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.
*12 March – President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt begins a series of radio " Fireside chats" with "On the Bank Crisis".
*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).
*1 July – In Norway, NRK becomes the national broadcaster.
*24 July – Fireside chat: "On the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program". Roosevelt introduces the concept of the " first 100 days".
*28 July – Sheila Borrett becomes the first female BBC Radio broadcaster.
*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) ( WXYZ Detroit)Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. .
*7 March – '' Marie the Little French Princess'' ( CBS; first daytime radio serial)
*17 March – '' The Armour Jester'' ( NBC Blue Network)
*11 June – ''Carefree Carnival'' ( NBC Red)
*23 June – '' Don McNeill's Breakfast Club'' ( NBC Blue Network)
*31 July – '' Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy'' ( CBS)Dunning, John. (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. .
*14 August – ''Ma Perkins'' (WLW Cincinnati). On 4 December, the program moves to the full NBC Red Network.
*24 September – ''Broadway Varieties'' (CBS)
*25 September – '' The Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters'' (NBC)
*2 October – The ''National Barn Dance'' (NBC Blue Network)
*8 October – '' The Baker's Broadcast'' (NBC Blue Network).
*22 October – ''The American Revue'' ( CBS).
*30 October – '' The Romance of Helen Trent'' (CBS)
*11 November – ''The Admiral Byrd Broadcasts'' ( CBS)
*18 November – '' In Town Tonight'' ( BBC National Programme)
*29 November – '' Calling All Cars'' ( CBS West Coast network)
*UNDATED
**'' Argonauts Club'' (ABC Radio Melbourne)
**The '' Oldsmobile Program'' (CBS)Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 494.
**''Scrapbook'' (BBC)

Endings

*May – WPAW is merged into WPRO.

Births

*11 March – Merv Smith, New Zealand radio broadcaster (died 2018)
*13 March – Gloria McMillan, American actress, plays Harriet Conklin in ''Our Miss Brooks''.
*17 June – Harry Browne (died 2006), American libertarian writer, politician, U.S. Presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, and radio talk show host.
*3 December – Les Crane (died 2008), San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who wins a Grammy for his recording of the poem ''Desiderata''.
*19 November – Larry King (died 2021), American radio and television host ( WIOD).

References

Radio by year

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