NBC Logos

NBC Logos

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has used several corporate logos over its history. The first logo was used in 1942 when the television network launched. Its most famous logo, the peacock, was first used in 1956. It was in use except from 1975 until 1979. The logos were designed by NBC itself. The first logo incorporated design from parent company RCA, and was a unique logo not related to the NBC radio network.

Recent logos have been themed for different holidays during the year, such as Halloween, Valentine's Day and New Year's Day, celebrating the Olympics on NBC, as well as an American flag themed logo in the wake of the events of September 11. The logo has been adapted for color television and high definition television as technology has advanced. As NBC took over other television channels, the logo branding was adopted to other networks, one example being CNBC and NBC Sports Network. The logo was also incorporated into the parent company of the network, NBC Universal, until Comcast took control of the company in 2011. Since December 2012, the Peacock has been integrated into the Comcast logo.