Oliver Twist is a 1921 song written by singer Vaughn De Leath, and performed by her as the first song sung by confirmed trans-Atlantic commercial radio broadcast. In 1922 the song was one of the early
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WABC is a commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York and the flagship of John Catsimatidis' Red Apple Media. The station airs a conservative talk radio format known as "Talkradio 77".
Oliver Twist (Vaughn De Leath song)
…The Wireless Age (1923) presented an interview with "Vaughn De Leath, The Original Radio Girl", which recounted the 12:30AM December 9, 1922 WJZ radio broadcast from New York to London. The Star-Spangled Banner burst upon the air like the coming of a cyclone. ... And then a voice came in "WJZ…
Original WJZ Newark studio. The microphone is the horizontal cylinder located at the upper right.
The nightly "Man in the Moon" bedtime stories were a popular early feature.
Beginning in May 1923 the WJZ studios and towers were located (along with WJY) at Aeolian Hall in New York City.
Early broadcast chains for WJZ and WEAF, 1926