1934 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1934.

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Events

• 7 October – The new high-power longwave transmitter at Droitwich takes over from Daventry 5XX as the main station radiating the BBC National Programme.
• 25 December – King George V Christmas Broadcast.

King George V at the microphone, Christmas 1934

• A former London roller skating rink reopens as the BBC's Maida Vale Studios[1] which becomes the home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
• EKCO introduces its distinctive round bakelite radio cabinets in the United Kingdom.

Births

• 4 March – John Dunn, radio presenter (died 2004)
• 5 June – Bryon Butler, radio football correspondent (died 2001)
• 18 December – Michael Freedland, journalist, biographer and broadcaster in London (You Don't Have To Be Jewish) (died 2018)

References

1. Bathgate, Gordon (2012). Voices from the Ether: The History of Radio. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781471628610. Retrieved 2018-06-05.