"In the early 1900s, radio began its commercial use and about 20 years later it became so popular that people were scrambling to buy radios to put into their homes.
National Radio Day has been celebrated in the United States and other places around the globe since the early 1990s. Some sources suggest that this date was chosen as August 20 in honor of the day that Detroit radio station 8MK (now WWJ) made its first broadcast in 1920 (although this was not the first station to broadcast in the US).
In 2011, NPR (National Public Radio) brought attention to the day, which allowed its popularity to grow significantly. Now, National Radio Day is celebrated all throughout the nation."
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