1920 in radio
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The year 1920 in radio involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- A number of volunteer radio stations, often run by amateurs, are already broadcasting in the United States.[1]
- In January the first informal and spasmodic broadcasts in Great Britain are made by the Marconi Company from Chelmsford. These broadcasts include both speech and music.[2]
- Radio 2XG (see 1919) is forced to close down after Lee De Forest moves the station from the Bronx (where it was licensed) to Manhattan (where it was not).[2]
- 23 February - 6 March The Marconi Company broadcasts from Chelmsford are a series of 30-minute shows repeated twice daily. These include live music performances.[2]
- 15 June Dame Nellie Melba is the first professional artiste to broadcast in Britain.[2]
- 20 August Station 8MK in Detroit is the first in the world to broadcast news bulletins. The news in compiled from reports supplied by the Detroit News.[2]
- November The broadcasts from Chelmsford cease after it is claimed they interfere with aircraft and ship communications.[2] (See also 1922)
[edit] Debuts
- November 2 - KDKA (in Pittsburgh, PA) begins broadcasting as the first commercial radio station in the United States.[1]
