In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.

KDKA (AM)

Talk radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

KDKA is a class A, clear channel, AM radio station, licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. Its radio studios are located at the combined Audacy Pittsburgh facility in the Foster Plaza on Holiday Drive in Green Tree, and its transmitter site is…

Pittsburgh

Second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The city is located in southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River, which combine to form the Ohio River. It is the second-most populous city…

Radio broadcasting

Transmission by radio waves intended to reach a wide audience

Radio broadcasting is the transmission of electromagnetic radiation to receivers over a wide territory. Most broadcasts are audio (sound), sometimes with embedded metadata. Listeners need a broadcast radio receiver to pick up these signals. "Terrestrial" broadcasts, including…

1920 United States presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1920. The Republican ticket of senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio and governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts defeated the Democratic ticket of governor James M. Cox of Ohio and assistant secretary Franklin…

November 2

Day of the year

November 2 is the 306th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 59 days remain until the end of the year.