[QCWA] Newest to our On Line Museum

[N0UF]

Hi Joe,

Yep, KDKA was the first commercial broadcast station.
>From http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dt20ra.html
On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation's first commercial 
broadcast (a term coined by Conrad himself (Dr. Frank Conrad was a 
Pittsburgh area ham operator)). They chose that date because it was election 
day, and the power of radio was proven when people could hear the results of 
the Harding-Cox presidential race before they read about it in the 
newspaper.
KDKA was a huge hit, inspiring other companies to take up broadcasting. In 
four years there were 600 commercial stations around the country.

These four were Amateur, Hi-Fidelity, Experimental Broadcast Stations and as 
far as I can find out, the only ones ever authorized.

73,
Bob N0UF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn at lava.net>
To: "N0UF" <n0uf at kc.rr.com>
Cc: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Newest to our On Line Museum


> Hey Bob,
> Was'nt the first BC station in the US  "KDKA" in Pittsburg, Pa??
>                Joe KH6JF
>
>
> ****************************************************
> * Ham KH6JF AARS/MARS ABM6JF QCWA WW2 VET WD RADIO *
> * Army MARS State Coordinator for Hawaii           *
> ****************************************************
>
>
>