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First Radio Station
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Time: October 27, 2020 all day
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
City/Town: Pittsburg, PA
Website or Map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…
Event Type: historical
Latest Activity: Nov 19, 2019
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Inventions in the 1920's Fact 12: 1920 - First US Radio Station: Timeline: America's first Radio Station was KDKA who were issued with the first ever license on Oct. 27, 1920 - refer to 1920's Radio and Advertising
First air date November 2, 1920
On August 5, 1921, KDKA became the first radio station to broadcast a major league professional baseball game, when announcer Harold W. Arlin called the Pittsburgh Pirates-Philadelphia Phillies game from Forbes Field.[44]
In the fall of that year, the station became the first to broadcast a college football game.
In 1922, KDKA hosted political humorist Will Rogers in his first radio appearance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDKA_%28AM%29#The_1920s
http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/inventions-in-the-1920s.htm
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