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Today In Radio History

March 6

On this day in 1959, Pioneer IV sent the furthest radio signal ever heard: 400,000 miles.

On this day in 1995, the Howard Stern Radio Show debuted in Phoenix, Arizona on KEDJ-FM.

On this day in 2005, former BBC Radio 1 DJ, Tommy Vance, died. He originally came to fame during the 1960s as a DJ on British pirate station, "Radio Caroline" and BBC Radio 1. He began his radio career in Seattle at KOL and KHJ, Los Angeles.

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