Strong Tower Radio - The very first radio station, 8MK (now WWJ) in Detroit, MI aired their first broadcast on August 20, 1920! Several inventors had a part in the invention of
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Station 8MK in Detroit, the First Radio Station Owned by a Newspaper, Broadcasts the First Radio News Program : History of Information
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ME Music on Twitter: "#OTD Aug20,1920 1st US commercial radio station, 8MK Detroit (later WWJ @WWJ950), began broadcasting America's Pioneer Broadcasting Station https://t.co/m3a2NmrOLT" / Twitter
Detroit Historical Society - On August 20, 1920, the nation's first commercial radio station, WWJ Newsradio 950 (then known as 8MK) made its first broadcast from a studio in the offices of
Eastern Michigan University Halle Library - On this day in 1920, the first U.S. commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ) Detroit began daily broadcasting. Radio is a thriving part of campus life and
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99 Years Ago Today; The First commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit. - Democratic Underground
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