[BC] WHA vs, KDKA

[DHultsman5@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/2/06 9:46:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
akline at netins.net writes:

>AFAIK. WHA is the only station that IDed as "the oldest station in  the
>nation." It did so for many years. Don't know whether it still  does.

As of 1998, KCBS San Francisco used the phrase "world's oldest  radio 
station" in
its sign-on/sign-off copy.  Wasn't heard often, of  course, because their only
off-air time was the Sunday morning maintenance  window.

ak



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There are many other stations that can make the claim of being on the air  
prior to the date of KDKA as a broadcast facility.   Many of their  roots were 
as experimental or amateur stations.
 
The old WRR-AM,  Dallas, Texas built by Dad Garrett at his home and  later 
moved to the City of Dallas Central fire station.  Station played  records 
between fire calls. WRR used to claim an FCC license dated 1920.  I  know they 
raised money from the citizens of Dallas to get their first  commercially 
manufactured transmitter a Western Electric 6B in 1929.
The Texas Almanac credits WRR as the first radio station in the state of  
Texas.
 
WDAE in Tampa used to have photocopies of their license from the Maritime  
Commission out of New Orleans before 1920.  
 
I believe KCBS had something similar from the Maritime Commission in San  
Francisco.
 
None of the above will ever change history because none of the above had  the 
money involved to write the history.
 
Dave