1933 in radio

The year 1933 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.

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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".
• 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) debuts on WXYZ Detroit.[3]
• 7 March – Marie the Little French Princess debuts on CBS as the first daytime radio serial.
• 17 March – The Armour Jester debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
• 11 June – Carefree Carnival debuts on NBC Red.[4]
• 23 June – Don McNeill's Breakfast Club debuts on the NBC Blue Network.[4]
• 31 July – Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy debuts on CBS.[4]
• 14 August – Ma Perkins debuts on WLW Cincinnati. On 4 December, the program moves to the full NBC Red Network.[4]
• 24 September – Broadway Varieties debuts on CBS.[4]
• 25 September – The Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters debuts on NBC.[4]
• 2 October – The National Barn Dance debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
• 8 October – The Baker's Broadcast debuts on the NBC Blue Network.[4]
• 22 October – The American Revue debuts on CBS.[4]
• 30 October – The Romance of Helen Trent debuts on CBS.
• 11 November – The Admiral Byrd Broadcasts debuts on CBS.[4]
• 29 November – Calling All Cars debuts on CBS West Coast network.[4]
• UNDATED – The Oldsmobile Program debuts on CBS.[5]

Endings

• May – WPAW is merged into WPRO.

Births

• 13 March – Gloria McMillan, American actress who played Harriet Conklin in Our Miss Brooks.[6]
• 17 June – Harry Browne (died 2006), American libertarian writer, politician, and U.S. Presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000. Also a radio talk show host.
• 3 December – Les Crane (died 2008), San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who won a Grammy for his recording of the poem, Desiderata.

References

1. An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
2. 100 ans de radio (in French)
3. 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.
4. Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
5. Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 494.
6. "'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.