Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

That is what I figured that KQW was not licensed. 

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:23:33 -0800
> From: michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio
> 
> Per Wikipedia, XWA started experimentally on 01 Dec 1919 and began regular
> programming on 20 May 1920.  KDKA "may" have still been using 8ZZ on 02 Nov
> 1920 when they broadcast election returns.  It was listed as unclear
> whether their license had been received by that date.  KQW was not licensed
> until 09 Dec 1921, but had been using experimental calls since 1909.
> 
> Mike Hawkins
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 
> > XWA in Montreal  (later CFCF?) claims that they were the first on the air.
> > I wonder what their date of first transmission actually was?  ms
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:51:45 -0800
> > > From: michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx
> > > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio
> > >
> > > As Dennis (and others) pointed out with Wikipedia links, KCBS/KQW was
> > > testing in 1909, though they were using experimental calls at the time.
> > > There was also a Canadian Marconi station on the air before KDKA.  The
> > > first license granted in the USA by the Department of Commerce was to
> > KDKA,
> > > but they weren't the first on the air.
> > >
> > > Mike Hawkins
> > > currently looking out the window at KQW's original 1909 building!
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCBS_(AM)
> > > >
> > > > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:09:15 -0800
> > > > From: Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: IRCA <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Amazing, Adaptable AM Radio
> > > >
> > > > I think KQW San Jose was testing back in 1909 I had read.
> > > >
> > > > Patrick
> > > >
> > > > Patrick Martin
> > > > Seaside OR
> > > > KGED QSL Manager
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPad
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