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On May 31, 1922, NOF introduced Wednesday night concerts by the [[United States Marine Band]], which would be one of its most popular features. Within a month the station received letters from listeners located in sixteen U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.<ref>[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1922-06-25/ed-1/seq-22/ "Radio Fans in 16 States Hear Marine Band Play"] by Commander Stanford C. Hooper, ''Washington Star'', June 25, 1922, Part 1, page 22. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)</ref> By July the concerts were also presented on Friday evenings,<ref>[https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1922-07-16/ed-1/seq-21/ "Marine Band Now Plays to Millions by Radio"] by Commander Stanford C. Hooper, ''Washington Star'', July 16, 1922, page 21 (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)</ref> although they were suspended from September to November when the band went on tour.
In early August the ban on most spoken broadcasts was ended, and wide variety of programs and talks, mostly provided by government agencies, was introduced.<ref name="resume"/> On December 8, 1922, NOF carried the first broadcast of a presidential address to the U.S. Congress, with Harding speaking to a joint assembly of the House of Representatives and Senate.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015080167938&view=1up&seq=
However, NOF's broadcasting activities soon came to an end, as that same month it was decided that the Anacostia facility should focus on research instead of programs for a general audience. It was therefore reported that:
{{Blockquote|text="Station NOF, Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C., ceased to function as a broadcasting station January 3, 1923, being rededicated to its original work as a research laboratory devoted to problems arising from the use of wireless apparatus on board air craft. The broadcasting service of NOF has been taken over by Station NAA, United States Navy Department, Arlington, or Radio, Virginia."<ref>"Station NOF Has Discontinued Broadcasting", ''Radio Broadcasting News'', March 17, 1923, page 3.</ref>}}
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