A Day To Remember: The First Radio Commercial Airs
August 28, 2009: In 1922, there were just 30 radio stations in the U.S., and receivers were in about 60,000 households. Still, on August 28 of that year, the U.S. Census Bureau notes, the first radio commercial was broadcast. The spot, on WEAF/New York, advertised a group of apartment buildings in Queens, and the advertiser paid $100 for 10 minutes of airtime.
The Census Bureau provided the info as part of its Public Information Office's "Profile America" service. There's a daily, ready-to-air "Profile America" short segment available; visit www.census.gov and click "Newsroom."
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(8/31/2009 1:34:47 PM) Take a look at a little radio station in St. Joseph, MO, whose owner, Ralph Foster, owned a Firestone Tire and Rubber outlet, as well as its first radio station. His commercial may have happened earlier than the NY station's. |
| - Luann Linnebur |
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