1928 in radio

Overview of the events of 1928 in radio

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The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

## Events

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* 1 January – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.[1]
* 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.[2]
* 30 January – First radiotelephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.[3]
* 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.[4]
* 2 May – KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.[5]
* 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.[6]
* 13 September – KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.[7]
* 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.[8]
* 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.[9]
* WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.[10]
* WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.[10]
* WOL (AM) in Washington, D.C. begins broadcasting.[11]
* 20 November – WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.[12]
* 23 December – NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.[13]

## Debuts

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* 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.[14]
* 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.[15]
* Radio calisthenics (ラジオ体操, rajio taisō), daily exercises, first broadcast on NHK in Japan,

## Endings

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* 22 April – The Acousticon Hour ends its run on network radio.[16]

## Births

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* 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[17] (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[18]

## References

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1. ^ Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History
2. ^ 80 Years of Religious Broadcasting on the BBC
3. ^ 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US January 30 in History
4. ^ KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions March 27 in History
5. ^ KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History
6. ^ 100 ans de radio
7. ^ KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History
8. ^ Radio and Radiophony in Romania
9. ^ KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
10. ^ a b WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
11. ^ WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
12. ^ WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions November 20 in History
13. ^ NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23 in History
14. ^ "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19 in History
15. ^ "Nine lessons and carols: History of the service". Cambridge: King's College Chapel. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-09..
16. ^ "Many Stars in Final Acousticon Hour". The Decatur Herald. Illinois, Decatur. April 22, 1928. p. 15. Retrieved November 5, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History.
18. ^ Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History.