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1906 In Radio
The year 1906 in radio involved some significant events. Events * 3 October – The first International Radiotelegraph Convention opens in Berlin. * 24 December – Reginald Fessenden makes the first radio broadcast: a poetry reading, a violin solo and a speech. * Lee de Forest invents the audion ( triode). Births * 14 January – William Bendix, American film, radio and television actorCox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . (died 1964) * 19 January – Lanny Ross, American singer, pianist and songwriter (died 1988) * 8 February – Harman Grisewood, English radio actor and administrator (died 1997) * 20 February – James Jewell, American radio actor, producer and director (died 1975) * 24 April – William Joyce, American-born Nazi propagandist (executed 1946) * 13 May – Eileen Fowler, English fitness instructo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Radiotelegraph Convention (1906)
The first International Radiotelegraph Convention (French: ''Convention Radiotélégraphique Internationale'') was held in Berlin, Germany, in 1906. It reviewed radio communication (then known as "wireless telegraphy") issues, and was the first major convention to set international standards for ship-to-shore communication. One notable provision was the adoption of Germany's " SOS" distress signal as an international standard. The resulting agreements were signed on November 3, 1906, and became effective on July 1, 1908. These standards remained in effect until they were updated at the second International Radiotelegraph Convention, held in London in 1912. Background The Convention was initiated by Germany, which three years earlier had hosted a Preliminary Conference on Wireless Telegraphy that called for a subsequent formal conclave to expand on the issues discussed at the original conference. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Radio
The year 1988 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting. __TOC__ Events *February - Longtime St. Louis rocker KWK 106.5, tired of playing second-fiddle to KSHE 94.7, flips to CHR/Top-40 as WKBQ "Q-106.5" to try its luck going after consistently top-3 rated KHTR 103.3. Although the station skews younger ("Out with the old, in with the Q!"), it shaves off enough of KHTR's younger audience to drop it to the middle-of-the-pack and forces a format change later in the year. *August 13 – Los Angeles radio personality Shadoe Stevens takes over as host of "American Top 40." He replaces Casey Kasem, who had hosted since the show's debut in 1970. Stevens will remain with the program until the end of its original run in January 1995. *September – KMGK in Minneapolis, Minnesota becomes KQQL, adopting an oldies format after stunting various versions of "Louie Louie". *September 22 – WYNY 97.1, a country music station and WQHT 103.5 (Hot 103), a CHR station swapped frequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In Radio
The year 2000 in radio involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *The Real Radio & Century Radio networks become active on – air, through the United Kingdom. *The Quad-Cities' signal for 1580 AM, last holding the call letters KFQC, goes silent for the last time. To date, there has been no announcement when, or if, a station will be returning to the frequency, which had been in use since 1952. *January - Country-formatted KFMS/Las Vegas flips to Top 40/CHR, "Kiss FM" *January 14 - WQSH/Louisville shifts from Modern AC to Hot AC *January 27 - The City 97.9/Oklahoma City flipped from Smooth jazz to Rhythmic CHR, branded as "Wild 97dot9." *March - Connoisseur Communications, owners of Quad Cities radio stations KJOC, KORB, WXLP, KQLI and KBOB, are sold to Cumulus Media. At the same time, a series of format changes at two of the stations are unveiled. KBOB, with a country music format, is moved from 99.7 FM to 104.9 FM, replacing KQLI's light adult contemporary format. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Fowler
Eileen Philippa Rose Fowler, MBE (13 May 1906 – 7 March 2000) was a United Kingdom physical exercise instructor. She was involved in the keep-fit craze and had a lasting career on radio and BBC television. Life Fowler was born in Tottenham in 1906. She originally trained to act and dance despite her parents' objections. She did not appreciate the lifestyle and in the 1930s she had trained to be a keep-fit instructor at the time that exercise became a craze. In 1934 she founded the ''Industrial Keep Fit Organisation'' and she gave classes in the south of England. In the following year Phyllis Colson founded the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR).Service to Sport , H.Justin Evans, 1974 During the Second World War she was employed by the Central Council of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 In Radio
The year 1946 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. __TOC__ Events *20 January – British composer Sir Granville Bantock writes to fellow composer Rutland Boughton, criticising the BBC Music Department's attitude towards some newer composers. *15 July – The Elizalde brothers together with Bertrand Silen, establish Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation, and at the same time KZRH returns to the air, broadcasting from the Insular Building, Binondo, Manila, Philippines. *1 September – The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (''Kringkastingsorkestret'') is founded. *5 September – In Berlin ''Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor'' (RIAS, "Broadcasting in the American Sector") begins mediumwave transmissions. The station, established by the US occupation authorities, had begun its activities on 7 February as the wire-broadcasting service DIAS (''Drahtfunk im amerikanischen Sektor''). *29 September – The BBC Third Programme is launched in the UK as a cultural chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joyce
William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently to England, Joyce became a member of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists (BUF) from 1932, before finally moving to Germany shortly before the war where he took German citizenship in 1940. After being captured following the end of the war in Europe, Joyce was convicted in the United Kingdom of high treason in 1945 and sentenced to death, with the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords both upholding his conviction. He was hanged in Wandsworth Prison by Albert Pierrepoint on 3 January 1946, making him the last person to be executed for treason in the United Kingdom. Early life William Brooke Joyce was born on Herkimer Street in Brooklyn, New York, United States. His father was Michael Francis Joyce, an Irish Catholic from a family of tenant far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jewell (director)
James Jewell (February 20, 1906 – August 5, 1975) was an American radio actor, producer and director at radio station WXYZ, Detroit, Michigan. Early life Jewell was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 20. 1906. His parents were William I Jewell (born 1873) who immigrated to the US from Canada in 1875, and Clara (born 1881 in Michigan). His grandfather had come to Canada from Ireland with a group of Welsh singers. His mother operated a grocery store in the Corktown section of Detroit. Professional career Jewell first got into radio in 1927. with a background of summer stock, vaudeville, burlesque, and even touring with a troupe of marionettes. His first professional engagement was in the Jessie Bonstelle stock theater in Detroit as a stage hand. He worked his way up to assistant treasurer, while playing bit parts, and at 21 was acting in the Paramount studios in Queens. WXYZ In June 1932, George Trendle, the owner of radio station WXYZ, decided to drop network affil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Radio
The year 1997 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. Events *January - Capstar buys Baltimore-based Benchmark Communications for $173 million. *7 January - Rádio Regina, a new regional station of Slovenský rozhlas (Slovak Radio) in Bratislava, starts broadcasting on 792 kHz. *24 January - Long-time St. Louis Top 40 WKBQ flips to Modern AC as "Alice 104.1." *15 February - After five years of Alternative Rock, WDRE flips to Urban as Philly 103.9 *18 February - Evergreen Media announce they will merge with Chancellor Broadcasting as part of a US$1.075 billion deal. At the same time, the combined company announces they will acquire Viacom's 10 station group. *24 February - 98.5 Kiss (Kiss Again 103.3)/Houston debuts after stunting with a loop of "Kiss" by Prince. *23 May - KBKS/Seattle flips from gold-based Rhythmic AC to Modern AC-leaning Top 40, rebranding as "Kiss 106.1." *June - Florida-based Paxson Communications sells its entire 169 station group to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harman Grisewood
Harman Joseph Gerard Grisewood, CBE (8 February 1906 – 8 January 1997) was an English radio actor, radio and television executive, novelist and non-fiction writer.Obituary: Harman Grisewood by , , 10 January 1997 He acted as to the poet David Jones, a lifelong friend. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanny Ross
Lancelot Patrick Ross (January 19, 1906 – April 25, 1988)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. was an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Biography Ross was born in Seattle, Washington. His parents were Douglas and Winifred Ross, both natives of England. He graduated from Taft School in 1924, where he captained the track team and led the glee club, and Yale University in 1928, where he blossomed as one of the nation's foremost intercollegiate track performers as well as soloist with the famous Yale Glee Club, and he was a member of Zeta Psi and Skull and Bones. Additionally, in 1931 he earned a law degree from Columbia Law School., earning the wherewithal by making radio appearances. He also studied classical vocal technique at the Juilliard School of Music with Anna E. Schoen-René. Career Lanny Ross made his theatrical bow at the age of 4 performing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 In Radio
The year 1964 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. Events * January 23 - 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. *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
