The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
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Events
edit- 1 January – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.[1]
- 2 January – The BBC broadcasts The Daily Service – a 15-minute act of Christian worship – for the first time, from its Savoy Hill studios in London. The programme will still be broadcast five mornings a week on BBC Radio 4 (LW) as of 2020.[2]
- 30 January – First radiotelephone 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.
- KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.[9]
- WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.[10]
- WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.[10]
- WOL (AM) in Washington, D.C. 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
edit- 3 January – The Voice of Firestone (1928–1956), a classical-music program, debuts on NBC.
- 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]
- November – Live broadcast of National Service of Remembrance in Whitehall, London, first made by the BBC.
- 19 November – Happy Station Show (1928–1995), hosted by Eddy Startz from 1928 until 1970.
- 24 December – First broadcast of Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Chapel, Cambridge, by the BBC.[15]
- Radio calisthenics (ラジオ体操, rajio taisō), daily exercises, first broadcast on NHK in Japan,
Endings
edit- 22 April – The Acousticon Hour ends its run on network radio.[16]
Births
edit- 16 January – Menchu Álvarez del Valle, Spanish radio journalist (died 2021)
- 21 May – Tom Donahue, pioneering American rock and roll radio disc jockey and freeform rock pioneer (died 1975)
- 6 June – R. D. Wingfield, English radio dramatist and detective novelist (died 2007)
- 19 June – Barry Took, English comedy writer and broadcast presenter (died 2002)
- 2 July – John Timpson, English radio news presenter (died 2005)
- 17 August – Willem Duys, Dutch radio/television host[17] (died 2011)
- 17 September – Brian Matthew, English disc jockey (died 2017)
- 20 October – Michael O'Donnell, English physician, journalist, medical campaigner and broadcaster (died 2019)
- 9 November – Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host[18]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ^ a b WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ^ WOL-AM in Washington D.C. 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
- ^ "Nine lessons and carols: History of the service". Cambridge: King's College Chapel. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-09..
- ^ "Many Stars in Final Acousticon Hour". The Decatur Herald. Illinois, Decatur. April 22, 1928. p. 15. Retrieved November 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History.
- ^ Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History.