The year 1928 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.

Contents Events Debuts Closings Births Deaths Notes

Events

• 1 January: Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep begins broadcasting in the Netherlands.^[1]
• 30 January: First radio telephone connection between the Netherlands and the United States.^[2]
• 27 March: KGB (AM) in San Diego begins broadcasting.^[3]
• 2 May: KPQ (AM) in Wenatchee, Washington begins broadcasting.^[4]
• 7 July: The French government issues an order limiting the list of private radio stations permitted to continue broadcasting to: Poste Parisien, Radio Agen, Radio B ziers, Radio Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Radio Juan-les-Pins, Radio LL, Radio Lyon, Radio Mont-de-Marsan, Radio Montpellier, Radio N mes, Radio Paris, Radio Toulouse, and Radio Vitus.^[5]
• 13 September: KOH-AM in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting.^[6]
• 1 November: The first official broadcast in Romanian is aired by the Societatea de Difuziune Radiotelefonic (Radiotelephonic Broadcasting Company) in Bucharest.^[7]
• 11 November: General Order 40 is implemented by the United States government; this allows the classification of each allocation in the AM band as either "Local," "Regional," or "Clear." This allows for the creation of clear-channel stations broadcasting at maximum power at night.
• 11 November: WOL (AM) in Washington D.C. begins broadcasting.^[8]
• 11 November: WMT (AM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa begins broadcasting.^[9]
• 11 November: WGL (AM) in Fort Wayne, Indiana begins broadcasting.^[9]
• 11 November: KXO (AM) in El Centro, California begins broadcasting.^[10]
• 20 November: WGH (AM) in Newport News, Virginia begins broadcasting.^[11]
• 23 December: NBC sets up its first permanent, coast-to-coast radio network.^[12]

Debuts

• The Voice of Firestone (1928 1956)
• 4 January: The Dodge Victory Hour, a variety show, debuts on NBC.
• 19 March: Amos 'n' Andy debuts through the NBC Blue Network, broadcasting from WMAQ-AM, a radio station owned by the Chicago Daily News.^[13]
• 19 November: Happy Station Show (1928 1995), hosted by Eddy Startz from 1928 until 1970.

Closings

Births

• 21 May: Tom Donahue is born (died 1975), pioneering rock and roll radio disc jockey and freeform rock pioneer
• 17 August: Willem Duys, Dutch radio/television host.^[14]
• 9 November: Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/television host.^[15]

Deaths

Notes

1. ↑ Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Neth) January 1 in History
2. ↑ 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US January 30 in History
3. ↑ KGB-AM in San Diego, California begins radio transmissions March 27 in History
4. ↑ KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions May 2 in History
5. ↑ 100 ans de radio
6. ↑ KOH-AM in Reno NV begins radio transmissions September 13 in History
7. ↑ Radio and Radiophony in Romania
8. ↑ WOL-AM in Washington D.C. begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
9. ↑ ^{a b} WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
10. ↑ KXO-AM in El Centro California begins radio transmissions November 11 in History
11. ↑ WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions November 20 in History
12. ↑ NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network December 23 in History
13. ↑ "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) March 19 in History
14. ↑ Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host August 17 in History
15. ↑ Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host November 9 in History