Radio 2XG (Q19866633)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Radio station 2XG, also known as the "Highbridge Station", was an experimental radio station located in New York City and licensed to the De Forest Radio Telephone and Telegraph Company from 1915 to 1917 and 1920 to 1924. In 1916, it became the first radio station employing a vacuum-tube transmitter to make news and entertainment broadcasts on a regular schedule, and, on November 7, 1916, became the first to broadcast U.S. presidential election returns by spoken word instead of by Morse code.

Wikidata location: 40.8422, -73.9273 view on OSM or edit on OSM

matches

login to upload wikidata tags

no matches found

Search criteria from categories

Defunct radio stations in the United States amenity=studio
Radio stations disestablished in 1924 amenity=studio
Radio stations established in 1915 amenity=studio
Radio stations in New York City amenity=studio