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It began with the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the early 1920s and lasted through the 1950s, when television gradually superseded radio as the medium of choice for scripted programming, variety and dramatic shows. Radio was the first broadcast medium, and during this period people regularly tuned in to their favorite radio programs ...
The Merchant Navy Show; The National Farm Radio Forum; Now I Ask You; Opportunity Knocks; Rawhide; The Rod and Charles Show; The Romance of Canada; Singing Stars of Tomorrow; The Small Types Club; Stage; Stag Party; Stories Read by John Drainie; Theatre of Freedom; This Is the Army; The Tommy Hunter Show; Trans-Canada Matinee; Treasure Trail ...
The Dave Garroway Show (radio program) David Harum (radio program) A Day in the Life of Dennis Day; Death Valley Days (radio program) December Bride (radio program) Defense Attorney; Destination Freedom; Dimension X (radio program) Dr. Christian; Dr. Kildare; Dr. Sixgun; The Doctor's Wife (radio series) Don McNeill's Breakfast Club; The Doris ...
The Big Story (radio and TV series) Big Town; Bing Crosby on Armed Forces Radio in World War II; The Bishop and the Gargoyle; Blackstone, the Magic Detective; Blind Date (radio series) Blind Date (American game show) Blondie (radio series) Blue Ribbon Town; Bob Crosby; Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders; Boston Blackie; Boston Blackie (radio ...
5 January: FM radio is demonstrated for the Federal Communications Commission in the United States for the first time. 7 January: The BBC Forces Programme begins broadcasting in the United Kingdom; it becomes the most popular channel among civilians at home as well as its primary target audience.
However, the rise of television broadcasting in the 1950s relegated radio to a secondary status, as much of its programming and audience shifted to the new "sight joined with sound" service. Originally the term "radio" only included transmissions freely received over-the-air, such as the AM and FM bands, now commonly called "terrestrial radio".
Harry Babbitt; Jim Backus; Parley Baer; Bob Bailey; Jack Bailey; Eugenie Baird; Art Baker; Belle Baker; Kenny Baker; Lucille Ball; Edwin Balmer; Sam Balter; Tallulah ...
2 June – Secretary of State for War Anthony Eden gives a radio address claiming success of the Dunkirk evacuation. [6] [7]5 June – Yorkshire-born novelist and playwright J. B. Priestley broadcasts his first Sunday evening radio Postscript, "An excursion to hell", on the BBC Home Service, marking the role of the pleasure steamers in the Dunkirk evacuation, just completed.