On November 2, 1920, Westinghouse station KDKA in Pittsburgh read the results of the Harding–Cox presidential election live on air, from 6 p.m. until noon the next day.
It is widely recognized as the first commercial radio broadcast, a milestone on the way to radio as a mass medium.
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