NAB Launches Toolkit for Stations to Celebrate 100 Years of Radio

The National Association of Broadcasters is counting down the 100 days to the centennial anniversary of the first commercial radio broadcast with an online and on-air #Radio100 campaign. On Wednesday (7/15), the NAB released today the #Radio100 toolkit to help stations celebrate this incredible milestone.

The toolkit features a celebratory video, social media assets, scripts and other content for radio stations to use in advance of the anniversary. Listeners are encouraged to post their favorite radio memory on social media using #Radio100.

Starting on Sunday, July 26, NAB will count down the 100 days by highlighting a landmark moment in radio’s history each day. The moments will be featured on NAB’s social media channels on Twitter and Facebook, as well as WeAreBroadcasters.com/Radio100.

The first commercial radio broadcast took place on KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pa., on November 2, 1920 with the broadcast of the election results between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox.