14 March – The
Jack Benny -
Fred Allen 12-year "feud" begins, when both comedians participate in "The Battle of the Century" at the Hotel Pierre.
6 May – The
Hindenburg disaster takes place in
Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Herbert Morrison is assigned by
NBC Red affiliate
WLS (AM) in Chicago to cover the landing of the zeppelin; as he has no ability to broadcast the event live, he and his engineer decide to record it as an experiment. The ensuing transcription (including the now-famous "
Oh, the humanity" idiom) airs from Chicago that evening and on the
NBC Red Network the next day, a first for the network given that NBC's policy at the time forbade the use of prerecorded news actualities.
4 July – Following the alteration of frequencies at the
BBC's
Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new
Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.
13 July – Schools in
France are sent a list of state-approved radio receivers from which they can choose in order to obtain a government subsidy of 400 francs on the purchase.[4]
14 March – The
Jack Benny -
Fred Allen 12-year "feud" begins, when both comedians participate in "The Battle of the Century" at the Hotel Pierre.
6 May – The
Hindenburg disaster takes place in
Lakehurst, New Jersey.
Herbert Morrison is assigned by
NBC Red affiliate
WLS (AM) in Chicago to cover the landing of the zeppelin; as he has no ability to broadcast the event live, he and his engineer decide to record it as an experiment. The ensuing transcription (including the now-famous "
Oh, the humanity" idiom) airs from Chicago that evening and on the
NBC Red Network the next day, a first for the network given that NBC's policy at the time forbade the use of prerecorded news actualities.
4 July – Following the alteration of frequencies at the
BBC's
Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new
Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.
13 July – Schools in
France are sent a list of state-approved radio receivers from which they can choose in order to obtain a government subsidy of 400 francs on the purchase.[4]