1950 in radio
The year 1950 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
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Events
- 15 March – The Copenhagen Frequency Plan is implemented by broadcasters throughout Europe.
- 1 May – Springbok Radio, South Africa's first commercial radio station, takes to the airwaves. It will broadcast for 35 years, until 31 December 1985.[1]
- 5 June – In the Federal Republic of Germany, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Hessischer Rundfunk, Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, and Südwestfunk jointly establish the ARD consortium of public broadcasting authorities.
Debuts
Programs
- 1 January – Hopalong Cassidy debuts on Mutual.[2]
- 6 January – The Halls of Ivy debuts on NBC.[2]
- 9 January – Hannibal Cobb debuts on ABC.[3]
- 16 January – Listen with Mother debuts on the BBC Light Programme.[4]
- 22 January – The Adventures of Christopher London debuts on NBC.[3]
- 30 January – Mark Trail debuts on Mutual.[2]
- 1 February – Big Jon and Sparkie debuts on ABC.[2]
- 6 February – Dangerous Assignment debuts on NBC.
- 7 May
- The Big Guy debuts on NBC.[3]
- Cloak and Dagger debuts on NBC.[3]
- 6 June – Educating Archie debuts on the BBC Light Programme.[4]
- 7 June – The Archers pilot episodes debut on BBC radio;[5] it will still be running 65 years later.
- 2 July – Hashknife Hartley debuts on Mutual.[3]
- 3 July – Granby's Green Acres debuts on CBS.[3]
- 24 September – Charlie Wild, Private Detective debuts on NBC.[3]
- 29 October – Meet Frank Sinatra debuts on CBS.[6]
- 5 November
- The Big Show introduced by Tallulah Bankhead debuts on NBC.[3]
- Life with the Lyons starring Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
- 29 November – I Fly Anything debuts on ABC.[3]
- 6 December – American Agent debuts on ABC.[3]
Stations
- 12 February – WPAW Pawtucket, Rhode Island signs on for the first time.
- 1 March – DZBB, a radio station owned by Republic Broadcasting Systems (later GMA Network) in the Philippines begins broadcasting from its first studios in Calvo Bldg, Bindondo, Manila.
- 19 April – WTSA Brattleboro, Vermont signs on for the first time.
- 8 October – WARA Attleboro, Massachusetts signs on for the first time.
Closings
- 6 January – Lora Lawson ends its run on network radio (NBC).[2]
- 19 January – The Better Half ends its run on network radio (Mutual).[3]
- 29 March – Curtain Time ends its run on network radio (NBC).[3]
- 30 April – The Adventures of Christopher London ends its run on network radio (NBC).[3]
- 1 June – The Chesterfield Supper Club ends its run on network radio (NBC).[3]
- 6 July – Blondie ends its run on network radio (ABC).[3]
- 21 July – Ladies Be Seated ends its run on network radio (ABC).[3]
- 29 August – The Candid Microphone ends its run on network radio (CBS).[3]
- 21 August – Granby's Green Acres ends its run on network radio (CBS).[3]
- 1 September – The Adventures of the Thin Man ends its run on network radio (ABC).[3]
- 6 September – Chandu the Magician ends its run on network radio (ABC).[7]
- 15 September – Bride and Groom (radio program) ends its run on network radio (ABC).[3]
- 22 October – Cloak and Dagger ends its run on network radio (NBC).[3]
- 29 October – The Big Guy ends its run on network radio (NBC).[3]
Births
- 2 February – Libby Purves, English radio presenter.
- 14 March – Rick Dees, American radio and television personality.
- 12 May – Jenni Murray, English journalist, presenter of Woman's Hour.
- 21 May – Marian Finucane, Irish radio presenter (died 2020).
- 24 September – Alan Colmes, American radio and television talk show host.
Deaths
- 13 January – Thomas S. "Tommy" Lee, son of pioneering broadcaster Don Lee, of a suicide. His death triggers the sale of the Don Lee Network (a station group including KFRC AM/FM in San Francisco and KHJ AM/FM in Los Angeles) to General Tire, forerunner of RKO General.
- 26 July – Austin E. Lathrop, owner of Midnight Sun Broadcasting (KFAR, KENI), rail car collision.
- 2 September – Frank Graham, American announcer for many programs and the star (following Jack Webb) of Jeff Regan, Investigator.[8]
References
- Springbok Radio official website
- Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8. p. 6.
- Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- Kynaston, David (2007). Austerity Britain 1945–1951. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-7985-4.
- Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- "Meet Frank Sinatra". OTRRpedia. Old Time Radio Researchers Group. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Deaths, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
- "Frank Graham" (PDF). Broadcasting. 11 September 1950. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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