This is a list of events from British radio in 1924.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • 28 March - First broadcasts from the 5PY Plymouth radio station listed in The Radio Times.[b][3][5]

April

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June

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  • 11 June - First broadcasts from the 2LV Liverpool radio station listed in The Radio Times.[d][3][10]

July

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  • 8 July - First broadcasts from the 2LS Leeds radio station listed in The Radio Times.[e][3][11]

August

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  • 15 August - First broadcasts from the 6KH Hull radio station listed in The Radio Times.[f][3][12]

September

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  • 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

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November

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  • 12 November - First broadcasts from the 2DE Dundee radio station listed in The Radio Times.[j][3][17]

December

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  • 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

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  • The Wireless Chorus, predecessor of the BBC Singers, is formed.

Births

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Notes

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  1. ^ It is probable that 6FL Sheffield broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  2. ^ It is probable that 5PY Plymouth broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  3. ^ It is probable that 2EH Edinburgh broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  4. ^ It is probable that 2LV Liverpool broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  5. ^ It is probable that 2LS Leeds broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  6. ^ It is probable that 6KH Hull broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  7. ^ It is probable that 2BE Belfast broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  8. ^ It is probable that 5NG Nottingham broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  9. ^ It is probable that 6ST Stoke broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  10. ^ It is probable that 2DE Dundee broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  11. ^ It is probable that 5SX Swansea broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.
  12. ^ It is probable that 5XX Daventry broadcast prior to this date without being listed in The Radio Times.

References

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  1. ^ "Fact sheet No. 8 – The Shipping Forecast" (PDF). National Meteorological Library and Archive. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Schedule Coverage". BBC Genome labs. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Listings | 6FL Sheffield | 24 February 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Listings | 5PY Plymouth | 28 March 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ Knight, Donald R.; Sabey, Alan D. (1984). The Lion Roars at Wembley. New Barnet: D. R. Knight. ISBN 0-9509251-0-1.
  7. ^ "Listings | 2EH Edinburgh | 1 May 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ Seatter, Robert (25 March 2016). "The cello and the nightingale". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. ^ Harrison, Beatrice (2024). The Cello and the Nightingale. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 9781805300182.
  10. ^ "Listings | 2LV Liverpool | 11 June 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Listings | 2LS Leeds | 8 July 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Listings | 6KH Hull | 15 August 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Listings | 2BE Belfast | 15 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Listings | 5NG Nottingham | 16 September 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ Evans, Jeff (2022). The Political Compendium. Newcastle upon Tyne: Zymurgy Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-903506-49-3.
  16. ^ "Listings | 6ST Stoke | 21 October 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Listings | 2DE Dundee | 12 November 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Listings | 5SX Swansea | 12 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Listings | 5XX Daventry | 28 December 1924". BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 21 November 2020.