2015 Event Apple will begin a web TV service in September, carrying broadcast networks such as CBS, Fox and ABC; the service will offer 25 channels and will likely cost less than current cable television packages 2014 Event The 86th Academy Awards is hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. 'Gravity,' '12 Years a Slave,' and 'Dallas Buyers Club' win the most awards. The broadcast received the highest views of any Oscars ceremony since the year 2000 2014 Event Jimmy Fallon officially replaces Jay Leno in his first broadcast as host of 'The Tonight Show' 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D 1996 Event Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast 1995 Event Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland 1995 Event Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV 1995 Event 1st broadcast of "Woman of Independent Means" on NBC-TV 1994 Event Final broadcast of Arsenio Hall talk show 1994 Death Peter Hacker, U.S. journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69 1993 Event Last broadcast of "Knots landing" on CBS 1993 Event Last broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV 1992 Event Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcast in Las Vegas Nevada on KFBI 1990 Event Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message 1988 Event Britain bans broadcast interviews with IRA members 1988 Death David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73 1988 Event Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV 1986 Event 1st broadcast of "LA Law" on NBC-TV 1982 Event 1st broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV 1982 Event CBS radio begins youth oriented broadcast Radio Radio 1981 Event 1st broadcast of "Cagney and Lacey" on ABC-TV 1981 Event 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV 1981 Event Last broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS-TV 1980 Event Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC 1979 Event ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage 1978 Event 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV 1978 Event Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV 1978 Event 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV 1977 Event 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV 1977 Event Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV 1977 Event 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV 1976 Death Frank Forest, actor (Big Broadcast of 1937, Champagne Waltz), dies 1976 Event Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV 1975 Event 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music) 1975 Event 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV 1975 Event House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for 1st time 1974 Event 1st broadcast of "Derrick" on ZDF 1974 Event 1st broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC-TV 1972 Event WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 Event 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS 1972 Event WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1971 Event KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 Event 1st broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC-TV 1971 Event KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast 1970 Event WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Event KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Event KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, New Hampshire (IND) 1st broadcast 1969 Event WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV 1969 Event WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Event Last radio broadcast of "Mrs Dale's Diary" on BBS 1969 Event WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WTOG TV channel 44 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event 1st broadcast of "Hawaii Five-O" on CBS-TV 1968 Event KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event 1st broadcast of 60 Minutes on CBS-TV 1968 Event WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1968 Event KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 Event Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV 1967 Event 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2 1967 Event WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, Tennessee (PBS) 1st broadcast 1967 Event WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast 1966 Event WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast 1966 Event WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1966 Event WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast 1965 Event Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast 1965 Event KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 1964 Event 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire 1964 Birthday Adam Curry, born in Arlington, Virginia, broadcast personality, video jockey, a pioneer of podcasting, nicknamed the 'Podfather' 1964 Event 1st broadcast by Trans World Radio on Bonaire 1963 Death Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 1962 Event WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast 1962 Event KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast 1962 Event WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, New York (PBS) 1st broadcast 1961 Event KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1961 Event 1st live television broadcast from Soviet Union 1960 Event 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV 1960 Event "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 Event KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast 1960 Event WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st broadcast 1960 Event KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1959 Event KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1959 Event WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 Event 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1958 Event KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1958 Event Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Atlanta Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Roe vs Wade 1958 Event KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 Event KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Once Around 1958 Event KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 Event CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on 1957 Event WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 Event WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 Event KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 Event WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 Event WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 Event Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV 1957 Event Larry King's 1st radio broadcast 1956 Event KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 Event WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 Event WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 Event KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1956 Death P A M Speet, Dutch broadcast CEO (KRO), dies 1955 Event 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers) 1955 Event KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 Event WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 Event WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 Event KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 Event KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 Event KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WLOS TV channel 13 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (ABC) 1st broadcast 1954 Event 1st Miss America TV broadcast 1954 Event KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 Event WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1952 Event KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1952 Event 1st TV broadcast in Hawaii 1952 Event 1st "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host) 1951 Event 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel) 1951 Event 1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV 1951 Event 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV 1951 Event 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman 1950 Event Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast 1950 Event WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 Event 1st broadcast of "What's My Line," on CBS-TV 1949 Event WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio, KFI in Los Angeles 1949 Event KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 Event 1st opera to be televised, "Othello," broadcast from the Met (New York City) 1948 Event Israeli Radio Station Kol Yisrael's 1st broadcast 1948 Event KSTP TV channel 5 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 Event KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 Event KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1947 Birthday Albert Brooks, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Broadcast News, Lost in America 1947 Event 1st broadcast of 1st U.S. TV soap opera "A Woman to Remember" 1946 Event 1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs 1944 Event 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland 1944 Birthday Betsy Finley Ashton, broadcast journalist/author/lecturer 1944 Event WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast 1943 Event "Archie" comic strip 1st broadcast on radio 1942 Event 1st U.S. president to broadcast in a foreign language-FDR in French 1942 Event 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC 1940 Birthday James L. Brooks, producer/director, Broadcast News, Taxi, Critic 1940 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS 1940 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS 1940 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS 1939 Event WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast 1939 Event BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed 1939 Event Final broadcast of The Fleischmann Hour was heard on radio 1939 Event 1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio 1938 Event Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of "War of the Worlds" 1938 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC 1937 Event 1st broadcast of Soap Opera "Guiding Light" on NBC radio 1936 Event 1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London 1936 Event AVRO radio broadcast studios in Hilversum opens 1935 Event 1st broadcast of "Gang Busters" on NBC-radio 1935 Event 1st "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast 1935 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Fibber McGee and Molly" 1934 Event Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally 1934 Event Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000 1933 Event Curom, Curacaose Broadcast System starts: Princess Juliana's speech 1932 Event 1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio 1932 Event 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio 1932 Event 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD) 1931 Event 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University 1931 Event 1st broadcast of "Little Orphan Annie" on NBC-radio 1931 Event VARA begins experimental TV broadcast in Diamantbeurs Amsterdam 1930 Event 1st U.S. football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0) 1930 Event Dumont's 1st TV broadcast for home reception (New York City) 1930 Event 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio 1930 Event 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY 1930 Event 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a ship at sea 1930 Event 1st radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger" (WXYZ-Detroit) 1929 Event 1st broadcast of "Goldbergs" on U.S. radio 1929 Birthday Jocelyn Barrow, deputy chair person, British Broadcast Standards 1928 Event 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird) 1927 Event Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN 1927 Event 1st U.S. radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts" 1927 Event 1st national opera broadcast from a U.S. opera house (Faust, Chicago) 1926 Event 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS) 1926 Event VPRO (Free thinking Protestant Radio Broadcast) forms 1926 Event Dutch Catholic Radio Broadcast (KRO) forms 1925 Event 1st radio-broadcast of Dutch KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcast) 1925 Event 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN) 1925 Event President Coolidge's inauguration broadcast live on 21 radio stations 1924 Event 1st political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans at Cleveland 1924 Event 1st foreign language course broadcast on U.S. radio (WJZ, New York City) 1923 Event 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester 1923 Event 1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Washington D.C.) 1923 Event 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas) 1922 Event 1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game 1922 Event For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY) 1921 Event 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 1921 Event 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts) 1921 Event KDKA broadcast 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match (Ray-Dundee) 1921 Event 1st religious service radio broadcast in U.S., KDKA-Pittsburgh 1920 Event WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast 1st football play-by-play 1920 Event Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight 1920 Event Detroit radio station is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air 1916 Birthday Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist, CBS 1915 Birthday David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris 1914 Birthday Fayard Nicholas, U.S., actor, Big Broadcast of 1936 1910 Birthday Sharon Lynn, born in Weatherford, Texas, actress, Way Out West, Big Broadcast 1909 Event Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast 1907 Event 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired 1906 Event Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass) 1904 Birthday J Dito, Dutch dominican/broadcast chairman, KRO, 1938-45 1903 Event 1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between U.S. and England 1866 Birthday Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music 1857 Birthday Heinrich Hertz, physicist, 1st to broadcast and receive radio waves
