1934 in radio
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The year 1934 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
- 1 January - In New Zealand, station 3YL Christchurch is opened.[1]
- 26 March - In New Zealand, station 4YO Dunedin is opened.[2]
- 28 June: Fireside chat: Review of the Achievements of the Seventy-third Congress
- 1 July: The Federal Communications Commission is created, replacing the Federal Radio Commission.
- 30 September: Fireside chat: On Moving Forward to Greater Freedom and Greater Security
- December:WJBO is relocated from New Orleans to Baton Rouge & relaunched as simply WJBO 1150AM in Baton Rouge.
Debuts
- 13 January: Al Pearce and His Gang debuts on NBC Blue.[3]
- 10 March: Beatrice Fairfas debuts on NBC.[4]
- 26 March: The Adventures of Frank Merriwell debuts on NBC.[4]
- 16 April: Babe Ruth debuts on the Blue Network.[4]
- April: Major Bowes Amateur Hour debuts on the New York City station WHN.
- 29 September: The Quality Network cooperative is reorganized and renamed the Mutual Broadcasting System. The stations participating in the co-op, all serving as part-owners, include WOR-New York (Bamberger Broadcasting Service/Macy's), WGN-Chicago (The Chicago Tribune), WLW-Cincinnati (Crosley Broadcasting Corporation) and WXYZ-Detroit (Kunsky-Trendle Broadcasting).
- 14 October: Lux Radio Theater debuts on NBC Blue for its first year, before moving to CBS for the remainder of its run.
Closings
- 25 February: The American Revue ends its run on network radio (CBS).[4]
- 16 November: Bring 'Em Back Alive ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).[4]
- 17 December: The Atwater Kent Hour ends its run on network radio (CBS).[4]
Births
- January: Alan Berg (died 1984), Denver-based liberal radio talk show host and former attorney.
- 30 January: Tammy Grimes, an American actress and singer who hosted the final season of CBS Radio Mystery Theater.[3]
- 25 April: George Bogle, a minister and religious broadcaster in Detroit, Michigan.
- 10 May: Gary Owens, American radio host and voice actor (d. 2015)
Deaths
References
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
- 1 2 Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
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