1912 in radio
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The year 1912 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
- 13 August – The United States Congress passes the 1912 Radio Act, "An Act to regulate radio communication", requiring that all radio stations be licensed.[1]
- 9YV, an experimental station operated by Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, becomes the first radio station in the U.S. to offer a regularly-scheduled daily broadcast (in morse code) of the weather forecast.[2][3]
Births
- 16 February – Del Sharbutt, radio and television announcer. (died 2002)
- 5 October – Tony Marvin, radio and television announcer. (died 1998)
Notes
- ↑ Text of the 1912 Act.
- ↑ "A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900–1960". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "KKSU History". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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