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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States |
| Affiliates | See Below |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, later Rockefeller Center and Los Angeles, California |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rodney Buchser, Dr. Glen H. Taylor and Merrill Lynch (1981–1991) CNBC (1991) |
| Key people | Rodney Buchser Glen H. Taylor |
| Sister channels | SCORE |
| History | |
| Launched | November 30, 1981 |
| Closed | May 21, 1991 |
| Replaced by | CNBC Bloomberg Television |
The Financial News Network (FNN) was an American financial and business news television network launched on November 30, 1981. The network aimed to broadcast programming nationwide, five days a week, for seven hours a day on thirteen stations, in an effort to expand the availability of business news for public dissemination. FNN was founded by Glen H. Taylor, a former minister of the Christian Church (1950-1956) and a producer of films for the California Department of Education.[1] In February 1991, the channel was purchased by NBC, and operations were integrated with its rival cable financial news network, CNBC, on May 21, 1991.