Before WCCO, there was the "Call of the North Station WLAG", a forerunner of WCCO. This is likely the earliest recording of a radio station in the Twin Cities and it is something called the National Defense Day Program in September of 1924. This broadcast took place about a month before WCCO went on the air October 2nd and is certainly one of the 100 moments in 100 years of 'CCO!

(Image: The original WLAG studio in the Oak Grove Hotel in downtown Minneapolis in 1924 where Chief Engineer Ray Sweet worked the phone.)

Before WCCO, there was the "Call of the North Station WLAG", a forerunner of WCCO. This is likely the earliest recording of a radio station in the Twin Cities and it is something called the National Defense Day Program in September of 1924. This broadcast took place about a month before WCCO went on the air October 2nd and is certainly one of the 100 moments in 100 years of 'CCO!
(Image: The original WLAG studio in the Oak Grove Hotel in downtown Minneapolis in 1924 where Chief Engineer Ray Sweet worked the phone.)

In 2024, WCCO Radio is celebrating 100 years on the air. We'll look back on some of the most important and entertaining moments from the last century as you heard right here on 830 WCCO Radio!

In 2024, WCCO Radio is celebrating 100 years on the air. We'll look back on some of the most important and entertaining moments from the last century as you heard right here on 830 WCCO Radio!

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