1964 in radio

The year 1964 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

List of years in radio (table)
… 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 …
In television 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 In music 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 In film 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +...

Events

• 5 January – Invention for Radio #1: The Dreams is broadcast on BBC's Third Programme.
• 24 January – WBZY 990 AM in Torrington, CT signs off for the last time.
• 27 March – The BBC's Children's Hour (renamed For the Young since April 1961) is broadcast for the last time.
• 28 March – Radio Caroline, a pirate radio station based on a ship anchored in international waters off the English coast, opens as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.
• 29 June – Manx Radio, the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man, begins broadcasting.
• 1 July
  • In Sweden Sveriges Radio launches its third national channel – P3 – as an alternative to commercial pirate radio.
  • In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission adopts the FM Non-Duplication Rule, prohibiting broadcasters in cities with more than 100,000 people from simulcasting the same programming on their AM and FM stations.
  • WPEA, the oldest high school radio station, belonging to Phillips Exeter Academy, begins broadcasting.
• 16 November – Invention for Radio #2: Amor Dei is broadcast by the BBC.

Births

• 6 January – Colin Cowherd, American sports radio and television personality.
• 24 January – Rob Dibble, former Major League Baseball pitcher and sports radio host.
• 10 February – Glenn Beck, American conservative talk radio and television host.
• 29 February – Lyndon Byers, former NHL player from Canada, WAAF radio host.
• 27 May – Adam Carolla, American comedian, comedy writer, radio and television personality and actor.
• 6 June – Roe Conn, American radio talk show host on WLS in Chicago, Illinois.
• 22 June – Dicky Barrett, American frontman of skacore band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, radio personality and announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• 23 June – Jane Garvey, English radio presenter.
• 18 July – Wendy Williams, American radio personality.
• 1 September – Ray D'Arcy, Irish radio and television host
• 14 October – Jim Rome, American radio and TV personality

Deaths

• 1 March – Kathryn Card, 71, American radio, television and film actress.
• 27 August – Gracie Allen, 69, American comedy star of vaudeville, radio, television and film.
• 10 October – Eddie Cantor, 72, American comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter.
• 14 December – William Bendix, 58, Academy Award-nominated American film actor and radio personality.