1939 in radio
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The year 1939 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
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[edit] Events
- 7 August – Official test transmissions begin from Radio Andorra. The station is ceremonially inaugurated two days later by the French Minister of Public Works, Anatole de Monzie.
- 3 September – Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of the United Kingdom, announces on the BBC at 11.15 BST that "this country is at war with Germany".
- 3 September – Fireside chat: On the European War.
- 25 December – Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is read for the first time on American radio (CBS).
[edit] Debuts
- January 14 – Honolulu Bound debuts on CBS.
- January 16 – I Love a Mystery debuts on west coast NBC stations.
- February 13 – Virginia Payne takes over the role of Mrs. Carter in The Carters of Elm Street.
- 19 February – Norman Corwin's radio series Words Without Music is premiered on the CBS Radio Network.
- April 3 – Mr. District Attorney (1939-1952) debuts on NBC.
[edit] Closings
[edit] Births
- March 3 – Larry Burkett (d. 2003), American evangelical Christian author and radio personality.
- December 18 – Alex Bennett, talk show host

