A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Radio station"
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1919 XWA (now CFCF), in Montreal, Quebec, is the first public radio station in North AmericaNorth America North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i] ...
to go on the air.
1920 In the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
, KDKA AM of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [i] in the United States [i] ...
(owned by Westinghouse) starts broadcasting as a commercial radio station. The first broadcast was the results of the U.S. presidential election, 1920.
1945 The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched, aimed at mainstream light entertainment and musicMusic Music is an art, entertainment [i], or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds a ...
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1954 The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations
1971 The U.S. Emergency Broadcast System sends an erroneous warning - many radio stations just ignore it.
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