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
- January 1 – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.[1]
- January 30 – First radio telephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.[2]
- March 27 – KGB (AM) in San Diego begins broadcasting.[3]
- May 2 – KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.[4]
- September 13 – KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.[5]
- 1 November – The first official broadcast in Romanian is aired by the Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonică (Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company) in Bucharest.[6]
- November 11 – WOL (AM) in Washington D.C. begins broadcasting.[7]
- November 11 – WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.[8]
- November 11 – WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.[9]
- November 11 – KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.[10]
- November 20 – WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.[11]
- December 23 – NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.[12]
[edit] Debuts
- The Voice of Firestone (1928-1956)
- Happy Station Show (1928-1995)
- January 4 – The Dodge Victory Hour, a variety show, debuts on NBC.
- March 19 – Amos 'n' Andy debuts through the NBC Blue Network, broadcasting from WMAQ AM, a radio station owned by the Chicago Daily News.[13]
[edit] Closings
[edit] Births
- May 21 Tom Donahue is born (d. 1975), pioneering rock and roll radio disc jockey and freeform rock pioneer
- August 17 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/television host. [14]
- November 9 Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host. [15]
[edit] Deaths
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[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/january_1_1928_87170.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/january_30_1928_87240.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/march_27_1928_87370.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/may_2_1928_87469.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/september_13_1928_87770.html
- ^ http://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/radio_and_radiophony_in_romania.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87921.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87920.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87920.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_11_1928_87918.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_20_1928_87943.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/december_23_1928_88005.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/march_19_1928_87346.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/august_17_1928_87722.html
- ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1928/november_9_1928_87912.html
