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Overview of the events of 1934 in radio

List of years in radio

In television: 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937

In music: 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937

In film: 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937

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The year 1934 saw a number of significant happenings inradio broadcasting history.

Events

1 January – InNew Zealand, station3YL Christchurch is opened.^[1]
14 January – The LucerneFrequency Plan, reallocatinglong andshort wave frequencies in Europe, comes into force.
February – The government of France suppresses radio reporting of theStavisky Riots.^[2]
26 March – InNew Zealand, station4YO Dunedin is opened.^[1]
1 April –NIROM (Nederlandsch-Indische Radio-omroepmaatschappij), the Dutch East Indies Radio Broadcasting Corporation, begins broadcasting from studios inBatavia andSurabaya.^[3]
6 May – "Day ofthe Saar": all Germany's radio stations broadcastpropaganda material aiming to influence the result of the1935 Saar status referendum.^[4]
28 June –Fireside chat: U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt broadcasts aReview of the Achievements of theSeventy-third Congress.
1 July – TheFederal Communications Commission is created, replacing theFederal Radio Commission in the United States.
August – At the first congress of theUnion of Soviet Writers, several of the union's most prominent figures, such asAlexander Serafimovich andMarietta Shaginyan, comment on the merits of radio as a medium for writers.^[5]
30 September –Fireside chat:On Moving Forward to Greater Freedom and Greater Security.
7 October – In theUnited Kingdom, the new high-power longwave transmitter atDroitwich takes over fromDaventry 5XX as the main station radiating theBBC National Programme.
10 December –WJBO is relocated fromNew Orleans toBaton Rouge and relaunched as WJBO 1150AM.
EKCO introduces its distinctive roundbakelite radio cabinets in the United Kingdom.
date unknown – Radio Misr is launched inEgypt, the first radio station in the Arabic-speaking world.^[6]

Debuts

13 January –Al Pearce and His Gang debuts onNBC Blue.^[7]
10 March –Beatrice Fairfax debuts onNBC.^[8]
17 March –The Growth of a Poet (aboutJohn Masefield) is broadcast by the BBC in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[9]
26 March –The Adventures of Frank Merriwell debuts onNBC.^[8]
16 April –Babe Ruth debuts on theBlue Network.^[8]
April –Major Bowes Amateur Hour debuts on the New York City stationWHN.
15 September –The Gibson Family debuts on NBC.^[8]
29 September –The Quality Network cooperative is reorganized and renamed theMutual Broadcasting System. The stations participating in the co-op, all serving as part-owners, includeWOR-New York (Bamberger Broadcasting Service/Macy's),WGN-Chicago (Chicago Tribune),WLW-Cincinnati (Crosley Broadcasting Corporation) andWXYZ-Detroit (Kunsky-Trendle Broadcasting).
5 October –Hollywood Hotel debuts onCBS.^[8]
14 October –Lux Radio Theater debuts onNBC Blue for its first year, before moving toCBS for the remainder of its run.
December – The first episode ofOvaltiney's Concert Party is broadcast, withHarry Hemsley andGladys Young as presenters.^[10]

Endings

2 January –Blackstone Plantation ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[8]
25 February –The American Revue ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[8]
3 March –Tarzan of the Apes ends its run onWOR.^[11]
16 November –Bring 'Em Back Alive ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).^[8]
17 December –The Atwater Kent Hour ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[8]

Births

1 January –Alan Berg (died1984), Denver-basedliberal radio talk show host, previously an attorney.
30 January –Tammy Grimes (died2016), Americanactress andsinger, host of the final season ofCBS Radio Mystery Theater.^[7]
4 March –John Dunn (died2004), British radio presenter.
25 April – George Bogle, minister and religious broadcaster inDetroit,Michigan.
10 May –Gary Owens (died2015), American radio host and voice actor.
5 June –Bryon Butler (died2001), British radio football correspondent.
5 August –Gay Byrne (died2019), Irish broadcaster.
18 December –Michael Freedland (died2018), British journalist, biographer and broadcaster in London (You Don't Have To Be Jewish).

Deaths

8 June –Dorothy Dell, 19, US actress^[12]
28 July –Marie Dressler, 65, Canadian-born actress,^[13] whose 1933 birthday party, hosted by MGM, was broadcast live
30 August –Don Lee, 54, pioneer California broadcasting mogul.
10 September –George Henschel, 84, singer and pianist (a few months after his first radio performance as a singer)^[14]

References

^^a ^b"An Encyclopedia of New Zealand". 1966.Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved7 September 2010.
^Anthony Adamthwaite (4 March 2014).Grandeur And Misery: France's Bid for Power in Europe, 1914-1940. A&C Black. p. 179.ISBN 978-1-4725-7802-0.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^Sonic Modernities in the Malay World: A History of Popular Music, Social Distinction and Novel Lifestyles (1930s – 2000s). BRILL. 9 January 2014. p. 57.ISBN 978-90-04-26177-8.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^K. Somerville (31 August 2012).Radio Propaganda and the Broadcasting of Hatred: Historical Development and Definitions. Springer. p. 170.ISBN 978-1-137-28415-0.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^Stephen Lovell (2015).Russia in the Microphone Age: A History of Soviet Radio, 1919-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 93.ISBN 978-0-19-872526-8.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^Jeffreys, Andrew, ed. (13 November 2013).The Report: Egypt 2013. Oxford Business Group. p. 268.ISBN 978-1-907065-91-0.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^^a ^bCox, 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.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱDunning, John. (1998).On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
^Matthew Feldman; Henry Mead; Erik Tonning (22 May 2014).Broadcasting in the Modernist Era. A&C Black. p. 24.ISBN 978-1-4725-1359-5.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^"Harry Hemsley".lambiek.net.Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^Cox, Jim (2002).Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age. McFarland. pp. 248–250.ISBN 9781476612270.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^"What Never Was Told About the Tragic Crash of Lovely Dorothy Dell",The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 August 1934, p. 7
^"Marie Dressler Loses Long Battle For Life".The Portsmouth Times. 29 July 1934. p. 1.Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved22 December 2021.
^George S. Bozarth; Johannes Brahms (2008).Johannes Brahms and George Henschel. Harmonie Park Press.ISBN 978-0-89990-140-4.Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved22 December 2021.

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