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The One Hundred Oldest Stations in the United States

(as of 11/20/01)

# License Date Current Calls Location Original Calls
1 10/27/20 KDKA - 1020 Pittsburgh, PA KDKA
2 05/--/1921 WABC - 770 New York, NY WJZ
3 09/15/1921 WBZ - 1030 Boston, MA WBZ
4 10/13/1921 WWJ - 950 Detroit, MI WBL
5 11/09/1921 KYW - 1060 Philadelphia, PA KYW
6 12/07/1921 KWG - 1230 Stockton, CA KWG
7 12/08/1921 KNX - 1070 Los Angeles, CA KGC
8 12/09/1921 KCBS - 740 San Francisco, CA KQW
9 01/09/1922 KQV - 1410 Pittsburgh, PA KQV
10 01/13/1922 KUOM - 770 Minneapolis, MN WLB
11 01/13/1922 WHA - 970 Madison, WI WHA
12 02/04/1922 WGY - 810 Schenectady, NY WGY
13 02/18/1922 WOC - 1420 Davenport, IA WOC
14 02/20/1922 WOR - 710 New York, NY WOR
15 02/21/1922 WCLV - 1420 Cleveland, OH WHK
16 02/28/1922 KAQQ - 590 Spokane, WA KHQ
17 03/02/1922 WLW - 700 Cincinnati, OH WLW
18 03/09/1922 KJR - 950 Seattle, WA KJR
19 03/10/1922 KDIA - 1310 Oakland, CA KLS
  03/10/1922 KWKW - 1300 Los Angeles, CA KJS
  03/10/1922 KLZ - 560 Denver, CO KLZ
22 03/11/1922 KVTO - 1400 Berkeley, CA KRE
23 03/13/1922 KTCK - 1310 Dallas, TX WRR
24 03/14/1922 KTRS - 550 Saint Louis, MO KSD
  03/14/1922 WGR - 550 Buffalo, NY WGR
  03/14/1922 KGU -760 Honolulu, HI KGU
27 03/15/1922 WSB - 750 Atlanta, GA WSB
28 03/16/1922 WKY - 930 Oklahoma City, OK WKY
29 03/18/1922 WEVD - 1050 New York, NY WHN
  03/18/1922 KHJ - 930 Los Angeles, CA KHJ
  03/18/1922 WBT -1110 Charlotte, NC WBT
  03/18/1922 WFIL - 560 Philadelphia, PA WFI
33 03/20/1922 WIP - 610 Philadelphia, PA WIP
34 03/21/1922 KDBZ - 620 Portland, OR KGW
35 03/22/1922 KTRH - 740 Houston, TX WCM
36 03/23/1922 WEW - 770 Saint Louis, MO WEW
  03/23/1922 KMJ - 580 Fresno, CA KMJ
38 03/28/1922 WILL - 580 Urbana, IL WRM
39* 03/29/1922 WMAQ - 670 Chicago, IL WGU
* - This station died in August 2001 when WSCR took the frequency.
40 03/30/1922 KGY - 1240 Olympia, WA KGY
  03/30/1922 KKMO - 1360 Tacoma, WA KMO
42 03/31/1922 KFI - 640 Los Angeles, CA KFI
  03/31/1922 WWL -870 New Orleans, LA WWL
44 04/05/1922 WBAA - 920 West Lafayette, IN WBAA
  04/05/1922 KKOB - 770 Albuquerque, NM KOB
  04/05/1922 WRTH - 1430 Saint Louis, MO WEB
  04/05/1922 WDZ - 1050 Decatur, IL WDZ
  04/05/1922 KMBZ - 980 Kansas City, MO WPE
49 04/07/1922 WNTD - 950 Chicago, IL WAAF
50 04/10/1922 WBBR - 1130 New York, NY WAAM
51 04/12/1922 KUPL - 970 Portland, OR KQP
52 04/17/1922 WJBO - 1150 Baton Rouge, LA WAAB
  04/17/1922 KNBR - 680 San Francisco, CA KPO
54 04/19/1922 KCRO - 660 Omaha, NE WAAW
55 04/21/1922 KSL - 1160 Salt Lake City, UT KZN
56 04/22/1922 KKDZ - 1250 Seattle, WA KTW
57 04/25/1922 WSOY - 1340 Decatur, IL WBAO
58 04/26/1922 WBAP - 820 Fort Worth, TX WBAP
59 04/28/1922 WOI - 640 Ames, IA WOI
60 04/29/1922 WTVN - 610 Columbus, OH WBAV
  04/29/1922 WBAX - 1240 Wilkes-Barre, PA WBAX
62 05/03/1922 KNEW - 910 Oakland, CA KLX
  05/03/1922 WTAE - 1250 Pittsburgh, PA WCAE
64 05/04/1922 WJR - 760 Detroit, MI WCX
65 05/08/1922 WCAO - 600 Baltimore, MD WCAO
  05/08/1922 KFNZ - 1320 Salt Lake City, UT KDYL
67 05/09/1922 KTSA - 550 San Antonio, TX WCAR
68 05/10/1922 WPHT - 1210 Philadelphia, PA WCAU
  05/10/1922 WHB - 710 Kansas City, MO WHB
70 05/13/1922 WVMT - 620 Burlington, VT WCAX
  05/13/1922 WBNS - 1460 Columbus, OH WCAH
72 05/15/1922 WDAE - 1250 Tampa, FL WDAE
  05/15/1922 WTMJ - 620 Milwaukee, WI WCAY
  05/15/1922 WCAZ - 990 Carthage, IL WCAZ
75 05/16/1922 WDAF - 610 Kansas City, MO WDAF
  05/16/1922 KGNC - 710 Amarillo, TX WDAG
77 05/19/1922 WFAN - 660 New York, NY WDAM
  05/19/1922 KEEL - 710 Shreveport, LA WDAN
  05/19/1922 WGN - 720 Chicago, IL WDAP
80 05/23/1922 KMPS - 1300 Seattle, WA KDZE
  05/23/1922 WDAY - 970 Fargo, ND WDAY
82 05/25/1922 WFDF - 910 Flint, MI WEAA
83 05/26/1922 KFH - 1330 Wichita, KS WEAH
84 05/27/1922 WHCU - 870 Ithaca, NY WEAI
85 05/31/1922 KHOW - 630 Denver, CO KDZQ
86 06/03/1922 WOSU - 820 Columbus, OH WEAO
87 06/05/1922 WLKW - 790 Providence, RI WEAN
  06/05/1922 KLIF - 570 Dallas, TX WFAA
89 06/21/1922 KTAR - 620 Phoenix, AZ KFAD
  06/21/1922 KWSU - 1250 Pullman, WA KFAE
91 06/24/1922 WLPA - 1490 Lancaster, PA WGAL
92 06/26/1 922 WSUI - 910 Iowa City, IA WHAA
93 06/29/1922 WSBT - 960 South Bend, IN WGAZ
94 07/05/1922 WHAM - 1180 Rochester, NY WHAM
95 07/11/1922 KEIN - 1310 Great Falls, MT KFBB
96 07/13/1922 WHAS - 840 Louisville, KY WHAS
97 07/14/1922 KPOP - 1360 San Diego, CA KFBC
98 07/18/1922 KIDO-630 Boise, ID KFAU
  07/18/1922 WHAZ - 1330 Troy, NY WHAZ
100 07/22/1922 WDEL - 1150 Wilmington, DE WHAV
  07/22/1922 WDAS - 1480 Philadelphia, PA WIAD
  07/22/1922 WISN - 1130 Milwaukee, WI WIAO

 

The information and dates used were adapted from Thomas White's research. 

Was KDKA really the first station? Perhaps. Please, read on...

  • A discussion by Barry Mishkind about which station was on the air first.

Who's On First?

  • A discussion by Thomas White about which station was on the air first.

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