation's founder is recorded as Owen D. Young^[7]. Recorded inception include 1919^[21], 1969^[22], and 1983-03-21^[23].

Identity

RCA Corporation is part of Hearst Communications^[16].

Leadership

RCA Corporation's board member is recorded as David Sarnoff^[28]. Its director / manager is recorded as Thornton F. Bradshaw^[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Rockefeller Center^[9], a building complex^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 2023^[32] and New York City^[10], a global city^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1624^[35]. RCA Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vantiva^[25]. Subsidiaries include NBC^[12], a television network^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1926^[38], headquartered in 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[39]; RCA Records^[13], a business^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1901^[42], headquartered in New York City^[43]; AT&T Alascom^[14], a business^[44], in United States^[45], headquartered in Anchorage^[46]; and Victor Talking Machine Company^[15], a record company^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1901^[49], headquartered in Camden^[50].

Industry

Industries include electronics^[18] and media industry^[19].

Ownership

RCA Corporation is owned by Hearst Communications^[8]. Products include RCA Photophone^[51], phonograph^[52], videodisc^[53], television set^[54], and RCA Studio II^[55].

Recognition

RCA Corporation received the Academy Honorary Award^[3].

Dissolution

RCA Corporation was dissolved in 1986^[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for RCA Corporation include RCA connector^[56], an audio/video connector^[57] and 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[58], a skyscraper^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1933^[61].

Why It Matters

RCA Corporation ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

It is credited with the discovery of 2N3055^[64], a transistor model or series^[65], founded in 1960^[66]. Entities named for it include RCA connector^[56], an audio/video connector^[57] and 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[58], a skyscraper^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1933^[61].

FAQs

What awards did RCA Corporation receive?

Honors received include Academy Honorary Award^[3].

What did RCA Corporation discover?

RCA Corporation is credited as discoverer of 2N3055^[64].