[BC] NBC and Blue

[Alan Kline]

There *was* an NBC Orange network in the earliest years. It was the 
Pacific coast stations of the network, before broadcast-quality lines 
were extended cross-country. IIRC, once AT&T put those circuits in 
service, the Orange stations were absorbed into the NBC Red and Blue nets.

Also, and I wish I could remember the source--I recall reading something 
indicating that the Red and Blue names were derived from the colors of 
the plugs on the AT&T patch cords used to put the networks together...

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Bob Groome wrote:
> I always though it was Red, White, Blue and Orange Radio Networks. 
> Someone on this list will know for sure. NAB, ABC, CBS and Mutual, 
> but my memory has been on the fritz recently.
>