1964 in radio

Overview of the events of 1964 in radio

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The year 1964 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

## Events

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* 5 January – Invention for Radio #1: The Dreams is broadcast on BBC's Third Programme.[1]
* 24 January – WBZY 990 AM in Torrington, CT signs off for the last time.
* 27 March – The BBC's Children's Hour (renamed For the Young since April 1961) is broadcast for the last time.
* 28 March – Radio Caroline, a pirate radio station based on a ship anchored in international waters off the English coast, opens as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.[2]
* 29 June – Manx Radio, the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man, begins broadcasting.
* 1 July
* In Sweden Sveriges Radio launches its third national channel – P3 – as an alternative to commercial pirate radio.
* In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission adopts the FM Non-Duplication Rule, prohibiting broadcasters in cities with more than 100,000 people from simulcasting the same programming on their AM and FM stations.
* WPEA, the oldest high school radio station, belonging to Phillips Exeter Academy, begins broadcasting.
* 16 November – Invention for Radio #2: Amor Dei is broadcast by the BBC.[1]

## Births

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* 6 January – Colin Cowherd, American sports radio and television personality.
* 24 January – Rob Dibble, former Major League Baseball pitcher and sports radio host.
* 10 February – Glenn Beck, American conservative talk radio and television host.
* 29 February – Lyndon Byers, former NHL player from Canada, WAAF radio host.
* 27 May – Adam Carolla, American comedian, comedy writer, radio and television personality and actor.
* 6 June – Roe Conn, American radio talk show host on WLS in Chicago, Illinois.
* 22 June – Dicky Barrett, American frontman of skacore band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, radio personality and announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
* 23 June – Jane Garvey, English radio presenter.
* 18 July – Wendy Williams, American radio personality.
* 1 September – Ray D'Arcy, Irish radio and television host
* 14 October – Jim Rome, American radio and TV personality[3]

## Deaths

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* 1 March – Kathryn Card, 71, American radio, television and film actress.
* 27 August – Gracie Allen, 69, American comedy star of vaudeville, radio, television and film.[4]
* 10 October – Eddie Cantor, 72, American comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter.[5]
* 14 December – William Bendix, 58, Academy Award-nominated American film actor and radio personality.

## References

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1. ^ a b Butler, David (4 December 2019). "The Origins of Certain Lives: The Development, Reception and Influence of the 'Inventions for Radio' by Barry Bermange and Delia Derbyshire" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 40 (4): 823–846\. doi:10.1080/01439685.2019.1697034.
2. ^ Don't Get Mad, Get Even Archived 15 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "The Jim Rome Show / Monday - Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m." CBS Sports and Radio. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
4. ^ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
5. ^ 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.

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