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Today In Radio History

April 1

On this day in 1925, Danish State Radio inaugurated its broadcasting.

On this day in 1935, the first radio tube to be made of metal was produced in Schenectady, New York.

On this day in 1988 the man who played the Radio character, "Fibber McGee", Jim Jordan, died at age 91.

On this day in 1996, the Howard Stern Radio program debuted on WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts.

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