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Philadelphia Radio (Images of America)

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Philadelphia radio broadcasting started in 1922, when the city’s first officially licensed stations went at the air. Within a couple of years, what had begun as a small, experimental medium changed into a full-fledged craze as families listened to live news, sports, and entertainment for the first time. In 1932, the first building designed for radio broadcasting opened on Chestnut Street, coinciding with the golden age of radio that featured live orchestras, soap operas, and imaginative dramas. Within the 1950s, a couple of stations started playing rock and roll, and Philadelphia changed into referred to as a city that not only produced hit music but additionally consistently broke new acts. By the 1970s, FM radio started to take hold of the vast majority of listeners, and once again Philadelphia stations were chargeable for breaking new artists, such as Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen.

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