What if a radio station could broadcast for only a month? The story of WDW in Washington, D.C. is just that. A fleeting signal in the early days of radio, WDW crackled to life in December 1921, licensed to the Radio Construction & Electric Co. This short-lived station operated on the 360-meter “entertainment” wavelength. Imagine the excitement as locals tuned their crystal sets to hear WDW’s broadcasts. The Radio Construction Company, located on Irving Street, had already dabbled in broadcasting. They used their amateur station, 3BAX, to transmit concerts. The Department of Commerce officially recognized broadcasting in December 1921. WDW received its license on December 22nd, joining a small but growing number of stations across the nation. However, WDW’s time on air was incredibly brief. The station’s initial thirty-day license was never renewed. By May 1922, WDW was officially deleted from the records. The Radio Construction & Electric Co. also held an Experimental station license for 3XZ. This station may have been heard in the summer of 1922. However, it too faded from the airwaves, deleted in mid-1923. A classified ad in April 1923 hinted at the company’s relocation, mentioning a “great sacrifice sale” of radio equipment. The story of WDW remains a curious footnote in radio history. A brief burst of entertainment, then silence.
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