1964 in radio
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The year 1964 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
Events
- 5 January – Invention for Radio #1: The Dreams is broadcast on BBC's Third Programme.[1]
- 24 January – WBZY 990 AM in Torrington, CT signs off for the last time.
- 27 March – The BBC's Children's Hour (renamed For the Young since April 1961) is broadcast for the last time.
- 28 March – Radio Caroline, a pirate radio station based on a ship anchored in international waters off the English coast, opens as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.[2]
- 29 June – Manx Radio, the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man, begins broadcasting.
- 1 July
- In Sweden Sveriges Radio launches its third national channel – P3 – as an alternative to commercial pirate radio.
- In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission adopts the FM Non-Duplication Rule, prohibiting broadcasters in cities with more than 100,000 people from simulcasting the same programming on their AM and FM stations.
- WPEA, the oldest high school radio station, belonging to Phillips Exeter Academy, begins broadcasting.
- 16 November – Invention for Radio #2: Amor Dei is broadcast by the BBC.[1]
Births
- 6 January – Colin Cowherd, American sports radio and television personality.
- 24 January – Rob Dibble, former Major League Baseball pitcher and sports radio host.
- 10 February – Glenn Beck, American conservative talk radio and television host.
- 29 February – NHL player from Canada, WAAFradio host.
- 27 May – comedy writer, radioand television personality and actor.
- 6 June – Roe Conn, American radio talk show host on WLS in Chicago, Illinois.
- 22 June – skacore band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, radio personality and announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- 23 June – Jane Garvey, English radio presenter.
- 18 July – Wendy Williams, American radio personality.
- 1 September – Ray D'Arcy, Irish radio and television host
- 14 October – Jim Rome, American radio and TV personality[3]
Deaths
- 1 March – Kathryn Card, 71, American radio, television and film actress.
- 27 August – Gracie Allen, 69, American comedy star of vaudeville, radio, television and film.[4]
- 10 October – Eddie Cantor, 72, American comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter.[5]
- 14 December – Academy Award-nominated American film actor and radio personality.
References
- ^ .
- ^ Don't Get Mad, Get Even Archived 15 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Jim Rome Show / Monday - Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m." CBS Sports and Radio. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
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