1928 in radio
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The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
Events
- 1 January – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.[1]
- 2 January - The BBC broadcasts the first edition of The Daily Service, from Savoy Hill. The Daily Service is still broadcast to this day on BBC Radio 4.[2]
- 30 January – First radio telephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.[3]
- 25 March – Italian radio broadcasts its first live football commentary: the game is an international match between Italy and Hungary.
- 27 March – KGB (AM) in San Diego begins broadcasting.[4]
- 2 May – KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.[5]
- 7 July – The French government issues an order limiting the list of private radio stations permitted to continue broadcasting to: Poste Parisien, Radio Agen, Radio Béziers, Radio Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Radio Juan-les-Pins, Radio LL, Radio Lyon, Radio Mont-de-Marsan, Radio Montpellier, Radio Nîmes, Radio Paris, Radio Toulouse, and Radio Vitus.[6]
- 13 September – KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.[7]
- 28 October – Radio Ljubljana begins regularly programmed transmissions.
- 1 November – The first official broadcast in Romanian is aired by the Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonică (Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company) in Bucharest.[8]
- 11 November – General Order 40 is implemented by the United States government; this allows the classification of each allocation in the AM band as either "Local," "Regional," or "Clear." This allows for the creation of clear-channel stations broadcasting at maximum power at night.
- 11 November – WOL (AM) in Washington D.C. begins broadcasting.[9]
- 11 November – WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.[10]
- 11 November – WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.[10]
- 11 November – KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.[11]
- 20 November – WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.[12]
- 23 December – NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.[13]
Debuts
- The Voice of Firestone (1928–1956)
- 4 January – The Dodge Victory Hour, a variety show, debuts on NBC.
- 19 March – Amos 'n' Andy debuts through the NBC Blue Network, broadcasting from WMAQ-AM, a radio station owned by the Chicago Daily News.[14]
- 19 November – Happy Station Show (1928–1995), hosted by Eddy Startz from 1928 until 1970.
Births
- 21 May – Tom Donahue is born (died 1975), pioneering rock and roll radio disc jockey and freeform rock pioneer
- 17 August – Willem Duys, Dutch radio/television host.[15]
- 9 November – Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host.[16]
References
- ↑ Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History
- ↑ 80 Years of Religious Broadcasting on the BBC
- ↑ 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US January 30 in History
- ↑ KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions March 27 in History
- ↑ KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History
- ↑ 100 ans de radio
- ↑ KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History
- ↑ Radio and Radiophony in Romania
- ↑ WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- 1 2 WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ↑ KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ↑ WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions November 20 in History
- ↑ NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23 in History
- ↑ "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19 in History
- ↑ Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History
- ↑ Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History
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