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RKO General Inc. (previously General Teleradio Inc. and RKO Teleradio Pictures Inc.) was an American broadcasting company that, from 1952 through 1991, served as the main holding company for the noncore businesses of the General Tire and Rubber Company and later on GenCorp.
Oct 26, 2023 · In the 1960s, the station WOR-TV obtained most of their extensive B&W Classic Film Library from RKO Radio Pictures entering the foreign film market until the early 1980s. From 1983 until 1987, RKO General, Inc. was WOR-TV’s ownership for movies, sports, news and entertainment.
The original RKO Pictures ceased production in 1957 and was effectively dissolved two years later. In 1978, broadcaster RKO General, the corporate heir, launched a production subsidiary, RKO Pictures Inc., which revived the theatrical brand with its first releases three years later.
Mar 17, 1998 · Thomas F. O'Neil, the former chairman of RKO General studios who brought movies to television and experimented -- unsuccessfully -- with an early coin-operated pay-TV system, died Saturday...
RKO General Inc. (previously General Teleradio Inc. and RKO Teleradio Pictures Inc.) was an American broadcasting company that, from 1952 through 1991, served as the main holding company for the noncore businesses of the General Tire and Rubber Company and later on GenCorp.
Jul 28, 1983 · Shane O'Neil, a member of the family that founded the General Tire and Rubber Company, has been named president and chief operating officer of its big RKO General Inc. subsidiary.
Defunct radio broadcasting companies of the United States. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after mass media companies of the United States.
Sep 17, 1984 · On Tuesday, in a Washington ceremony, Shane O'Neil, president of RKO General Inc., owner of the station, will present the collection to the Motion Picture, Broadcast and Recorded Sound Division...
RKO General, Inc. (previously General Teleradio, RKO Teleradio Pictures, and RKO Teleradio) was, from 1952 through 1991, the main holding company for the noncore businesses of the General Tire and Rubber Company and, after General Tire's reorganization in the 1980s, GenCorp.
Ironically, KMEL (106.1 FM) had for many years been KFRC-FM, but was cast off to Century Broadcasting in July 1977 by RKO General, in a move that managed to create a powerful competitor and, at least in part, helped to bring about the demise of The Big 610.
