1948 in radio

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year nav topic5 The year 1948 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.

EventsEdit

22 March – The Voice of Firestone becomes the first radio program to be aired on both AM and FM radio stations.
12 May – Don McNeill's Breakfast Club appears on television for the first time, via a simulcast on both ABC Radio and ABC TV. The telecast is seen in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and New York. Because ABC-TV's New York flagship station WJZ-TV had not signed on yet (and would not for another three months), DuMont flagship WABD carried it live.
17 May – The Dewey–Stassen debate becomes the first presidential primary debate to be broadcast on American radio stations.
6 August – Truman aide Donald Dawson and U.S. Representative Karl Mundt appear on Meet the Press, during which Newsweek journalist Ernest Lindley asks Mundt whether Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers had spent time in mental institutions (Mundt calls these unjustified rumors).<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
27 August – Whittaker Chambers appears on Meet the Press with journalists Nathan Finney, Edward T. Folliard, James Reston, Tom Reynolds, and Lawrence E. Spivak: Folliard asks Chambers immediately whether he will say publicly that Alger Hiss is a Communist, and Chambers does.<ref name="Witness">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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28 September – Thirty-two FM radio stations participate in the "first coast-to-coast exclusively FM 15,000-cycle network program."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

DebutsEdit

ProgramsEdit

5 January – Mrs Dale's Diary debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
13 February – Call for Music debuts on CBS.<ref name=dunningota/>
23 March – Take It From Here debuts on BBC radio.
3 April – Louisiana Hayride from Shreveport debuts.
30 May – Johnny Fletcher debuts on ABC.<ref name=dunningota/>
10 June – Hallmark Playhouse debuts on CBS.<ref name=dunningota/>
27 June – Destination Freedom, episodes by Richard Durham, debuts on WMAQ
5 July — The Amazing Mr. Tutt debuts on CBS.
5 July – Cabin B-13 makes its debut on CBS.<ref name=dunningota/>
22 August – Box 13 debuts on WOR.<ref name="dunningota">Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. Template:ISBN.</ref>
21 September – Life with Luigi premieres on CBS.
27 September – Herb Shriner Time debuts on CBS.<ref name=dunningota/>
3 October - Family Hour of Stars debuts on CBS.<ref name=dunningota/>
11 October – The Brighter Day debuts on NBC.<ref name=dunningota/>
12 October – Any Questions? debuts on the BBC Home Service;<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> it will still be broadcast more than 60 years later.
26 December – Annual Reith Lecture debuts on the BBC Home Service; Bertrand Russell delivers the first.

StationsEdit

(undated) - WDXB, Chattanooga, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) – WOKZ-FM, Alton, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 99.9 MHz.<ref name=wokz>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) – -WROV-FM, Roanoke, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 103.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) – KCFM-FM, Kansas City, Missouri, begins broadcasting on 94.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) – KDAC, Fort Bragg, California, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) January – WXAL, Demopolis, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) January – WIST-FM, Charlotte, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) January – WLET-FM, Toccoa, Georgia, begins broadcasting on 102.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) November – KFAM-FM, St. Cloud, Minnesota, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 January – WLCR, Torrington, Connecticut, begins broadcasting on 990 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 January – WBUZ-FM, Bradbury Heights, Maryland, begins broadcasting on 96.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
7 January – KVVC, Ventura, California, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
10 January – WTWA, Thomson, Georgia, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1240 kHz with 250 W power.
14 January – WSAC, Columbus, Georgia, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1460 kHz with 1 KW power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 January – WKOW, Madison, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1070 kHz with 10 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
24 January – KERN-FM, Bakersfield, California, begins broadcasting on 94.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
26 January – WJOC, Jamestown, New York, begins broadcasting on 1470 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
31 January – KYSM-FM, Mankato, Minnesota, begins operation at 103.5 mc.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
31 January – KLEE, Houston, Texas, begins broadcasting on 610 kHz with 5 KW power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 February – WATO, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 1490 MHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2 February – WIBG-FM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 94.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
4 February – WOKZ, Alton, Illinois, begins broadcasting.<ref name=wokz/>
14 February – WHNY-FM, Watertown, N.Y., begins operation.<ref name="bb">Template:Cite news</ref>
18 February – WIRL, Peoria, Illinois, begins operation on 1290 kHz with 5 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
18 February – WFLB, Fayetteville, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
25 February – KRKL, Kirkland, Washington, begins operation as a 250-watt daytime station with studios and transmitter in the Kirkland Recreation Center.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
28 February – WSSB, Durham, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
29 February – KEXO, Grand Junction, Colorado, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) March – WGGG, Gainesville, Florida, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) – KICM, Mason City, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 March – WTAD-FM, Quincy, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 March – KRIC-FM, Beaumont, Texas, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
8 March – WFGN, Gaffney, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1570 kHz with 250 W power (daytime).<ref name=bc>Template:Cite news</ref>
11 March – WPDX-FM, Clarksburg, West Virginia, begins broadcasting on 95.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
14 March – WMCP, Baltimore, Maryland, begins operation on 94.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
15 March – WLIV-FM, Providence, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting on 107.7 MHz with 20 KW power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
21 March – KRLD-FM, Dallas, Texas, begins broadcasting on 92.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
29 March – WTHT-FM, Hartford, Connecticut, begins broadcasting.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
30 March – KNX-FM, Hollywood, California, begins broadcasting on 93.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
30 March – WMOX-FM, Meridian, Mississippi, begins broadcasting on 98.6 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
3 April – WUSN, Charleston, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
3 April – KBEE-FM, Modesto, California, begins broadcasting on 103.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
4 April – WCNB and WCNB-FM, Connersville, Indiana, begin broadcasting on 1580 kHz and 101.3 MHz, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
14 April – WDXY-FM, Spartanburg, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 100.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
17 April -WPRO-FM, Providence, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting on 92.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 April – WAMS and WAMS-FM, Wilmington, Delaware, begin broadcasting on 1380 kHz and 96.1 MHz, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
22 April – WNAE-FM, Warren, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 92.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
24 April – KWOS-FM, Jefferson City, Missouri, begins broadcasting on 98.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
25 April – KROX, Crookstown, Minnesota, begins broadcasting on 1050 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
25 April – KGLO-FM, Mason City, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 101.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
25 April – WSAT, Salisbury, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1280 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
(undated) May – KWAK begins broadcasting on 1240 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2 May – KENI, Anchorage, Alaska, begins broadcasting on 550 kHz with 5 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2 May – WOCB-FM, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 94.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2 May – WTYC, Rock Hill, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1150 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
3 May – KLX-FM, Oakland, California, begins broadcasting on 101.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
6 May – WALE, Fall River, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
14 May – WLAL-FM, Lakewood, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 104.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
15 May – WASA, Havre de Grace, Maryland, begins broadcasting on 1600 kHz with 500 W power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
16 May – KTLN, Denver, Colorado, begins broadcasting on 990 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
16 May – KSMI, Seminole, Oklahoma, begins broadcasting on 1260 kHz with 500 W power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
16 May – WMLS, Sylacauga, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 1290 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).
23 May – WJLD-FM, Birmingham, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
24 May – WWXL, Peoria, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
27 May – WKTY, La Crosse, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 580 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
30 May – KAUS, Austin, Minnesota, begins broadcasting on 1480 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
6 June – KPOJ-FM, Portland, Oregon, begins broadcasting on 96.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
6 June – WRVC, Norfolk, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 102.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
10 June – WMRA, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power (unlimited).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
15 June – KWNW, Wenatchee, Washington, a Don Lee Network affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1340 kHz with 250 W power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 June – WABB and WABB-FM, Mobile, Alabama, both Mutual affiliates, begin broadcasting on 1480 kHz and 107.9 MHz, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
20 June – WPAY-FM, Portsmouth, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 104.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
22 June – WNOW, York, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 1250 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
29 June – KSDN, Aberdeen, South Dakota, begins broadcasting on 930 kHz with 1 KW power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
5 July – KMUS, Muskogee, Oklahoma, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 1380 kHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
9 July – WBCK, Battle Creek, Michigan, a Mutual affiliate, begins broadcasting on 930 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
11 July – WPJB, Providence, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting on 105.1 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
11 July – WISN-FM, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 102.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
18 July – WACA, Camden, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 July – WLEU-FM, Erie, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 97.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
22 July – KAGH, Pasadena, California, begins broadcasting on 1300 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
25 July – KCSB, Liberal, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 1270 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
31 July – WHOC, Philadelphia, Mississippi, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 1KW of power.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2 August – WHIN, Gallatin, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 1010 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
10 August – WRVQ-FM, Richmond, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 94.5 MHz as an affiliate of WRVA.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
16 August – WTAQ-FM, Green Bay, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 102.5 MHz with 14 KW power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
18 August – WXLW, Indianapolis, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref name="bc083048">Template:Cite news</ref>
26 August – WRJN-FM, Racine, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 100.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
27 August – WXLW-FM, Indianapolis, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 94.7 MHz.<ref name=bc083048/>
29 August – WSAU-FM, Wausau, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 95.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
5 September – WHOL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 September – WFTR, Front Royal, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 September – KFH-FM, Wichita, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 100.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
26 September – WGEZ, Beloit, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 100 W power (full-time).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
October (undated) – WOC-FM, Davenport, Iowa, begins broadcasting at 103.7 MHz with 47 kW power.<ref>http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20AL-MT%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Template:Dead link</ref>
6 October – WLLH-FM, Lowell, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
26 October – KTNT-FM, Tacoma, Washington, begins broadcasting on 97.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
27 October – KLTI and KLTI-FM, Longview, Texas, begin broadcasting on 1280 kHz and 105.9 MHz, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
30 October – WJPS, Evansville, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 1330 kHz with power of 5 KW (daytime) and 1 KW (night).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 November – WENY-FM, Elmira, New York, begins broadcasting on 106.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
7 November – WCOP-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 100.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
14 November – WIBB, Macon, Georgia, begins broadcasting on 1280 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
21 November – KWKH-FM, Shreveport, Louisiana, begins broadcasting on 94.5 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
29 November – KCKN-FM, Kansas City, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 106.7 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1 December – WHBL-FM, Sheboygan, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 100.3 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
6 December = WGCH-FM, Greenwich, Connecticut, begins broadcasting on 95.9 MHz.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
7 December – WVNJ, Newark, New Jersey, begins broadcasting on 620 kHz with 5 KW power (full-time)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
12 December – WMTR, Morristown, New Jersey, begins broadcasting on 1250 kHz with 500 W power (daytime).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
19 December – WGVM, Greenville, Mississippi, begins broadcasting on 1260 kHz with 1 KW power.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

ClosingsEdit

4 January – The Adventures of Bill Lance ends its run on network radio.<ref name=dunningota/>
22 January – Are These Our Children? ends its run on network radio (ABC).<ref name=dunningota/>
6 February – Hop Harrigan ends its run on network radio (Mutual).<ref name=dunningota/>
7 February – Hawk Larabee ends its run on network radio (CBS).<ref name=dunningota/>
14 February - The Zane Grey Show ends its run on network radio (Mutual).Template:R
30 April – The American School of the Air ends its run on network radio (CBS)<ref name="coxotd">Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. Template:ISBN.</ref>
23 May – The Fitch Bandwagon ends its run on network radio (NBC).<ref name=dunningota/>
23 May – The Clock ends its run on network radio (ABC).<ref name=dunningota/>
21 June – Charlie Chan ends its run on network radio (Mutual).<ref name=dunningota/>
22 June – The Adventures of Christopher Wells ends its run on network radio (CBS).<ref name=dunningota/>
29 June – Call for Music ends its run on network radio (CBS).<ref name=dunningota/>
1 July – The Dick Haymes Show ends its run on network radio (CBS).<ref name=dunningota/>
3 July – Joan Davis Time ends its run on network radio (CBS).<ref name=dunningota/>
7 July – The American Melody Hour ends its run on network radio on (CBS).<ref name=dunningota/>
23 August — The Amazing Mr. Tutt ends its run on network radio (CBS).
3 September – Believe It Or Not ends its run on network radio (NBC).<ref name=dunningota/>
4 September – I Deal in Crime ends its run on network radio (Mutual).<ref name=dunningota/>
27 November – Johnny Fletcher ends its run on network radio (ABC).<ref name=dunningota/>

BirthsEdit

4 February – Alice Cooper, American rock singer, songwriter, musician and radio host.
14 February – Jackie Martling, American comedian and radio personality.
14 April – Rob Cowan, English classical music presenter.
22 April – Zoran Modli, Serbian radio presenter, pilot and writer (died 2020).
29 April – John Batchelor, American author and syndicated talk show host.
30 April – Chet Coppock, American sports radio broadcaster (died 2019).
27 May – Fritz Coleman, disc jockey, later weathercaster for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, California.
9 June – Nick Clarke, English news presenter (died 2006).
2 August – Dennis Prager, American radio talk show host and author.
25 August – Harriett Gilbert, English radio arts presenter.
30 August – Robin Lustig, English radio news presenter.
20 September – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist, radio host.
2 December – Christine Westermann, German television, radio host, journalist and author.
22 December – Noel Edmonds, English broadcast presenter and producer.
Paul Lewis, English financial broadcaster.

DeathsEdit

4 March – Antonin Artaud, 51, French playwright, actor and director<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
5 July – Carole Landis, 29, American actress (suicide)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
24 November – Nellie Wallace, 78, British music hall performer
Tom Breneman, 46, radio talk show host from 1941–1948, best known for the radio program, Breakfast in Hollywood.

ReferencesEdit

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