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The year 1935 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.

Events

23 January – Station 1YA Auckland moves into the first purpose-built broadcasting premises in New Zealand.^[1]
25 January – Tsar Boris III signs a decree making all broadcasting in Bulgaria a state-organized activity.
17 February – The Droitwich medium-wave transmitter begins service in England, broadcasting the Midland Regional Programme of the BBC on a frequency of 1013 kHz.
28 April – Fireside chat by the President of the United States: On the Works Relief Program.
12 March – Reformed American gambler Kid Canfield becomes the first person to die live on radio, while making a promotional broadcast on WHIS in Bluefield, West Virginia.^[2]
24 March – The Major Bowes Amateur Hour is broadcast nationally for the first time on NBC, after having been on the New York City radio station WHN.
1 June – In Japan, NHK begins its international service, Radio Japan, with a daily one-hour programme in English and Japanese beamed towards North America.
29 July – Lux Radio Theater has its first show on CBS, after having been on NBC Blue for a year.
4 August – In Portugal, the Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusão, forerunner of today's RDP – Radiodifusão Portuguesa, is officially inaugurated.
10 December – The first broadcast commentary on a snooker match (Joe Davis v. Horace Lindrum) is given in the BBC Regional Programme.
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- In preparation for the Italian invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), "Radio Marina" is taken under government control.^[3]
- Radio is introduced into Tunisia.^[4]

Debuts

Programs

1 January – The Story of Mary Marlin debuts on NBC after having been on WMAQ in Chicago.^[5]
4 January – Bob Hope has his network radio debut on the variety show The Intimate Revue.^[5]
4 January – The Beatrice Lillie Show debuts on NBC.^[6]
4 February – Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch debuts on CBS.
April – A deputation from the University of Wales a pproaches John Reith, head of the BBC, who agrees to Wales becoming a BBC region.^[7]
17 April – House of Glass debuts on the Blue Network.^[6]
20 April – Your Hit Parade (first known as just The Hit Parade or Lucky Strike Hit Parade) debuts on NBC.
27 April – Flash Gordon, a popular comic strip, debuts as a radio serial on the Mutual Broadcasting System
30 May – America's Town Meeting of the Air debuts on the Blue Network.^[6]
30 June – Uncle Charlie's Tent Showdebuts on NBC.^[6]
14 July – America's Hour debuts on CBS.^[6]
22 July – A Voz do Brasil debuts on Brazil's Programa Nacional (and will still be running more than 80 years later).^[8]
5 August – Backstage Wife debuts on Mutual.^[6]
September – Jaime Yankelevich, owner of several Argentine radio stations, contracts with Radio Belgrano to produce a weekly programme of Hollywood gossip.^[9]
9 October – Cavalcade of America debuts on CBS.^[6]
29 October – The Jumbo Fire Chief Program starring Jimmy Durante debuts on NBC.^[10]
5 December
- Bing Crosby becomes guest host of the Kraft Music Hall (and the following month becomes full-time host, after Paul Whiteman).
- Liberty Life Insurance sells WNOX AM of Knoxville to Continental Radio Co.^[11]
UNDATED – The Jack Berch Show debuts on the Blue Network.^[6]

Stations

20 April – WLEU, Erie, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 1420 kHz with 250 W power (daytime) and 100 W (night).^[12]
1 October – KDON, Del Monte, California, begins broadcasting on 1210 kHz with 100 W power.^[13]
UNDATED – WTMV, East St. Louis, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1500 kHz with 100 W power.^[14]

Endings

2 April – KFPM, Greenville, Texas, ends broadcast operations. The station had 15 W power, and its operator said it was "losing money every day."^[15]
23 June – The Gibson Family ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[6]
28 June – The Beatrice Lillie Show ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[6]
8 September – Uncle Charlie's Tent Showends its run on network radio (NBC).^[6]
22 September – America's Hour ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[6]
25 December – House of Glass ends its run on the Blue Network.^[6]

Births

23 March – Barry Cryer (died 2022), English comedy scriptwriter and performer.
15 May – Tony Butler, English radio sports presenter in the west midlands.
26 May – Sheila Steafel (died 2019), South-African born British actress.
28 July – Simon Dee, born Cyril Henty-Dodd (died 2009), English DJ.
13 October – Bruce Morrow ("Cousin Brucie"), American radio presenter.
15 November – Gillian Reynolds, English radio critic.
18 December – Rosemary Leach (died 2017), English actress.
Gary Dee (died 1995), pioneer in controversial talk radio, mostly in Cleveland, Ohio.

Deaths

6 June – George Grossmith Jr., 61, actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, Programme Advisor to BBC^[16]
15 August – Will Rogers, 55, US actor, humorist and radio personality (air crash)^[17]

References

^ An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966
^ "Kid Canfield, Noted Reformed Gambler, Dies at Microphone". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. 13 March 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ Paolo Bertella Farnetti; Cecilia Dau Novelli (6 November 2017). Images of Colonialism and Decolonisation in the Italian Media. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-5275-0414-1.
^ Yahya Abu Bakr; Saʻad Labib; Hamdy Kandil (1985). Development of communication in the Arab states: needs and priorities. Unesco. p. 14. ISBN 978-92-3-102082-7.
^ ^a ^b Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
^ Thomas Hajkowski (21 February 2017). The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922-53. Oxford University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-5261-1884-4.
^ "Programa surgiu em 1935, durante o governo de Getúlio Vargas". Correio do Estado. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^ María Elena de las Carreras; Jan-Christopher Horak (1 May 2019). Hollywood Goes Latin: Spanish-Language Cinema in Los Angeles. Indiana University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-2-9600296-8-0.
^ "The Jumbo Fire-Chief Program – The Digital Deli Online". digitaldeliftp.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ John Edwards Memorial Foundation (1982). JEMF Quarterly. John Edwards Memorial Foundation. p. 110.
^ "WLEU Opens at Erie" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 May 1935. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "New California Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 October 1935. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
^ "WTMV, at East St. Louis, New 100-Watter, on Air" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "15-Watter Gives Up" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 April 1935. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ Asa Briggs (23 March 1995). The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume I: The Birth of Broadcasting. OUP Oxford. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-19-212926-0.
^ "Will Rogers' Burial". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 September 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] An Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966

[2] "Kid Canfield, Noted Reformed Gambler, Dies at Microphone". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. 13 March 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[3] Paolo Bertella Farnetti; Cecilia Dau Novelli (6 November 2017). Images of Colonialism and Decolonisation in the Italian Media. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-5275-0414-1.

[4] Yahya Abu Bakr; Saʻad Labib; Hamdy Kandil (1985). Development of communication in the Arab states: needs and priorities. Unesco. p. 14. ISBN 978-92-3-102082-7.

[coxotd-5] Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.

[dunningota-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.

[7] Thomas Hajkowski (21 February 2017). The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922-53. Oxford University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-5261-1884-4.

[8] "Programa surgiu em 1935, durante o governo de Getúlio Vargas". Correio do Estado. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[9] María Elena de las Carreras; Jan-Christopher Horak (1 May 2019). Hollywood Goes Latin: Spanish-Language Cinema in Los Angeles. Indiana University Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-2-9600296-8-0.

[10] "The Jumbo Fire-Chief Program – The Digital Deli Online". digitaldeliftp.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[11] John Edwards Memorial Foundation (1982). JEMF Quarterly. John Edwards Memorial Foundation. p. 110.

[12] "WLEU Opens at Erie" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 May 1935. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[13] "New California Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 October 1935. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

[14] "WTMV, at East St. Louis, New 100-Watter, on Air" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[15] "15-Watter Gives Up" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 April 1935. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[16] Asa Briggs (23 March 1995). The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume I: The Birth of Broadcasting. OUP Oxford. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-19-212926-0.

[17] "Will Rogers' Burial". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 September 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 8 March 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

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