The year 1939 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.

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Events

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Debuts

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Programs

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Stations

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  • 28 July – KVAK, Atchison, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 1420 kHz with 100 W power (daytime only).[20]
  • 25 December – The Bartons debuts on the Blue Network.[17]
  • October - KOVO 960 (then at 1210) signs on the air from Provo, Utah.[21]
  • December – WCAR, Pontiac, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 1100 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only).[22]

Endings

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  • 27 February – Alias Jimmy Valentine ends its run on network radio (Blue Network in the US).[17]
  • 7 May – Americans All, Immigrants All ends its run on network radio (CBS).[17]
  • 30 June
  • 28 July – Her Honor, Nancy James ends its run on network radio (CBS).[17]
  • 7 September – Radio Normandy signs off for the last time.
  • 8 September – Calling All Cars ends its run on network radio (CBS West Coast network).[17]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Shirer, William L. (2011). The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781451651683.
  2. ^ "From Poland". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. 16 June 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 10 February 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Nord, Philip (2012). France's New Deal: From the Thirties to the Postwar Era. Princeton University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0691156115.
  4. ^ Scales, Rebecca (24 February 2016). Radio and the Politics of Sound in Interwar France, 1921–1939. Cambridge University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-107-10867-7.
  5. ^ McDonough, Frank (1998). Neville Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the British Road to War. Manchester University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7190-4832-6.
  6. ^ "Canada in the Second World War". Juno Beach Centre. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b Kenny, Mary (2003). Germany Calling. Dublin: New Island.
  8. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 385–386. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  9. ^ "The BBC Story – 1930s" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  10. ^ a b Wilmut, Roger (1985). Kindly Leave the Stage!: Story of Variety, 1919–1960. Methuen. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-413-48960-9.
  11. ^ Harold Oxley (1975). The Jamaican Government's Use of Radio Broadcasting in Economic Development, 1939–1970. University of Wisconsin—Madison. p. 118.
  12. ^ "Radio: Cuba Joins". Time. 19 December 1939. Archived from the original on 15 January 2005.
  13. ^ "Cox Purchase WSB, Slated for CBS" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1939. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  14. ^ "New KORN, Fremont, Neb" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 January 1940. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  15. ^ The Eternal Vision: The Ultimate Collection of Spiritual Quotations. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. 2002. p. 516. ISBN 978-1-85311-495-3.
  16. ^ a b Dunning, John. (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925–1976. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN 0-13-932616-2.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. P. 8.
  18. ^ H. Chignell (2 September 2011). Public Issue Radio: Talks, News and Current Affairs in the Twentieth Century. Springer. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-230-34645-1.
  19. ^ Dickerson, Ian (2019). Sherlock Holmes and His Adventures on American Radio. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1629335087.
  20. ^ "New KVAK on the Air" (PDF). No. Broadcasting. 1 September 1939. p. 89. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  21. ^ "KOVO History Cards". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  22. ^ "WCAR, Pontiac, Mich. Takes Air on 1100 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 January 1940. p. 22. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  23. ^ John Dunning (7 May 1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. pp. 309. ISBN 978-0-19-977078-6.
  24. ^ "Scenes as 7500 Attend Chick Webb Benefit". news.google.com. The Afro American. 17 February 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  25. ^ Gerald Nachman (23 August 2000). Raised on Radio. University of California Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-520-22303-5.
  26. ^ Christopher H. Sterling (2 December 2003). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-135-45649-8.
  27. ^ "Charles Dalmores, Former Opera Tenor. French Singer First Appeared in New York in 1906". The New York Times. 7 December 1939. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Charles Dalmores, formerly famous as an operatic tenor in the United States and Europe, died today in the Hollywood Hospital after a stroke. ...
  28. ^ Richard W. Barber (2002). King Arthur in Music. DS Brewer. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-85991-767-4.
  29. ^ The Listener. British Broadcasting Corporation. July 1939. p. 1270.