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Company type | Public |
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Founded | March 22, 1922 (with the sign-on of WLW) |
Founder | Powel Crosley Jr. |
Defunct | 1968 (Crosley name retired); 1977 (last of Avco radio broadcast assets sold) |
Fate | Assets divided |
Successor | Avco Broadcasting |
Headquarters | , U.S |
The Crosley Broadcasting Corporation was a radio and television broadcaster founded by radio manufacturing pioneer Powel Crosley Jr. It had a major influence in the early years of radio and television broadcasting, and helped the Voice of America carry its message around the world.