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Today In Radio History

November 7

On this day in 1921 KWG-AM, Stockton California, began transmitting.

On this day in 1932 "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" was first broadcast on the CBS Radio Network.

On this day in 1938 Radio station "W9XZY" broadcasted a facsimile of the St Louis Post-Dispatch by radio.

On this day in 1982 the Suriname army, under Desi Bouterse, fired on a radio station's building.

On this day in 1994 radio personality Howard Stern talked a caller out of attempting to kill himself.

On this day in 2005, Howard Stern was suspended for 1 day from his radio show after an alteracation with Tom Chiusano, General Manager of WXRK, New York, Stern's flagship station.

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