- 1924 in radio
The year
1924 saw a number of significant events inradio broadcasting .__TOC__Events
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February 8 – John Joseph Carty, vice-president atAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Company , speaks on the first nationwide radio hookup in theUnited States . He is heard by an estimated fifty million people.
*February 12 –Calvin Coolidge makes the first presidential political speech on radio. Broadcast fromNew York City , it is carried by five stations. It is listened to by an estimated five million people.
*2 May - NORAG, the Nordische Rundfunk Aktien-Gesellschaft (Northern Broadcasting Co. Ltd), begins radio transmissions fromHamburg ,Germany .
*14 September –2BE Belfast , operated by theBritish Broadcasting Company , opens as the first official radio station inNorthern Ireland .
*30 November - NORAG opens its second station, inBremen .
*1 October - RAVAG, the Radio-Verkehrs-Aktien-Gesellschaft (Radio Communication Co. Ltd) - a collaboration between government and private industry - is given responsibility for all radio broadcasting inAustria .Debuts
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February 12 – "The Eveready Hour " debuts on WEAF. It is considered the first commercially-sponsored variety program in the history of broadcasting.
*September 16 –WOOD (AM) begins transmitting.
*September 20 – WAHG (now WCBS) begins transmitting.
*October 13 –774 ABC Melbourne begins transmitting.
*Unknown Date - WGBS (now WINS) begins transmitting.Closings
Births
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August 21 –Jack Buck (d. 2002) was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcingMajor League Baseball games of theSt. Louis Cardinals
*Moriss Taylor –Country music singer, radio personalityDeaths
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