List of oldest radio stations

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The title of Oldest Radio Station is a controversial one, but can be assumed from several in Europe (particularly of England and Germany), and in the United States and Canada.

Several potential contenders for the title of "Oldest television station" are listed below:

Table of Experimental Radio Stations

Radio
Call-sign
(Original)
Radio
Call-sign
(Current)
City/Location On Air Broadcast Frequency
(AM Radio / FM Radio)
Broadcast class
KDKA KDKA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1920 AM 1020 kHz Class-A (Clear channel)
XWA CINW Montreal, Quebec December 1, 1919 (Experimental),
May 20, 1920
AM 940 kHz Class-A (Clear channel)
8MK WWJ Detroit, Michigan August 20, 1920 AM 950 kHz Class-B?
W1XOJ WAAF Westborough, Massachusetts /
Boston, Massachusetts
1937 FM 107.3 MHz,
(Simulcasts on 97.7 MHz)
Unknown
W47NV WSM-FM Nashville, Tennessee March 1, 1945 FM 95.5 MHz,
(Not original frequency)
Unknown

See also