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title: "Radio Corporation of America Founded"
year: 1919
country: "United States"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1919-01-01"
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# Radio Corporation of America Founded

> RCA's creation in October 1919 centralized American wireless telegraphy and radio, establishing the modern broadcast industry.

## Summary

RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was a major American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1987. Initially, RCA was a patent trust owned by a partnership of General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Company. It became an independent company in 1932 after the partners agreed to divest their ownerships in settling an antitrust lawsuit by the United States.

## Sources

- [Radio Corporation of America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Corporation) - Wikipedia

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