The year 1960 saw a number of significant happenings in

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Events

*25 January – The National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C. reacts to the

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scandal by threatening fines for any

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who accepted money for playing particular records. *8 February – Congressional investigations begin into payola in the radio and record industries. *29 February – The radio program ''At Your Service'' debuts on

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radio station

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. The program is believed to be first locally produced radio talk show, that helps launch the

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format in the US. *(date unknown) – KFMA (1580 AM) of Davenport, Iowa switches its call letters to KWNT. By now, the format is full-time

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and the station is the only one in the Quad Cities market to devote itself exclusively to the genre.

Debuts

*15 May – WFVA-FM debuts. *19 June – The

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is founded in the

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Endings

*1 January – ''The NBC Radio Theater'' ends its run on network radio (

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).Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 6. *23 March – '' The Second Mrs. Burton'' ends its run on network radio (CBS). *27 August – The ''

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'' puts on its final show. *25 November – The long-running serial, '' Ma Perkins'', airs its last episode on the

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radio network.

Births

*3 January –

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, UK radio presenter *13 February –

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, nationally syndicated US love-song request-and-dedication host *10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist *1 August – Chuck D, American

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, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer

References

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