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The year 1949 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Events

2 January - The Jack Benny Program first appears on CBS after 16 years on NBC—one of the most visible results of CBS' "talent raids."^[1]
1 April – The facilities and staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland are transferred to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
15 April – KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley, California, begins broadcasting as the first listener-sponsored radio station in the United States and the first of five stations founded by the Pacifica Radio network.
23 November - James Lindenberg branches into radio broadcasting with the launch of DZBC 1000 kilocycles, owned by Bolinao Electronics Corporation (the predecessor of ABS-CBN) in the Philippines.

January 31 – Book at Bedtime debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
January 9 – Screen Director's Playhouse premieres on NBC.^[1]
February 11 – Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1949–1962) debuts on CBS.
February 27 – Broadway Is My Beat debuts on CBS.^[2]
May 1 – The Adventures of Frank Race, a syndicated program, debuts in some markets.^[2]
May 7 – The Affairs of Peter Salem debuts on Mutual.^[2]
June 3 – Dragnet premieres on NBC.
June 29 - Candy Matson debuts on NBC West Coast.^[2]
July 3 – Four Star Playhouse debuts on NBC.^[3]
July 4 - Add a Line debuts on ABC.^[4]
August 25 – Father Knows Best debuts on NBC.^[2]
September 4 - Chance of a Lifetime debuts on ABC.^[2]
September 5 - Light-Up Time debuts on NBC.^[2]

February 22 – KWPC-FM (99.7 FM) of Muscatine, Iowa, with a broadcasting power of 3,000 watts, signs on the air as a sister station of KWPC-AM (860 AM). Studios are located on the outskirts of Muscatine.
June 26 – WWON-FM/105.5-Woonsocket, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting at 390 watts. It is the sister station of WWON/1240 in the same community.
December 11 – KALA/1400-Sitka, Alaska, begins broadcasting. The owner is Baranof Enterprises.^[5]
December 22 – WPEP/1570-Taunton, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting from studios atop the Roseland Ballroom, north of downtown Taunton.

January 2 - Cabin B-13 ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]
April 17 - Manhattan Merry-Go-Round ends its run on network radio (NBC Blue Network).^[2]
June 4 - The Adventures of Frank Merriwell ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[2]
June 5 - The Alan Young Show ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[2]
June 10 - Herb Shriner Time ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]
June 25 - Famous Jury Trials ends its run on network radio in the United States.^[2]
July 3 - Mayor of the Town ends its run on network radio.^[2]
September 4 - The Burl Ives Show ends its run on network radio (ABC).^[2]
September 25 - Call the Police ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]
September 26 - Add a Line ends its run on network radio (ABC).^[4]
October 28 - The Abe Burrows Show ends its run on CBS.^[2]
December 15 - Captain Midnight ends its run on network radio Mutual.^[2]

Neal Conan, NPR host, producer, editor, and correspondent. During the 1991 Gulf War he was captured by the Iraqi Republican Guard.

February 15 - Actress Patricia Ryan died at her home. She was stricken with a severe headache the night before while performing in a broadcast of Cavalcade of America, and her husband found her dead the next morning.^[6]

^ ^a ^b 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. P. 7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
^ Dunning, John. (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925-1976. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN 0-13-932616-2.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent. (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
^ "KALA on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 19, 1949. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ "Death Claims Radio Actress". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. United Press. February 16, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved August 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.