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29th January 1942: Desert Island Discs, the longest-running radio show in the UK, first broadcast

  • 29th January 2023
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Culture, Radio, Technology

Desert Island Discs is Britain’s longest-running radio programme.

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18th October 1922: The British Broadcasting Company established

  • 18th October 2022
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Culture, Entertainment, London, Radio, Wireless

The new broadcasting company was a consortium of the UK’s leading radio manufacturers, and was jointly funded through a royalty on the sale of radio sets sold by the member producers and a license fee.

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30th September 1967: Launch of BBC Radio 1 with the words ‘…and, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1’

  • 30th September 2022
  • Tagged as: BBC, Britain, Broadcast, Culture, Music, Pirate, Radio, Radio 1, Youth

Radio 1’s target demographic was, and has continued to be, the 15-29 year old age group which means the music it broadcasts has evolved throughout the station’s history.

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4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

  • 4th July 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Cold War, Communication, Communism, Germany, Radio, Romania, USA, USSR

On the 4th July 1950, Radio Free Europe – founded the previous year to transmit uncensored information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain – completed its first broadcast.

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5th February 1924: Greenwich time signal ‘pips’ broadcast by the BBC for the first time

  • 5th February 2022
  • Tagged as: BBC, Broadcast, Clock, Culture, Greenwich, Radio, Time

Although now largely inaccurate as a result of the inherent delay in the encoding, transmission, and decoding of digital radio broadcasts, the Greenwich Time Signal pips are still a part of many BBC radio programmes.

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30th October 1938: The War of the Worlds radio play, directed by Orson Welles, terrifies listeners in America

  • 30th October 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Art, Culture, Radio, United States, USA

Announcements were made before, during and after the radio broadcast that the events in War of the Worlds were fictitious, but it was clear that these warnings went unheeded by many.

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29th May 1942: The song “White Christmas” recorded by Bing Crosby

  • 29th May 2021
  • Tagged as: Bing Crosby, Christmas, Culture, Film, Irving Berlin, Music, Radio, Song
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05-29-White-Christmas.mp3

“White Christmas” has since gone on to become the world’s biggest-selling single of all time.

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7th March 1900: First ship-to-shore wireless message sent by SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

  • 7th March 2021
  • Tagged as: Germany, Marconi, Navy, Radio, Science, Ship, Technology, Wireless
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/03-07-First-ship-to-shore-wireless-message.mp3

The German ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first vessel to transmit a ship-to-shore wireless message.

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13th January 1910: First public radio broadcast features a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York

  • 13th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Art, Culture, De Forest, Music, New York, New York City, Radio, Science, Technology

The broadcast included performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci featuring acclaimed Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.

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28th November 1925: The Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio show in the USA, broadcast for the first time

  • 28th November 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Culture, Music, Nashville, Radio, Tennessee, United States, USA
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The Grand Ole Opry moved to its current home at the 4,000-seater Grand Ole Opry House in 1974.

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