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The year 1933 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
Events
- 14 January – In Spain, radio station EAJ-24 Radio Córdoba begins transmission, its first broadcast coming from the Conservatorio Superior de Música in the city.
- 24 February – In New Zealand, station 2YC Wellington is opened.[1]
- 12 March – Fireside chat: On the Bank Crisis (the first fireside chat).
- 7 May – Fireside chat: Outlining the New Deal Program.
- 31 May – As the first step towards removing advertising from public radio, the French government introduces a broadcast receiving licence fee payable by owners of radio sets (15 francs per crystal set, 50 francs per valve radio).[2]
- 24 July – Fireside chat: On the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program. Roosevelt introduces the concept of the "first 100 days".
- 28 July – Sheila Borrett becomes the first female BBC Radio broadcaster.[3]
- 18 August – In Germany, the Volksempfänger ("people's receiver"), a readily affordable radio set designed to be capable, as far as possible, of picking up only the transmissions of government-controlled stations, is presented at the 10th International Radio Show, Berlin.
- 22 October – Fireside chat: On the Currency Situation.
Debuts
- 31 January – The Lone Ranger (1933–1955) (WXYZ Detroit)[4]
- 7 March – Marie the Little French Princess (CBS; first daytime radio serial)
- 17 March – The Armour Jester (NBC Blue Network)
- 11 June – Carefree Carnival (NBC Red)[5]
- 23 June – Don McNeill's Breakfast Club (NBC Blue Network)[5]
- 31 July – Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy (CBS)[5]
- 14 August – Ma Perkins (WLW Cincinnati). On 4 December, the program moves to the full NBC Red Network.[5]
- 24 September – Broadway Varieties (CBS)[5]
- 25 September – The Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters (NBC)[5]
- 2 October – The National Barn Dance (NBC Blue Network)
- 8 October – The Baker's Broadcast (NBC Blue Network).[5]
- 22 October – The American Revue (CBS).[5]
- 30 October – The Romance of Helen Trent (CBS)
- 11 November – The Admiral Byrd Broadcasts (CBS)[5]
- 18 November – In Town Tonight (BBC National Programme)[6]
- 29 November – Calling All Cars (CBS West Coast network)[5]
- UNDATED – The Oldsmobile Program (CBS)[7]
Endings
Births
- 13 March – Gloria McMillan, American actress, plays Harriet Conklin in Our Miss Brooks.[8]
- 17 June – Harry Browne (died 2006), American libertarian writer, politician, U.S. Presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, and radio talk show host.
- 3 December – Les Crane (died 2008), San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who wins a Grammy for his recording of the poem Desiderata.
- 19 November – Larry King (died 2021), American radio and television host (WIOD).
References
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
- ↑ 100 ans de radio (in French)
- ↑ Seatter, Robert; Robinson, Nick (2022). Broadcasting Britain: 100 years of the BBC. London: DK. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-2415-6754-8.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ↑ Radio Times (10 November 1933), In Town Tonight, vol. 41, BBC National Programme, p. 50
- ↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. p. 494.
- ↑ "'Our Miss Brooks' Actress Seems Headed For Stage Stardom". The Times. Louisiana, Shreveport. 1 May 1949. p. A-17. Retrieved 2 February 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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