1933 in radio

Events

• 14 January – In Spain, radio station EAJ-24 Radio Córdoba begins transmission, its first broadcast coming from the Conservatorio Superior de Música in the city.
• 24 February – In New Zealand, station 2YC Wellington is opened.
• 12 March – Fireside chat: On the Bank Crisis.
• 7 May – Fireside chat: Outlining the New Deal Program.
• 31 May – As the first step towards removing advertising from public radio, the French government introduces a broadcast receiving licence fee payable by owners of radio sets.
• 24 July – Fireside chat: On the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program. Roosevelt introduces the concept of the "first 100 days".
• 18 August – In Germany, the Volksempfänger, a readily affordable radio set designed to be capable, as far as possible, of picking up only the transmissions of government-controlled stations, is presented at the 10th International Radio Show, Berlin.
• 22 October – Fireside chat: On the Currency Situation.

  Debuts

• 31 January – The Lone Ranger debuts on WXYZ Detroit.
• 7 March – Marie the Little French Princess debuts on CBS as the first daytime radio serial.
• 17 March – The Armour Jester debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
• 11 June – Carefree Carnival debuts on NBC Red.
• 23 June – Don McNeill's Breakfast Club debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
• 31 July – Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy debuts on CBS.
• 14 August – Ma Perkins debuts on WLW Cincinnati. On 4 December, the program moves to the full NBC Red Network.
• 24 September – Broadway Varieties debuts on CBS.
• 25 September – The Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters debuts on NBC.
• 2 October – The National Barn Dance debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
• 8 October – The Baker's Broadcast debuts on the NBC Blue Network.
• 22 October – The American Revue debuts on CBS.
• 30 October – The Romance of Helen Trent debuts on CBS.
• 11 November – The Admiral Byrd Broadcasts debuts on CBS.
• 29 November – Calling All Cars debuts on CBS West Coast network.
• UNDATED – The Oldsmobile Program'' debuts on CBS.

  Endings

• May – WPAW is merged into WPRO.

  Births

• 13 March – Gloria McMillan, American actress who played Harriet Conklin in Our Miss Brooks.
• 17 June – Harry Browne, American libertarian writer, politician, and U.S. Presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000. Also a radio talk show host.
• 3 December – Les Crane, San Francisco-based radio announcer and television talk show host who won a Grammy for his recording of the poem, Desiderata.