1937 in radio

The year 1937 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.history.

Events

(Undated) The Oklahoma Network Inc. begins operation with eight stations in Oklahoma as initial members.^[1]
9 March: Fireside chat: On the Reorganization of the Judiciary.
14 March: The Jack Benny - Fred Allen 12-year "feud" begins, when both comedians participate in "The Battle of the Century" at the Hotel Pierre.
6 May: The Hindenburg disaster takes place in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Herbert Morrison was assigned by NBC Red affiliate WLS (AM) in Chicago to cover the event; as he had no ability to broadcast the landing of the zeppelin live, he and his engineer decided to record it as an experiment. The ensuing transcription (including the now-famous "Oh, the humanity" idiom) aired on the NBC Red Network the next day, a first for the network given that NBC's policy at the time forbade the use of prerecorded news actualities.
4 July: Following the alteration of frequencies at the BBC's Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.
12 October: Fireside chat: On Legislation to be Recommended to the Extraordinary Session of the Congress.
14 November: Fireside chat: On the Unemployment Census.
12 December: Mae West makes a risqué guest appearance on The Chase and Sanborn Hour that eventually results in her being banned from radio.

(undated): The American Scene debuts in syndication.^[2]
6 January: Broadway Merry-Go-Round debuts on the Blue Network.^[2]
18 January: Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories (1937–1956) debuts on CBS.^[2]
25 January: The Guiding Light (1937–1952) debuts on NBC Red. In June 1952, this series spawned a television version of the same name.
1 February: First broadcast of the Swedish radio programme Dagens dikt ("Poem of the day"), still on the air six days a week.^[3]
29 March: Our Gal Sunday (1937–1959) debuts on CBS.
5 July: Arnold Grimm's Daughter debuts on CBS.^[2]
1 October: First Dagens Eko news broadcast on Swedish radio.
19 October: Big Town debuts on CBS.^[2]
1 November: Brave New World debuts on CBS.^[2]
5 November: Black Night (horror program) debuts on WBAP.^[2]
7 November: Dr. Christian debuts on CBS.^[2]

18 April - The Adventures of Captain Diamond ends its run on network radio.^[2]
26 April - Bughouse Rhythm ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).^[2]
25 June - Ma and Pa ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]
28 July - Broadway Merry-Go-Round ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).^[2]
30 July - Broadway Varieties ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[2]

20 July - Guglielmo Marconi, physicist and wireless telegraphy pioneer, aged 63.

↑ "New Okla. Network" (PDF). Radio Daily. February 9, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
↑ Sveriges Radio - Dagens dikt: historik (in Swedish)

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