Country | United States |
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Founded | November 21, 1952Washington, D.C., U.S. | in
Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
Owner | Ford Foundation (1954–1970) Corporation for Public Broadcasting (1967–1970) |
Launch date | May 16, 1954 | (as a network)
Dissolved | October 4, 1970 (16 years, 4 months and 18 days) |
Former names | Eductional Television and Radio Center National Educational Television and Radio Center |
Replaced by | Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) |
National Educational Television (NET) was a United States educational broadcast television network that was owned by the Ford Foundation and later co-owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Operating from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970, its direct replacement, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), continues in operation and has memberships with many television stations that were formerly part of NET.[1]