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The superheterodyne receiver and other inventions refined radios even further in the next decade; even as the Great Depression ravaged the country in the 1930s, radio would stay at the center of American life. 83% of American homes would own a radio by 1940. [9]
The Gay Nineties Revue (radio program) The General Electric Concert; General Motors Concerts; The Gibson Family; Girl Alone; The Goldbergs (broadcast series) Good News of 1938; The Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra; Goodwill Court; Grand Central Station (radio series) The Green Hornet (radio series) The Grouch Club; Guiding Light (1937–1949)
1920s: Radio was first used to transmit pictures visible as television. 1926: Official Egyptian decree to regulate radio transmission stations and radio receivers. [40] Early 1930s: Single sideband (SSB) and frequency modulation (FM) were invented by amateur radio operators. By 1940, they were established commercial modes.
The Fifth Horseman (1946, NBC, Summer short-run series of eight special half-hour weekly episodes), Rare and obscure early post-World War II anti-nuclear radio docudrama serial [5] Fireside chats (1933–1944) The Firefighters (quarter hour children's radio show) The First Nighter Program (1930–1953) The Five Mysteries Program
Radio broadcasting has been used in the United States since the early 1920s to distribute news and entertainment to a national audience. In 1923, 1 percent of U.S. households owned at least one radio receiver, while a majority did by 1931 and 75 percent did by 1937.
11 May – The Pittsburgh Police begin broadcasting with "radio patrol cars" and the region's first emergency band. 24 May – Polskie Radio begins transmitting its national programme from a new long-wave station at Raszyn, outside Warsaw. With a power of 158 kW, it is the most powerful transmitter in Europe at this time. [2]
1 April – The 1930 United States Census is the first in that country's history to require households to report the ownership of a radio-receiving set. 18 April – BBC radio listeners uniquely hear the announcement "Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news." [1]
1930s radio programme endings (9 C) A. 1930s American radio programs (4 C, 236 P) C. 1930s Canadian radio programs (5 P) This page was last edited on 29 April 2023 ...