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The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
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Events
- January 1 – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.1
- January 30 – First radio telephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.2
- March 27 – KGB (AM) in San Diego begins broadcasting.3
- May 2 – KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.4
- September 13 – KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.5
- 1 November – The first official broadcast in Romanian is aired by the Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonică (Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company) in Bucharest.6
- November 11 – WOL (AM) in Washington D.C. begins broadcasting.7
- November 11 – WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.8
- November 11 – WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.8
- November 11 – KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.9
- November 20 – WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.10
- December 23 – NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.11
Debuts
- The Voice of Firestone (1928-1956)
- Happy Station Show (1928-1995)
- January 4 – The Dodge Victory Hour, a variety show, debuts on NBC.
- March 19 – Amos 'n' Andy debuts through the NBC Blue Network, broadcasting from WMAQ-AM, a radio station owned by the Chicago Daily News.12
Closings
Births
- May 21 Tom Donahue is born (d. 1975), pioneering rock and roll radio disc jockey and freeform rock pioneer
- August 17 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/television host. 13
- November 9 Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host. 14
Deaths
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Notes
- ^ Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History
- ^ 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US January 30 in History
- ^ KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions March 27 in History
- ^ KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History
- ^ KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History
- ^ Radio and Radiophony in Romania
- ^ WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ^ a b WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ^ KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
- ^ WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions November 20 in History
- ^ NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23 in History
- ^ "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19 in History
- ^ Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History
- ^ Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History
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