Overview of the events of 1924 in British radio
This is a list of events from British radio in 1924.
Events
January
February
March
- 28 March - First broadcasts from the 5PY Plymouth radio station listed in The Radio Times.[b][3][5]
April
May
June
- 11 June - First broadcasts from the 2LV Liverpool radio station listed in The Radio Times.[d][3][10]
July
- 8 July - First broadcasts from the 2LS Leeds radio station listed in The Radio Times.[e][3][11]
August
- 15 August - First broadcasts from the 6KH Hull radio station listed in The Radio Times.[f][3][12]
September
- 15 September - First broadcasts from the 2BE Belfast radio station listed in The Radio Times.[g][3][13]
- 16 September - First broadcasts from the 5NG Nottingham radio station listed in The Radio Times.[h][3][14]
October
November
- 12 November - First broadcasts from the 2DE Dundee radio station listed in The Radio Times.[j][3][17]
December
- 12 December - First broadcasts from the 5SX Swansea radio station listed in The Radio Times.[k][3][18]
- 28 December - First broadcasts from the 5XX Daventry radio station listed in The Radio Times.[l][3][19]
Undated
- The Wireless Chorus, predecessor of the BBC Singers, is formed.
Births
- 11 February - Douglas Smith, radio announcer (died 1972)
- 3 April - Peter Hawkins, voice actor (died 2006)
- 20 April - Leslie Phillips, comic actor (died 2022)
- 23 April - Norman Painting, actor (died 2009)
- 1 May - Dennis Main Wilson, broadcast comedy producer (died 1997)
- 12 May - Tony Hancock, comedian (suicide 1968)
- 31 July - Garard Green, actor (died 2004)
- 4 October - Don Mosey, cricket commentator (died 1999)
- 15 November - Mike Raven, born (Austin) Churton Fairman, DJ, actor and sculptor (died 1997)
- 6 December - Eric Merriman, comedy scriptwriter (died 2003)
Notes
- ^ It is probable that 6FL Sheffield broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 5PY Plymouth broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 2EH Edinburgh broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 2LV Liverpool broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 2LS Leeds broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 6KH Hull broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 2BE Belfast broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 5NG Nottingham broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 6ST Stoke broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 2DE Dundee broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 5SX Swansea broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
- ^ It is probable that 5XX Daventry broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
References