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'''MSNBC''' is a [[liberal]] 24-hour cable news channel. It is the most liberal of all the NBC universal divisions (NBC, CNBC, The Weather Channel, Telemundo, etc.) MSNBC is considered by many to be one of the most liberal cable news channels of all the liberal mainstream media. MSNBC is the lowest rated of the other 2 major cable news channels, Fox News and CNN.

'''MSNBC''' is a [[liberal]] 24-hour cable news channel. It is the most liberal of all the NBC Universal divisions (NBC, CNBC, The Weather Channel, Telemundo, etc.) MSNBC is considered by many to be one of the most liberal cable news channels of all the liberal mainstream media. MSNBC is the lowest rated of the other 2 major cable news channels, Fox News and CNN.

The MSNBC channel was started in 1996 as a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]]. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30610F93E540C778EDDAB0994DD404482</ref>

The MSNBC channel was started in 1996 as a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]]. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30610F93E540C778EDDAB0994DD404482</ref>