1949 in radio

The year 1949 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.__TOC__

Events

*1 April – The facilities and staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland are transferred to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
*15 April – KPFA 94.1 fm in Berkeley CA begins broadcasting as the first listener-sponsored radio station in the United States.

Debuts

*January 9 – "Screen Director's Playhouse" premiers on NBC.
*February 18 – "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" (1949-1962) debuts on CBS.

Closings

Births

* Neal Conan, National Public Radio host, producer, editor, and correspondent. During the 1991 Gulf War he was captured by the Iraqi Republican Guard.

Deaths