Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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KDKA in Pittsburgh was a pioneer broadcasting station, but how did the Westinghouse Company, a manufacturer of air brakes and electrical generators end up starting a radio station, making radios, televisions and vacuum tubes? Mike Molnar tells the story of the rise and fall of Westinghouse.

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