The year 1939 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting. 1 April – The rumor that Hitler is dead sweeps the United States, as millions of...
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This is a list of events from British radio in 1939. No events. 14 June – Clevedon and Start Point transmitting stations begin broadcasting the BBC Regional...
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1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1939. 1939 (MCMXXXIX)...
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Gleiwitz incident (redirect from Attack on Gleiwitz radio station)
on the radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz (then Germany and now Gliwice, Poland) staged by Nazi Germany on the night of 31 August 1939. Along with...
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The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten films nominated for Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards (which...
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On February 20, 1939, a Nazi rally took place at Madison Square Garden, organized by the German American Bund. More than 20,000 people attended, and Fritz...
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trailblazer of the talk show in 1939. He wrote and directed the first modern radio play for this station in 1942.[citation needed] In December 1940, The Standing...
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Martha Ross (category 1939 births)
Martha Ross (24 March 1939 – 14 January 2019) was a British actress and radio presenter. Ross had six children, including television presenters Jonathan...
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Radio Liechtenstein, often shortended to Radio L, is the public radio station of Liechtenstein. It is the first and primary station to broadcast in Liechtenstein...
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to negotiate on August 29, 1939. It was announced on German radio that these points had been rejected on September 1, 1939, even though they were never...
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Affair's release had the potential to be premiered in late January or early February 1939 at Radio City Music Hall; later issues would give the initial...
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broadcasting on radio during the 1930s. Thompson is regarded by some as the "First Lady of American Journalism" and was recognized by Time magazine in 1939 as equal...
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flag attack on the tower in 1939, which was used as a pretext for invading Poland, beginning World War II. The Gliwice Radio Tower is 111 m (364 ft) tall...
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Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Maryland", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 – via Internet Archive "AM Stations in the U.S.: Maryland", Radio Annual Television...
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George Brent (section Radio appearances)
Navy (1939) with de Havilland and John Payne. He appeared in Dark Victory (1939) with Davis, which was a huge success. So too was The Old Maid (1939) where...
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Invasion of Poland (redirect from Polish September Campaign 1939)
September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany...
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The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens...
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (category Novels set in boarding schools)
and presented by Cecil B. DeMille was first broadcast on 20 November 1939. A radio adaptation by Hallmark Playhouse starring Ronald Colman was broadcast...
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2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Georgia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 – via Internet Archive Chas. A...
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Jack, ed. (1939), "Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 – via Internet Archive "AM Stations in the U.S.: Texas", Radio Annual Television...
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1933) in 1939. FM 88.0 MHz – English language services FM 92.5 MHz – Radio Thailand National Radio Network Bangkok FM 105.0 MHz – Happy Family Radio (for...
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(1939), "North Carolina", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 – via Internet Archive "AM Stations in the U.S.: North Carolina", Radio Annual...
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Down to Earth is a 1939 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd. The play was produced again in 1941. Leslie Rees said "Miss Shepherd’s detail is based...
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FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "District of...
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The following is a list of NTC-licensed radio stations in Metro Manila, a region of the Philippines, current as of 2024. The tables can be sorted by call...
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April 6, 2017. WZIG.org WZQR.fm Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Florida", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 – via Internet Archive Chas. A...
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Geoffrey Whitehead (category 1939 births)
Geoffrey Whitehead (born 1 October 1939) is an English actor. He has appeared in a range of film, television and radio roles. In the theatre, he has played at...
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BBC Home Service (category Radio stations established in 1939)
Service was a national and regional radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 4. Between the early 1920s and the...
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Radio broadcasts commenced in what is now known as Bangladesh in 1939 under British rule, as a part of All India Radio. The state-owned Bangladesh Betar...
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The Polish Radio (PR; Polish: Polskie Radio, PR) is a national public-service radio broadcasting organization of Poland, founded in 1925. It is owned by...
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