1928 in radio

Events

• 1 January – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.
• 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.
• 30 January – First radiotelephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.
• 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.
• 2 May – KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.
• 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.
• 13 September – KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.
• 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.
• 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.
  • WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.
  • WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.
  • WOL (AM) in Washington, D.C. begins broadcasting.
• 20 November – WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.
• 23 December – NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.

Debuts

• 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.
• 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.
• Radio calisthenics (ラジオ体操, rajio taisō), daily exercises, first broadcast on NHK in Japan,

Endings

• 22 April – The Acousticon Hour ends its run on network radio.

Births

• 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 (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

References

References

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2. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/12_december/27/religious_80th.shtml 80 Years of Religious Broadcasting on the BBC]
3. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/january_30_1928_87240.html 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US January 30 in History]
4. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/march_27_1928_87370.html KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions March 27 in History]
5. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/may_2_1928_87469.html KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History]
6. [http://100ansderadio.free.fr/HistoiredelaRadio/1928.html 100 ans de radio]
7. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/september_13_1928_87770.html KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History]
8. [http://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/radio_and_radiophony_in_romania.html Radio and Radiophony in Romania]
9. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87918.html KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History]
10. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87920.html WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History]
11. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87921.html WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions November 11 in History]
12. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_20_1928_87943.html WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions November 20 in History]
13. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/december_23_1928_88005.html NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23 in History]
14. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/march_19_1928_87346.html "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19 in History]
15. "Nine lessons and carols: History of the service". King's College Chapel.
16. (April 22, 1928). "Many Stars in Final Acousticon Hour". The Decatur Herald.
17. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/august_17_1928_87722.html Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History.]
18. [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_9_1928_87912.html Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History.]