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How long ago was the first commercial radio broadcast?
The first commercial radio broadcast was 105 years ago.
The first commercial radio broadcast went on air on November 2, 1920. That's 105 years, 10 months and 25 days.
Pittsburgh's KDKA broadcast US presidential election results.
The first commercial radio broadcast turns 125 on November 2, 2045.
If you were born before November 2, 1920, you're older than the first commercial radio broadcast.
Mind-bender: The first commercial radio broadcast is closer in time to the first fax machine patent (1843) than to today.
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