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The earliest radio programs of the 1920s were largely unsponsored; radio stations were a service designed to sell radio receivers. In early 1922, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) announced the beginning of advertisement-supported broadcasting on its owned stations, and plans for the development of the first radio network using its ...
Pages in category "1920s American radio programs" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Consisted of 27 stations (3 owned and operated and up to 24 "phantom stations" – time leased on affiliated radio stations. WEAF chain: Broadcasting Company of America: Northeast and Midwest United States 1923–1926 Regional network of AT&T-owned radio stations with New York City radio station WEAF as its hub.
The earliest U.S. radio stations were commercial-free, with their operations paid for by their owners. However, the industry soon faced a crisis due to mounting costs, and the financial model eventually adopted by a majority of stations was selling advertising airtime, which became known as "American Plan". [102]
This sixty-minute variety show was created and hosted by Jack L. Cooper who was known as the first African American radio broadcaster. [2] The All-Negro Hour first premiered on November 3, 1929, on World Stage Battery Company , a white-owned radio station in Chicago, and ran until 1935. [1]
WJY was an AM radio station located in New York City, licensed to the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) from May 1923 to early 1927. It was operated jointly with RCA's primary New York City station, WJZ (now WABC). After RCA took over operation of a third New York City station, WEAF (now WFAN), WJY was discontinued as being no longer needed.
1920s radio programme debuts (8 C, 1 P) 1920s radio programme endings (1 C) A. 1920s American radio programs (1 C, 47 P) This page was ...
The American Album of Familiar Music (1931–1951) American Catholic Radio; American Country Countdown (1973–present) American Gold with Dick Bartley (1992–2009) American Farmer (1945–1963) The American Forum of the Air (1937–1956) American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press (1945–present) American Portraits (1938–1951)