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1924 in radio

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Newspaper advertisement for radio, with the slogan “There is nothing finer in radio”. It features a drawing of the radio sitting on a desk, with a chair in front of it, as well as a lengthy description of the radio.
FADA Neutrola Grand Radio ad, featured in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 26, 1924
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1924 in radio details the internationally significant events in radio broadcasting for the year 1924.

Events

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Debuts

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  • 12 February – The Eveready Hour debuts on WEAF. It is considered the world's first commercially sponsored variety program.
  • 20 December – First broadcast of the Norwegian children's radio programme Lørdagsbarnetimen ("Saturday children's hour") – on NRK radio, ending in 2010.

Births

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References

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  1. ^ "Fact sheet No. 8 – The Shipping Forecast" (PDF). National Meteorological Library and Archive. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ The Stage - Mining the seams of radio history
  3. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  4. ^ Knight, Donald R.; Sabey, Alan D. (1984). The Lion Roars at Wembley. New Barnet: D. R. Knight. ISBN 0-9509251-0-1.
  5. ^ Seatter, Robert (25 March 2016). "The cello and the nightingale". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ Alberge, Dalya (9 April 2022). "The cello and the nightingale: 1924 duet was faked, BBC admits after years of suspicion". The Guardian. London. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.