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The KDKA was the first commercial radio station, causing more radio stations like it, giving the people of the United States access things such as music, news, weather, speeches, and much mare without having to leave their homes.

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KDKA was the first commercially licensed radio station in the United States. It began broadcasting in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and played a significant role in the development of the radio industry.

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When was KDKA - AM - created?

KDKA - AM - was created on 1920-11-02.


Where was KDKA located in 1920?

kdka eas located in pittsburg:,0 glad i could help


In what US city is KDKA Radio based?

KDKA Radio is based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and was created in 1920 by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. KDKA is also the worlds 1st commercial radio station.


What year was the first commercial radio broadcast?

KDKA, Pittsburg, 1920


What year did KDKA go n the air?

November 2, 1920


First radio station was located where?

The first radio station was called the KDKA. It was broadcasted in Pittsburgh in 1920.


When was KDKA-FM created?

KDKA-FM was created in 1953.


When was KDKA-TV created?

KDKA-TV was created on 1949-01-11.


What was the first radio station made a broadcast in 1922?

If you are asking about the United States, the year was not 1922. It was actually 1920. Many sources say the first station was KDKA in Pittsburgh, but that is not entirely accurate. The first American station to keep a regular schedule and be heard by a local audience was probably 8MK (today WWJ) in Detroit, which went on the air in August 1920. KDKA has spread the story that it was the first "licensed commercial station" but there was no such thing as a commercial license until mid-September 1921, and WBZ (then in Springfield MA) got the first of those. Bottom line-- both 8MK and KDKA were pioneering stations in 1920, but 8MK took to the air more than three months before KDKA did. As for 1922, it was the year of the "radio craze" -- in 1921 there were perhaps 20 stations in operation, but by mid-1922, radio's popularity had exploded, and several hundred stations went on the air.


What came first radios or tape players?

Commercial radio began in Pittsburg (KDKA) in 1920. Commercial tape recorders for the home were marketed (by Brush) in 1947.


What was the first radio broadcasting about?

The first ever radio broadcast was by KDKA about the 1920 presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox.


Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920 with news that?

About Harding's landslide election victory from station KDKA in Pittsburgh-one of the first public broadcasts in history.