1928 in radio
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The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
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[edit] Events
- 1 January: Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.[1]
- 30 January: First radio telephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.[2]
- 27 March: KGB (AM) in San Diego begins broadcasting.[3]
- 2 May: KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.[4]
- 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.[5]
- 13 September: KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.[6]
- 1 November: The first official broadcast in Romanian is aired by the Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonică (Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company) in Bucharest.[7]
- 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.[8]
- 11 November: WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.[9]
- 11 November: WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.[9]
- 11 November: KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.[10]
- 20 November: WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.[11]
- 23 December: NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.[12]
[edit] 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.[13]
- 19 November: Happy Station Show (1928–1995), hosted by Eddy Startz from 1928 until 1970.
[edit] Closings
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[edit] 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.[14]
- 9 November: Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host.[15]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History
- ^ 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
- ^ a b 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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