1937 in radio

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The year 1937 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.history.

Events

9 March: Fireside chat: On the Reorganization of the Judiciary.
14 March: The Jack Benny - Fred Allen 12-year "feud" begins, when both comedians participate in "The Battle of the Century" at the Hotel Pierre.
6 May: The Hindenburg disaster takes place in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Herbert Morrison was assigned by NBC Red affiliate WLS (AM) in Chicago to cover the event; as he had no ability to broadcast the landing of the zeppelin live, he and his engineer decided to record it as an experiment. The ensuing transcription (including the now-famous "Oh, the humanity" idiom) aired on the NBC Red Network the next day, a first for the network given that NBC's policy at the time forbade the use of prerecorded news actualities.
4 July: Following the alteration of frequencies at the BBC's Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.
12 October: Fireside chat: On Legislation to be Recommended to the Extraordinary Session of the Congress.
14 November: Fireside chat: On the Unemployment Census.
12 December: Mae West makes a risqué guest appearance on The Chase and Sanborn Hour that eventually results in her being banned from radio.

(undated): The American Scene debuts in syndication.^[1]
6 January: Broadway Merry-Go-Round debuts on the Blue Network.^[1]
18 January: Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories (1937–1956) debuts on CBS.^[1]
25 January: The Guiding Light (1937–1952) debuts on NBC Red. In June 1952, this series spawned a television version of the same name.
1 February: First broadcast of the Swedish radio programme Dagens dikt ("Poem of the day"), still on the air six days a week.^[2]
29 March: Our Gal Sunday (1937–1959) debuts on CBS.
5 July: Arnold Grimm's Daughter debuts on CBS.^[1]
1 October: First Dagens Eko news broadcast on Swedish radio.
19 October: Big Town debuts on CBS.^[1]
1 November: Brave New World debuts on CBS.^[1]
5 November: Black Night (horror program) debuts on WBAP.^[1]
7 November: Dr. Christian debuts on CBS.^[1]

18 April - The Adventures of Captain Diamond ends its run on network radio.^[1]
26 April - Bughouse Rhythm ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).^[1]
25 June - Ma and Pa ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[1]
28 July - Broadway Merry-Go-Round ends its run on network radio (Blue Network).^[1]
30 July - Broadway Varieties ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[1]

20 July - Guglielmo Marconi, physicist and wireless telegraphy pioneer, aged 63.

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
↑ Sveriges Radio - Dagens dikt: historik (in Swedish)

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