Private company

Taft Broadcasting

Logo: Original: Taft Broadcasting Vector: Danang S., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American media conglomerate (1939–1999)

Taft Broadcasting Company (also known as Taft Television and Radio Company, Incorporated) was an American media conglomerate based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company was rooted in the family of William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1939Founded1
  • Industryterrestrial television1
  • HeadquartersCincinnati1

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Taft Broadcasting Company (also known as Taft Television and Radio Company, Incorporated) was an American media conglomerate based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company was rooted in the family of William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States.2

Corporate structure

Taft Broadcasting sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Taft Broadcasting Cincinnati

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Carl Lindner Jr.

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1979Acquired Worldvision Enterprises1
  2. 1972Acquired Endemol Australia1
  3. 1966Acquired Hanna-Barbera1
  4. Succeeded by Great American Broadcasting1

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1939Founded Founded1

Sources

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