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KDKA - World's first radio station - Pittsburgh

KDKA radio, created by Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh, is the world's first commercial radio station. Originally located in East Pittsburgh, but moved to Gateway Center in the 1950s after the area was revitalized. KDKA's studios still reside here in Gateway Center.

A plaque in Gateway Center near Point State Parks commemorates the original site of KDKA radio. It reads:

RADIO STATION KDKA

World's first commercial
station began operating
November 2, 1920, when
KDKA reported Harding-
Cox election returns
from a makeshift studio
at the East Pittsburgh
Works of Westinghouse.
Music, sports, talks, and
special events were soon
being regularly aired.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1990

Updated Jan 2, 2011
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