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The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Events

1 January – Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.^[1]
2 January – The BBC broadcasts The Daily Service – a 15-minute act of Christian worship – for the first time, from its Savoy Hill studios in London. The programme will still be broadcast five mornings a week on BBC Radio 4 (LW) as of 2020.^[2]
30 January – First radiotelephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.^[3]
25 March – Italian radio broadcasts its first live football commentary: the game is an international match between Italy and Hungary.
27 March – KGB (AM) in San Diego begins broadcasting.^[4]
2 May – KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.^[5]
7 July – The French government issues an order limiting the list of private radio stations permitted to continue broadcasting to: Poste Parisien, Radio Agen, Radio Béziers, Radio Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Radio Juan-les-Pins, Radio LL, Radio Lyon, Radio Mont-de-Marsan, Radio Montpellier, Radio Nîmes, Radio Paris, Radio Toulouse, and Radio Vitus.^[6]
13 September – KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.^[7]
28 October – Radio Ljubljana begins regularly programmed transmissions.
1 November – The first official broadcast in Romanian is aired by the Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonică (Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company) in Bucharest.^[8]
11 November – General Order 40 is implemented by the United States government; this allows the classification of each allocation in the AM band as either "Local," "Regional," or "Clear." This allows for the creation of clear-channel stations broadcasting at maximum power at night.
- KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.^[9]
- WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.^[10]
- WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.^[10]
- WOL (AM) in Washington, D.C. begins broadcasting.^[11]
20 November – WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.^[12]
23 December – NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.^[13]

Debuts

3 January – The Voice of Firestone (1928–1956), a classical-music program, debuts on NBC.
4 January – The Dodge Victory Hour , a variety show, debuts on NBC.
19 March – Amos 'n' Andy debuts through the NBC Blue Network, broadcasting from WMAQ-AM, a radio station owned by the Chicago Daily News .^[14]
November – Live broadcast of National Service of Remembrance in Whitehall, London, first made by the BBC.
19 November – Happy Station Show (1928–1995), hosted by Eddy Startz from 1928 until 1970.
24 December – First broadcast of Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Chapel, Cambridge, by the BBC.^[15]
Radio calisthenics (ラジオ体操, rajio taisō), daily exercises, first broadcast on NHK in Japan,

Endings

22 April – The Acousticon Hour ends its run on network radio.^[16]

Births

16 January – Menchu Álvarez del Valle, Spanish radio journalist (died 2021)
21 May – Tom Donahue, pioneering American rock and roll radio disc jockey and freeform rock pioneer (died 1975)
6 June – R. D. Wingfield, English radio dramatist and detective novelist (died 2007)
19 June – Barry Took, English comedy writer and broadcast presenter (died 2002)
2 July – John Timpson, English radio news presenter (died 2005)
17 August – Willem Duys, Dutch radio/television host^[17] (died 2011)
17 September – Brian Matthew, English disc jockey (died 2017)
20 October – Michael O'Donnell, English physician, journalist, medical campaigner and broadcaster (died 2019)
9 November – Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host^[18]

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References

↑ Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History
↑ 80 Years of Religious Broadcasting on the BBC
↑ 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
↑ 100 ans de radio
↑ KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History
↑ Radio and Radiophony in Romania
↑ KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
1 2 WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
↑ WOL-AM in Washington D.C. 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
↑ "Nine lessons and carols: History of the service". Cambridge: King's College Chapel. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-09..
↑ "Many Stars in Final Acousticon Hour". The Decatur Herald. Illinois, Decatur. April 22, 1928. p. 15. Retrieved November 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History.
↑ Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History.

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[1] Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History

[2] 80 Years of Religious Broadcasting on the BBC

[3] 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US January 30 in History

[4] KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions March 27 in History

[5] KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History

[6] 100 ans de radio

[7] KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History

[8] Radio and Radiophony in Romania

[9] KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History

[autogenerated1-10] 1 2 WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History

[11] WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions November 11 in History

[12] WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions November 20 in History

[13] NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23 in History

[14] "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19 in History

[15] "Nine lessons and carols: History of the service". Cambridge: King's College Chapel. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-09..

[dh-16] "Many Stars in Final Acousticon Hour". The Decatur Herald. Illinois, Decatur. April 22, 1928. p. 15. Retrieved November 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.

[17] Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History.

[18] Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History.

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