[17] On October 17, 1919, Conrad made the first of what would become a semi-regular series of entertainment broadcasts.[18]. News Anchor [29], Extensive regional publicity by Westinghouse heralded the upcoming broadcast, both among technically knowledgeable amateur radio enthusiasts, plus, through the organization of public listening sites, toward a more general audience of potential future radio receiver purchasers. Who Is Marty Griffin Marty is a popular American investigative reporter and radio talk show host. Terry McGovern - top right. KDKA went on the air in Pittsburgh as the world's first commercially licensed station on November 2, 1920. KDKAs 50,000-watt signal helped make the station a national brand, heard in some 38 states. Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education Career, Income, Salary. [31], In the days before November 2, a series of test transmissions were made to check the equipment. Besides the police authorities, various newspapers, and radio and tv stations around Pittsburgh, had their phone lines jammed with calls about the object in the sky. Am Verhalten Ihres Browsers, als Sie im Internet gesurf haben wurde vermutet, dass es sich hierbeu um einen Bot handelte. Ci sono alcuni motivi per cui questo potrebbe accadere: Per riottenere l'accesso, assicurati che i cookie e JavaScript siano abilitati prima di ricaricare la pagina. Wendy is a 21-time Emmy Award-winning reporter and news anchor with 5 Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in writing, reporting, and news anchoring, 11 Golden Quill Awards, 17 Associated Press Awards, and more than 2 dozen NAPBA nods. Previously she worked as a columnist for more than five years for Observer-Reporter newspaper (O-R) in Washington, Greene Counties. [77] As a translator station, W261AX's signal broadcasts at a lower power than KDKA's AM transmitter, and primarily serves Allegheny County.[77]. From 1951 to 1971, husband and wife Ed and Wendy King co-hosted KDKAs Party Line program from 10 p.m. to midnight. Since retiring from WDVE last year, hes been roaming the country by car. [102] Ultimately shortwave relays for network programming was determined to be inferior to dedicated telephone line connections, and the transmissions to KFKX ended, with the Hastings operation closing on June 1, 1927. "The new KDKA News Radio 1020 will serve our community in a way that reflects the energy and pulse of Pittsburgh in 2019 and beyond," said Michael Spacciapolli, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Pittsburgh. However, during the conflict Westinghouse received permission to operate research radio transmitters located at its East Pittsburgh plant and at the home of one of its lead engineers, Frank Conrad, in nearby Wilkinsburg.[7]. Meet Rose Tennent! Ron Klink - weekend anchor/reporter (19771991). In September 1920, a newspaper report noted that "a new high-power station, to operate under a special or commercial license, is being installed at the Westinghouse plant in East Pittsburgh. Growing up in the Pittsburgh area in the 1960s and '70s meant that media personalities from KDKA TV/Radio, WTAE and KQV loomed very large in my young life. Buccigrossi said she was informed she would be taken off the air immediately after Tuesday mornings show. This website uses cookies. Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. [69] In September 2008, Radio-Info reported that KDKA was not for sale, even if CBS had received bids for its other Pittsburgh radio stations.[70]. There were 25 fewer licensed AM stations at the end of 2022 than a year earlier, according to fresh FCC data. [11] This Limited Commercial grant was consistent with the standard practice being followed at this time, for licenses issued to companies engaging in private radio communication. As seen in: KDKA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, MSN, Boston.com, Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer, Boston Herald, Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lexington Herald-Leader, The Sacramento Bee, Spokesman-Review and more. We used to listen, for instance, to Jack Bogut in the kitchen, and my parents would have it on and we would get ready for school. One of those states was Montana where, during the 1940s, a young Jack Bogut was tuned in with the rest of his elementary school class. She is the mother of two daughters and lives in Mt Lebanon. You can see the entire episode by searching for "Larry Richert" on Youtube.com. Coincidentally, author Frank Edwards, who had written some popular books on UFO's, was a guest on a KDKA radio talk show in Pittsburgh that evening, hosted by the late Mike Levine. After 11 years of providing early morning entertainment, Rege Cordic moved to KNX in Los Angeles. Marty will add his personality to your morning routine with Larry. Larry and I get along great. And you can get the news in real time, live, Masich said. The changeover occurred at noon on April 10, 1992, when Larry Richert played the last song aired as a regular part of KDKA programming: Don McLean's "American Pie", signifying that, for KDKA, this was "the day the music died". This was like a punch to the gut. [23] That station operated under the amateur call sign of "8MK" and is now AM 950 WWJ. In 1956 newsman Bill Steinbach began his 36-year career at the station within 10 years he was the anchor of the award-winning 90-to-6 news program. PITTSBURGH, PA - Joel Zelle, a popular KDKA-AM disc jockey in the 1970s, has died. KDKA became affiliated with the Blue network, and with this change began selling airtime: up until now, the station had been commercial-free. You're a power user moving through this website with super-human speed. Armstrong had previously sold "amateur and experimental" rights to around 17 small firms, which also began selling receivers to the general public. [89] Still, while allowing for the possibility that "new data will be found",[90] the authors credited Baudino's former station, 8ZZ/KDKA, as being the "oldest [surviving] station in the nation". [d] Following the development of vacuum-tube transmitters that made audio transmissions via Amplitude Modulation (AM) possible, the first spoken-word election night broadcast was made on November7, 1916 by the DeForest Radio Telephone and Telegraph Company's station, 2XG, located in the Highbridge section of New York City, in conjunction with the New York American, announcing the results of the Wilson-Hughes presidential election. "Pittsburgh's Contributions to Radio" by S. M. 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In 1923 the Department of Commerce stated that "The first broadcasting license was issued in September, 1921",[78] a reference to the September 15, 1921, Limited Commercial license issued to WBZ in Springfield, Massachusetts, which appears to be the first to state that the station would be used exclusively for broadcasting, transmitting on 360 meters, which would become the standard "entertainment" wavelength designated by the December 1, 1921, regulations. This was reflected in the slogan, repeated each week in Westinghouse's Radio Broadcasting News publication beginning with the January 1, 1922, debut issue, that "Westinghouse Station KDKA was first to give regular Broadcasting Programs". Perry Marshall followed. While KDKA may not have invented the talk format, it certainly seemed to have perfected it. At the time of the entry of the United States into World War I in April 1917, the government ordered all civilian radio stations off the air. One of Bogut's most memorable contributions to KDKA was his introduction to Western Pennsylvania of the word Farkleberry, which is now a staple of the annual Children's Hospital fund-raising campaign. However, the station's sound remained much more conservative than most Top 40 stations. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. ", "WDTV (TV) Pittsburgh Changes Call to KDKA-TV", "KDKA Move to New Quarters Becomes Effective Today", "KDKA-AM-TV to Consolidate By May 1, H. C. 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Zeise also serves as a sports columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and analyst for KDKA-TV/WPCW-TV. Drove to Chicago, got a tour of Chess Studios. [95] However, Baudino and Kittross found no evidence of organized broadcasting prior to the inauguration of spoken-word weather forecasts on January 3, 1921, and in 2007 a comprehensive station history compiled by Randall Davidson came to the same conclusion.[96]. Prior to World War I, Frank Conrad had operated an experimental radiotelegraph station, with the callsign 8XK. Yes, You Can Still Snag a Home in Lawrenceville for a Decent Price, Collier's Weekly: The Rise of the Activity Bar, 5 Generation Bakers Brings Jenny Lee Swirl Bread to the Masses, Let Yourself Go: Lessons I Learned As a Middle Aged Parent, $1.8 Million Grant Aims To Prevent Violence Among Pittsburgh-Area Youth, How This Duo is Turning Old Buildings in Pittsburgh Into New Foodie Experiences, Our Pittsburgher of the Year: Rich Fitzgerald. Vic Miles - weekend anchor/reporter (19661971), later worked at WCBS-TV (NYC); died October 12, 2011. Kristine broadcasts the KDKA-TV News at noon and 5 P.M. Although KDKA's history has been extensively reviewed, there are some inconsistencies between accounts, leading one researcher to note: "While the KDKA story is often recounted, the details tend to vary slightly both in the secondary source material and in the published recollections of the participants, including differences in the chronology of events and the relative importance of the parties involved. While CBS shareholders retain a 72% ownership stake in the combined company, Entercom was the surviving entity, separating KDKA radio (both 1020 and FM 93.7) from KDKA-TV and WPCW-TV. 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