The National Independent Broadcasters was an

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representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air, non-network-affiliated

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broadcasters in the

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. It was originally created in 1939 as part of the larger National Association of Broadcasters. In 1941, it split off from that organization to become fully independent. It represented some 200 independent radio stations (out of 800 total in the nation) that were not affiliated with any network. Its activity seems to have diminished after 1943. The president of the National Independent Broadcasters was Harold A. Lafount.

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