1949 in radio

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The year 1949 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Events

• 2 January - The Jack Benny Program first appears on CBS after 16 years on NBC -- one of the most visible results of CBS' "talent raids."
• 1 April – The facilities and staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland are transferred to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
• 15 April – KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley, California, begins broadcasting as the first listener-sponsored radio station in the United States and the first of five stations founded by the Pacifica Radio network.
• 23 November - James Lindenberg branches into radio broadcasting with the launch of DZBC 1000 kilocycles, owned by Bolinao Electronics Corporation (the predecessor of ABS-CBN) in the Philippines.

Debuts

Programs

• January 9 – Screen Director's Playhouse premieres on NBC.
• February 11 – Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1949–1962) debuts on CBS.
• February 27 – Broadway Is My Beat debuts on CBS.
• May 1 – The Adventures of Frank Race, a syndicated program, debuts in some markets.
• May 7 – The Affairs of Peter Salem debuts on Mutual.
• June 3 – Dragnet premieres on NBC.
• June 29 - Candy Matson debuts on NBC West Coast.
• July 3 – Four Star Playhouse debuts on NBC.
• July 4 - Add a Line debuts on ABC.
• August 25 – Father Knows Best debuts on NBC.
• September 4 - Chance of a Lifetime debuts on ABC.
• September 5 - Light-Up Time debuts on NBC.

Stations

• February 22 – KWPC-FM (99.7 FM) of Muscatine, Iowa, with a broadcasting power of 3,000 watts, signs on the air as a sister station of KWPC-AM (860 AM). Studios are located on the outskirts of Muscatine.
• June 26 – WWON-FM/105.5-Woonsocket, Rhode Island, begins broadcasting at 390 watts. It is the sister station of WWON/1240 in the same community.
• December 11 – KALA/1400-Sitka, Alaska, begins broadcasting. The owner is Baranof Enterprises.
• December 22 – WPEP/1570-Taunton, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting from studios atop the Roseland Ballroom, north of downtown Taunton.

Closings

• January 2 - Cabin B-13 ends its run on network radio (CBS).
• April 17 - Manhattan Merry-Go-Round ends its run on network radio (NBC Blue Network).
• June 4 - The Adventures of Frank Merriwell ends its run on network radio (NBC).
• June 5 - The Alan Young Show ends its run on network radio (NBC).
• June 10 - Herb Shriner Time ends its run on network radio (CBS).
• June 25 - Famous Jury Trials ends its run on network radio in the United States.
• July 3 - Mayor of the Town ends its run on network radio.
• September 4 - The Burl Ives Show ends its run on network radio (ABC).
• September 25 - Call the Police ends its run on network radio (CBS).
• September 26 - Add a Line ends its run on network radio (ABC).
• October 28 - The Abe Burrows Show ends its run on CBS.
• December 15 - Captain Midnight ends its run on network radio Mutual.

Births

• Neal Conan, NPR host, producer, editor, and correspondent. During the 1991 Gulf War he was captured by the Iraqi Republican Guard.