1925 in radio The year 1925 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.Events 1 January - In Sweden , AB Radiotjänst broadcasts its first programme. 27 January - Australia's second oldest surviving radio station , 2HD , goes on air for the first time in Newcastle, New South Wales . 1 February - The Polish Radiotechnical Society makes its first official broadcast from Warsaw . 22 February - First radio transmission of a religious service in Denmark , from the Garrison Church, Copenhagen . 4 March - Second inauguration of Calvin Coolidge as President of the United States , the first inauguration to be broadcast. 8 March - Westinghouse Electric , owner of KDKA among other stations, announces from its Pittsburgh headquarters a proposal to form "radio networks" via shortwave technology. 22 March - JOAK, NHK Radio One of Tokyo, an official inauguration service start, and a first license radio station in Japan. 1 April - In Denmark, Radioordningen is established. 23 April - KRO is established in the Netherlands . 1 June - JOBK, NHK Radio One of Osaka, an official inauguration service start in Japan. 17 June - In Spain , Unión Radio opens station EAJ-7 Radio Madrid. 7 July - Inauguration in France of state radio station Marseille PTT. 15 July - JOCK, NHK Radio One of Nagoya , an official inauguration service start in Japan. 27 July - The British Broadcasting Company's Daventry transmitting station on Borough Hill , Daventry in central England opens as the world's first longwave broadcast radio transmitter , taking over from its Chelmsford facility. 25 September - The Berliner Funkturm begins transmissions. 1 November - VARA is established in the Netherlands. 16 December - Colombo Radio launches in Ceylon, origin of Radio Ceylon .Debuts 14 January - First broadcast on Swedish national radio of one of the world's longest-running radio programmes, Barnens brevlåda , which will run for 1,785 editions – all presented by "Uncle Sven" – until 1972. 21 March - Lowell Thomas is first heard on the radio on Pittsburgh station KDKA. 31 March - Radio station WOWO in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting. 8 April - Station WADC commences regular programming in Akron, Ohio . It had debuted earlier as a temporary station during a car show held at the Central Garage , the call letters standing for the station's sponsor, the Automotive Dealers Company. Known from June 2, 2005 as WARF , it becomes Akron's oldest surviving radio station. 4 October - The Atwater Kent Hour debuts on WEAF and 10 other connected stations. 5 October - WSM signs on in Nashville, Tennessee . 15 November - First transmission from Radio RV-10 in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic . 28 November - The weekly country music-variety program Grand Ole Opry is first broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "WSM Barn Dance". 24 December - KMOX begins broadcasting in St. Louis, Missouri.Closings April - WGI-Medford Hillside, Massachusetts declares bankruptcy and shuts down for good; this leaves WBZ-Springfield as the oldest surviving station in New England . Undated - WAAB 1150 AM ceases broadcasting. 1150 AM will return the next year as WJBO .Births 2 April - Hans Rosenthal , German radio editor, director and media host 25 April - Janete Clair , Brazilian broadcast play and novel writer 15 May - Regis Cordic , American radio personality and actor 25 May - Derek Cooper , English food writer and broadcaster 15 June - Richard Baker , English broadcaster 7 July - Wally Phillips , American radio personality 8 September - Peter Sellers , English comic actor 19 September - Pete Murray , English DJ 28 September - Jerry Clower , American country music comedian 27 October - Monica Sims , British radio executive 31 October - Shirley Dinsdale , American ventriloquist 11 November - June Whitfield , English comic actress
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