Episode 1630
First Commercial Radio & Paul Bunyan Claims | August 20
Today in 1920, Detroit began the first commercial radio broadcasting with the…
Michigan Minute · WKAR Public Media
August 20, 20251m 0s
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Show Notes
Today in 1920, Detroit began the first commercial radio broadcasting with the test call sign 8MK, later becoming WWJ. It continues to broadcast today. On the same day in 1971, Oscoda, Michigan, claimed Paul Bunyan as their own, noting that the first printed story about the legendary lumberjack came from Oscoda in 1906, although other towns also claim his origin.