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

Events[]

1 January – In New Zealand, station 3YL Christchurch is opened.^[1]
14 January – The Lucerne Frequency Plan, reallocating long and short wave frequencies in Europe, comes into force.
February – The government of France suppresses radio reporting of the Stavisky Riots.^[2]
26 March – In New Zealand, station 4YO Dunedin is opened.^[1]
1 April – NIROM (Nederlandsch-Indische Radio-omroepmaatschappij), the Dutch East Indies Radio Broadcasting Corporation, begins broadcasting from studios in Batavia and Surabaya.^[3]
6 May – "Day of the Saar": all Germany's radio stations broadcast propaganda material aiming to influence the result of the 1935 Saar status referendum.^[4]
28 June – Fireside chat: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcasts a Review of the Achievements of the Seventy-third Congress.
1 July – The Federal Communications Commission is created, replacing the Federal Radio Commission in the United States.
August – At the first congress of the Union of Soviet Writers, several of the union's most prominent figures, such as Alexander Serafimovich and Marietta 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 the United Kingdom, the new high-power longwave transmitter at Droitwich takes over from Daventry 5XX as the main station radiating the BBC National Programme.
10 December – WJBO is relocated from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and relaunched as WJBO 1150AM.
EKCO introduces its distinctive round bakelite radio cabinets in the United Kingdom.
date unknown – Radio Misr is launched in Egypt, the first radio station in the Arabic-speaking world.^[6]

Debuts[]

13 January – Al Pearce and His Gang debuts on NBC Blue.^[7]
10 March – Beatrice Fairfax debuts on NBC.^[8]
17 March – The Growth of a Poet (about John Masefield) is broadcast by the BBC in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[9]
26 March – The Adventures of Frank Merriwell debuts on NBC.^[8]
16 April – Babe Ruth debuts on the Blue Network.^[8]
April – Major Bowes Amateur Hour debuts on the New York City station WHN.
15 September – The Gibson Family debuts on NBC.^[8]
29 September – The Quality Network cooperative is reorganized and renamed the Mutual Broadcasting System. The stations participating in the co-op, all serving as part-owners, include WOR-New York (Bamberger Broadcasting Service/Macy's), WGN-Chicago (Chicago Tribune), WLW-Cincinnati (Crosley Broadcasting Corporation) and WXYZ-Detroit (Kunsky-Trendle Broadcasting).
5 October – Hollywood Hotel debuts on CBS.^[8]
14 October – Lux Radio Theater debuts on NBC Blue for its first year, before moving to CBS for the remainder of its run.
December – The first episode of Ovaltiney's Concert Party is broadcast, with Harry Hemsley and 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 on WOR.^[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 (died 1984), Denver-based liberal radio talk show host, previously an attorney.
30 January – Tammy Grimes (died 2016), American actress and singer, host of the final season of CBS Radio Mystery Theater.^[7]
4 March – John Dunn (died 2004), British radio presenter.
25 April – George Bogle, minister and religious broadcaster in Detroit, Michigan.
10 May – Gary Owens (died 2015), American radio host and voice actor.
5 June – Bryon Butler (died 2001), British radio football correspondent.
5 August – Gay Byrne (died 2019), Irish broadcaster.
18 December – Michael Freedland (died 2018), 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. Retrieved 7 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. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Oxford Business Group (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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dunning, 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Harry Hemsley". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 22 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[An_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand_1966-1] "An Encyclopedia of New Zealand". 1966. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.

[2] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[3] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[4] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[5] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[6] Oxford Business Group (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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[coxotd-7] 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.

[dunningota-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.

[9] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[10] "Harry Hemsley". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[rcf-11] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[12] "What Never Was Told About the Tragic Crash of Lovely Dorothy Dell", The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 August 1934, p. 7

[13] "Marie Dressler Loses Long Battle For Life". The Portsmouth Times. 29 July 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[14] 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. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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