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Even President Warren G. Harding, whose May 1922 speech to the Washington, D.C. Chamber of Commerce was the first radio broadcast by a president, [94] had a radio installed in the White House. [95] The existence of early radio stations encouraged many young people to build their own crystal sets (with ear phones) to listen to the new technical ...
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. is an American television and radio broadcasting corporation based in St. Paul, Minnesota.It was founded by Stanley E. Hubbard.. The corporation has broadcast outlets scattered across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Washington, D.C. KSTP radio, KSTP-FM, KTMY, KSTP-TV, and KSTC-TV, which ...
Made the first radiophonic broadcast in Brazil, but the first radio officially acknowledged was Rádio Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (actually, Rádio MEC). Also, it is one of the oldest stations in the world. [List entry too long] First Australian experiment in the broadcast of music: n/a AWA; Ernest Fisk; Sydney: 8 August 1919 AM [11]
History books dispute whether KRLD, KDKA in Pittsburgh, or WEAF in New York City (today WFAN) was the first station to broadcast commercial announcements on radio. Branch Davidian leader David Koresh used KRLD to broadcast his messages in 1993 during his standoff with the government and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, near Waco, Texas.
28 October – Today first broadcast as a daily early-morning topical radio show on the BBC Home Service; it will still be running 60 years later. KBCS in Dallas, Texas signs on with a Top 40 format. KBZY in Salem, Oregon signs on with a Top 40 format.
On January 7, 2005, KFRO was purchased by Access.1 (East Texas Radio Group), and became a tri-mulcast of Classic Country 104.1 KKUS, Tyler. Access.1 moved KFRO from its 20+ year home in the Curtis Building at 481 E Loop 281, to its current home at 4408 North US Highway 259 in Longview where the audio loops through, KYKX is also in the building.
Growth divided television broadcasting into several genres, such as fiction, news, sports, and reality television. Cable television provided more channels, especially for entertainment. By the late 20th century radio (sound) broadcasting had similarly divided, with stations specializing in a particular musical genre, or news or sports.
KCTI (1450 AM, 92.5 FM; Texas Public Radio) is an American terrestrial public radio station, paired with an FM translator, licensed to Gonzales, Texas, and owned by Texas Public Radio of San Antonio. [2] From November 17, 1947 until August 31, 2015, KCTI broadcast a Texas Country format under the ownership of Gonzales Communications. KCTI ...