Created by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation on November
2, 1920, it is the world's first commercial radio station, a distinction that
has also been challenged by other stations, although it has claimed to be the
"world's first commercially licensed radio station". KDKA is
currently owned and operated by CBS Radio and its studios are located at the
combined CBS Radio Pittsburgh facility on Foster Drive in Green Tree; its
transmitter is in Allison Park.
According to the KDKA website, The U-S Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Navigation, which served as the radio licensing agency of
the day, issued the first radio license ever to KDKA, on October 27th,
1920. Many people ask if “KDKA” stands
for anything — and the simple answer is: no.
The call letters “KDKA” were assigned from a roster maintained to
provide identification for ships and marine shore stations, these being the
only regular services then in operation under formal license by the Federal
Government. “KDKA” was simply the next set of call letters available on the
roster.
Listen to the historic broadcast, Click Here.
Plans were finalized with the Pittsburgh Post morning
newspaper to acquire election returns by telephone. The election night
broadcast, which began at 6-pm on Tuesday, November 2nd, 1920, originated in a
tiny, makeshift shack, atop one of the Westinghouse Electric buildings in East
Pittsburgh.
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