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==== Experiments with broadcasting music ==== The first broadcast of music was made during a demonstration on 13 August 1919 by [[Ernest Fisk]] (later Sir Ernest) of AWA β [[Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)]]. A number of amateurs commenced broadcasting music in 1920 and 1921.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Many other amateurs soon followed. 2CM was run by Charles MacLuran who started the station in 1921 with regular Sunday evening broadcasts from the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney. 2CM is often regarded as Australia's first, regular, non-official station.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bpadula.tripod.com/australiashortwave/id34.html|title=1923 - Evolution of Australian Domestic Radio|website=bpadula.tripod.com|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
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