The year 1929 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
8 January –
CBS purchases New York City radio station
WABC from the Atlantic Broadcasting Company.
10 January – WTFF (The Fellowship Forum, a station formerly owned by the
Ku Klux Klan) in Mt. Vernon, Virginia (modern-day
WFED) changes its call letters to WJSV. While the call letters are claimed to stand for "Jesus Saves Virginia", they actually stand for James S. Vance, a
Grand Wizard in the state and publisher of the station's owner, "The Fellowship Forum" (a shell organization for the KKK). Vance arranges an affiliation deal with
CBS Radio, which also involves operations and programming for WJSV..
20 November – The Rise of the Goldbergs (later called just The Goldbergs), starring
Gertrude Berg, debuts on NBC.
Births
23 January –
Myron Cope (died
2008), American sports journalist, radio personality and sports broadcaster best known for being the voice of the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
25 November –
Tim Gudgin (died
2017), English sports results announcer.
29 November –
Derek Jameson (died
2012), English newspaper editor and broadcaster.
30 November –
Dick Clark (died 2012), American television and radio personality, game show host and businessman, chairman and CEO of
Dick Clark Productions.