1931 in radio

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The year 1931 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Events

30 April - In France the Poste Colonial (also known as "Radio Coloniale") begins broadcasting to the French colonies from a shortwave transmitter at Pontoise.
1 May - KGPL began broadcasting.
11 May - The Pittsburgh Police begin broadcasting with "radio patrol cars" and the region's first emergency band.
24 May – Polskie Radio begins transmitting its national programme from a new longwave station at Raszyn, outside Warsaw. It is the most powerful transmitter in Europe at the time.

27 January - Clara, Lu ’n’ Em, the first daytime radio serial, debuts on the NBC Blue Network as a late-evening program. On 15 February 1932, the show moves to its morning time slot.
5 February - Eddie Cantor has his first radio appearance on Rudy Vallee's The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour.
2 September - Bing Crosby makes his solo debut on network radio and remains on air with at least one weekly show until the fall of 1962.
25 December - The Metropolitan Opera begins broadcasting its regular Saturday afternoon performances on the NBC Blue Network.

18 August - Bernard "Buddy" Diliberto, (d. 2005), sports commentator in New Orleans for over 50 years.
2 September - Michael Dante, American radio talk show host, actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete.