169:
36:
1565:
236:, which also had its premiere on January 9, 1981, was a six-hour interview and call-in show hosted by Eric Tracey in Los Angeles and Ed Busch from Dallas. It was the first national talk show delivered by satellite. It also marked the first time a network offered simultaneous overnight programs.
164:
radio stations from coast to coast. Its base was the RKO General-owned radio stations in New York, Los
Angeles, San Francisco and other large markets. RKO initially purchased downlink satellite dishes for its affiliates, creating the nation's first satellite-delivered commercial radio network.
214:
The newscasts, aimed at a young adult audience, had a conversational, high-energy style developed by co-founders Dave Cooke (Vice
President and News Director) and Jo Interrante (Vice President of Programming). The original network fed newscasts at :50 repeated at :00.
219:
was aimed at an older audience, and fed newscasts at :20 repeated at :30. Both networks offered sportscasts, music, public affairs programming and closed-circuit affiliate feeds of news and sports correspondent reports.
1609:
1594:
267:
on
December 8, 1980, by Dave Sholin, a San Francisco DJ, and scriptwriter/newscaster Laurie Kaye, with radio producer Ron Hummel, who put together many music specials for RKO.
230:
was the first live, daily, satellite-delivered music show in radio history. Dearborn produced and hosted the five-hour adult contemporary show from
January 9, 1981, until 1984.
918:
480:
1604:
1599:
156:
When it began operations on
October 1, 1979, it was the first new full-service American radio network to be launched in 40 years. It was also the first
1510:
1100:
1455:
473:
1328:
941:
640:
788:
53:
1545:
1150:
1085:
703:
466:
380:
119:
1135:
773:
100:
1465:
1308:
1095:
753:
630:
604:
386:
Kevin Gordon - news anchor (later NBC Radio
Network news anchor and New York Times radio news anchor and classical music host)
72:
1363:
523:
191:
57:
1368:
665:
655:
620:
1530:
1338:
199:
79:
1388:
1298:
1231:
1130:
1065:
579:
564:
408:
1460:
1398:
1373:
1236:
1120:
1110:
718:
675:
489:
280:
203:
148:
when a second network was added in 1981. After subsequent mergers, its parent company rendered it defunct in 1994.
86:
433:
1525:
1393:
984:
853:
635:
589:
336:
160:
network to distribute programming entirely by satellite. RKO was popular from the start, signing up hundreds of
1485:
1353:
1271:
1201:
1191:
1181:
956:
68:
1505:
1480:
1226:
946:
838:
793:
685:
559:
195:
46:
1445:
1440:
1413:
1408:
1333:
1313:
1293:
1251:
1206:
1155:
1090:
908:
695:
569:
508:
1246:
1080:
1055:
1039:
1024:
728:
713:
594:
574:
1125:
275:
The RKO Radio
Networks were headquartered at 1440 Broadway in New York City, also the home of co-owned
1589:
1520:
1500:
1403:
1378:
1216:
1176:
1160:
1145:
1115:
883:
554:
533:
264:
1358:
1105:
1070:
1034:
1009:
873:
848:
803:
758:
660:
599:
518:
374:
1495:
1303:
828:
723:
645:
458:
194:
after advertising billing scandals involving RKO came to light. United
Stations was merged with
93:
1540:
1535:
1515:
1435:
1420:
1342:
1318:
1075:
971:
951:
818:
763:
738:
670:
513:
161:
165:
Satellite distribution allowed high-fidelity (15 kHz) stereo programming to its affiliates.
1425:
936:
843:
733:
288:
157:
1383:
1266:
1211:
389:
Gary McKenzie -news anchor (later with CBS Radio
Networks and Business Talk Radio Network)
366:
342:
1550:
999:
994:
989:
979:
898:
858:
813:
168:
1583:
926:
833:
778:
137:
1569:
1450:
1348:
1323:
1261:
768:
743:
528:
356:
310:
243:
198:
to form
Unistar Radio Networks in 1988. Finally, in 1994, Unistar was absorbed by
179:
debuted on September 1, 1981, at which point the original network became known as
17:
1430:
893:
823:
808:
650:
584:
284:
256:
141:
140:
that operated in the USA from 1979 to 1985. The network was a subsidiary of the
35:
1470:
961:
931:
748:
260:
1490:
783:
503:
332:
328:
321:
878:
307:
Les Coleman - White House correspondent (later CBS & ABC News London)
276:
1186:
1140:
863:
798:
292:
223:
The networks were home to three groundbreaking long-form programs.
868:
350:
315:
167:
1256:
1241:
1221:
1196:
1060:
903:
888:
708:
680:
625:
370:
360:
346:
462:
1029:
29:
1284:
1169:
1048:
1017:
1008:
970:
917:
694:
613:
547:
496:
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
434:"Clark, Verbitsky Revive United Stations Networks"
279:. The offices were the former headquarters of the
1409:Mutual Lifestyle Radio/Mutual Progressive Network
190:In 1985, the RKO Radio Networks were sold to the
1414:Mutual Spanish Network (Mutual Cadena Hispánica)
246:, was the first live national oldies radio show.
287:owned Mutual. RKO also staffed news bureaus in
490:Broadcast radio networks in the United States
474:
8:
1610:Defunct radio stations in the United States
1595:Defunct radio networks in the United States
1404:Mutual Reports Network/Mutual Black Network
1014:
481:
467:
459:
255:The network aired the last interview with
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
399:
202:, which switched its affiliates to the
383:- news anchor (later CBS Radio anchor)
1605:Radio stations disestablished in 1985
7:
172:The original RKO Radio Networks logo
58:adding citations to reliable sources
443:. February 18, 1994. pp. 1, 25
303:Among RKO Radio Network alumni are
228:NightTime America with Bob Dearborn
1600:Radio stations established in 1979
409:"RKO Radio Set to Start A Network"
313:- Washington correspondent (later
25:
1563:
183:and the two collectively became
144:broadcasting company. It became
34:
1466:Progressive Broadcasting System
1309:Amalgamated Broadcasting System
242:, created, produced and hosted
45:needs additional citations for
1:
666:Republic Broadcasting Network
407:Brown, Les (23 August 1979).
192:United Stations Radio Network
345:- sports anchor (later with
1389:Liberty Broadcasting System
580:North Carolina News Network
565:Michigan Farm Radio Network
1626:
676:WestStar TalkRadio Network
331:- news anchor (later with
281:Mutual Broadcasting System
204:Mutual Broadcasting System
1559:
1329:Children's radio networks
854:Rejoice Broadcast Network
240:Solid Gold Saturday Night
1486:Sports Fan Radio Network
1531:Westwood One (original)
1481:Satellite Music Network
686:World Classical Network
560:Louisiana Radio Network
369:- sports anchor (later
196:Transtar Radio Networks
1456:National Radio Network
1446:National Negro Network
1441:National Black Network
1334:Cumulus Media Networks
1314:Arkansas Radio Network
909:Your Network of Praise
570:Michigan Radio Network
173:
27:American radio network
1324:NBC Blue/Blue Network
595:Supertalk Mississippi
575:Michigan Talk Network
359:- news anchor (later
171:
1521:Washington News Desk
1304:America's Radio News
884:Sounds of the Spirit
789:Gospel Opportunities
555:Georgia News Network
534:Uforia Audio Network
210:News and programming
54:improve this article
874:Salem Radio Network
849:Real Presence Radio
804:King of Kings Radio
759:Family Life Network
600:Texas State Network
441:Radio & Records
375:Los Angeles Dodgers
69:"RKO Radio Network"
1496:Talk Radio Network
681:WFMT Radio Network
646:Music of Your Life
641:Metropolitan Opera
413:The New York Times
263:just hours before
251:Notable broadcasts
185:RKO Radio Networks
174:
146:RKO Radio Networks
18:RKO Radio Networks
1577:
1576:
1536:Westwood One News
1516:Univision America
1436:NBG Radio Network
1394:Michigan Regional
1319:Biz Radio Network
1280:
1279:
952:Sports Byline USA
942:Futbol de Primera
764:Family Life Radio
739:CSN International
671:USA Radio Network
585:Ohio News Network
234:America Overnight
162:network affiliate
134:RKO Radio Network
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
1617:
1570:Radio portal
1568:
1567:
1566:
1426:NBC Sports Radio
1015:
844:Radio Nueva Vida
483:
476:
469:
460:
453:
452:
450:
448:
438:
430:
424:
423:
421:
419:
404:
377:radio announcer)
289:Washington, D.C.
158:commercial radio
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
1625:
1624:
1620:
1619:
1618:
1616:
1615:
1614:
1580:
1579:
1578:
1573:
1564:
1562:
1555:
1384:K-Love Classics
1286:
1276:
1212:Michigan Public
1165:
1044:
1004:
966:
913:
690:
626:Bloomberg Radio
609:
543:
524:United Stations
492:
487:
457:
456:
446:
444:
436:
432:
431:
427:
417:
415:
406:
405:
401:
396:
367:Charley Steiner
343:Keith Olbermann
301:
273:
253:
212:
154:
136:was commercial
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1623:
1621:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1582:
1581:
1575:
1574:
1560:
1557:
1556:
1554:
1553:
1551:Yankee Network
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1417:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1294:ABC (original)
1290:
1288:
1282:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1232:North Carolina
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1131:South Carolina
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1021:
1019:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
976:
974:
968:
967:
965:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
923:
921:
915:
914:
912:
911:
906:
901:
899:WAY-FM Network
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
859:Relevant Radio
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
700:
698:
692:
691:
689:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
617:
615:
611:
610:
608:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
551:
549:
545:
544:
542:
541:
540:
539:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
500:
498:
494:
493:
488:
486:
485:
478:
471:
463:
455:
454:
425:
398:
397:
395:
392:
391:
390:
387:
384:
378:
364:
354:
340:
326:
308:
300:
297:
272:
269:
259:, recorded at
252:
249:
248:
247:
237:
231:
211:
208:
153:
150:
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1622:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1585:
1572:
1571:
1558:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1537:
1534:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1401:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1369:God's Country
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1359:ESPN Deportes
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1283:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1237:North Country
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1151:West Virginia
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1111:New Hampshire
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
973:
969:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
924:
922:
920:
916:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
701:
699:
697:
693:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
656:Radio America
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
618:
616:
612:
606:
605:WV Metro News
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
552:
550:
546:
537:
536:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
499:
495:
491:
484:
479:
477:
472:
470:
465:
464:
461:
442:
435:
429:
426:
414:
410:
403:
400:
393:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
372:
368:
365:
362:
358:
355:
352:
348:
344:
341:
338:
334:
330:
327:
324:
323:
318:
317:
312:
309:
306:
305:
304:
298:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
270:
268:
266:
262:
258:
250:
245:
241:
238:
235:
232:
229:
226:
225:
224:
221:
218:
209:
207:
205:
201:
197:
193:
188:
186:
182:
178:
170:
166:
163:
159:
151:
149:
147:
143:
139:
138:radio network
135:
124:
121:
113:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
1561:
1526:Westinghouse
1475:
1374:I.E. America
1349:Radio Disney
1262:Radio Kansas
1136:South Dakota
1126:Rhode Island
1116:North Dakota
1010:Public radio
829:Northwestern
769:Family Radio
529:Westwood One
445:. Retrieved
440:
428:
416:. Retrieved
412:
402:
357:Steve Powers
320:
314:
311:Diane Dimond
302:
274:
271:Headquarters
254:
244:Dick Bartley
239:
233:
227:
222:
216:
213:
200:Westwood One
189:
184:
180:
176:
175:
155:
145:
133:
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
1590:RKO General
1431:NBC Talknet
1421:NBC Red/NBC
1343:Local/Waitt
1339:Dial Global
1299:Air America
1272:Yellowstone
1222:New England
1202:Interlochen
1192:High Plains
1182:Boise State
1096:Mississippi
1061:Connecticut
894:VCY America
809:The Life FM
774:Fundamental
651:Pride Radio
631:CRN Digital
373:anchor and
363:-TV anchor)
285:RKO General
257:John Lennon
142:RKO General
1584:Categories
1501:The Source
1471:Radio AAHS
1354:Enterprise
1285:Defunct or
1227:New Jersey
957:Sports USA
754:EWTN Radio
394:References
381:Nick Young
261:The Dakota
80:newspapers
1546:WSJ Radio
1491:SportsMap
1267:Red River
1252:Northwest
1242:Northeast
1207:Jefferson
1156:Wisconsin
1091:Minnesota
889:Spirit FM
819:Mars Hill
794:Guadalupe
696:Religious
661:Radio One
636:Evolution
614:Specialty
590:The Point
504:ABC Audio
337:ABC Radio
333:CBS Radio
329:Gil Gross
322:Hard Copy
265:his death
110:July 2024
1506:Transtar
1287:moribund
1257:Radio IQ
1247:Northern
1170:Regional
1101:Nebraska
1081:Kentucky
1056:Colorado
1035:Pacifica
1018:National
947:Infinity
879:Smile FM
839:Radio 74
814:LifeTalk
734:Covenant
514:Premiere
497:National
316:Court TV
277:WOR (AM)
1217:Montana
1197:Indiana
1177:Alabama
1161:Wyoming
1146:Vermont
1066:Georgia
904:Word FM
864:RenewFM
834:Pilgrim
779:Go Mix!
729:Calvary
538:Spanish
509:Compass
447:July 4,
152:History
94:scholar
1451:Nova M
1399:Mutual
1121:Oregon
1106:Nevada
1071:Hawaii
919:Sports
799:K-Love
744:Effect
418:4 July
293:London
291:, and
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
1379:Jones
1086:Maine
1049:State
927:BetQL
869:RevFM
824:Moody
548:State
519:Salem
437:(PDF)
351:MSNBC
299:Staff
283:when
217:RKO 2
181:RKO 1
177:RKO 2
101:JSTOR
87:books
1141:Utah
1076:Iowa
972:News
962:TUDN
932:ESPN
749:ESNE
709:Air1
704:3ABN
621:AURN
449:2024
420:2024
371:ESPN
361:WNYW
349:and
347:ESPN
335:and
319:and
132:The
73:news
1541:WOR
1511:UPI
1476:RKO
1461:PRI
1364:GCN
1187:CMU
1040:PRX
1030:NPR
1025:APM
1000:NBC
995:Fox
990:CBS
985:BIN
980:ABC
937:Fox
784:GNN
724:BRN
719:BBN
714:AFR
187:.
56:by
1586::
439:.
411:.
295:.
206:.
1345:)
1341:(
482:e
475:t
468:v
451:.
422:.
353:)
339:)
325:)
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
