Cumulus Media Networks the market, it was sold in 1943 to businessman Edward J. Noble, owner of Life Savers candy and the Rexall Drug store chain, for the asking price. After Noble took over, the network identified itself on-air as "The Blue Network." It was officially renamed the "American Broadcasting Company, Inc." in June 1945 after the company bought the rights to the name from (what would later become) Storer Broadcasting. With about 65 affiliates, ABC began with few of the big names and popular shows the other networks offered, so counter-programming became an ABC specialty. Industry policy had been to forbid taped
Robert Noble (company) Robert Noble (company) Robert Noble is a weaving and textiles business based in the Scottish borders town of Peebles at March Street Mills. It is listed amongst the oldest surviving UK businesses During the next two hundred years the company grew and developed. In 1884 it moved to a new purpose built mill at March Street in Peebles; still the home of Robert Noble today. During the twentieth century Ballantyne's formed part of the Dawson International business. However, during the latter part of the twentieth century the UK textiles industry went through various re-structuring and Robert Noble was sold off