Rural Radio Network
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rural-radio-network-252-12834034
title:
Rural Radio Network
text:
The Rural Radio Network (RRN) was an interconnected group of six commercial FM radio stations spread across upstate New York and operated from Ithaca, New York -- the first all-radio, no-wireline network in the world. It began operation in 1948 as an innovative broadcast service to the agricultural community, but competition from television—and a lack of affordable, well-performing FM receivers—caused the founders' original business plan to fail. The stations changed ownership, as well as Radio
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Pioneering FM radio network in New York State (1948–1981)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Radio_Network
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date modified:
2023-02-21T05:17:31Z
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