Timeline of the introduction of radio in countries
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This is a list of when the first radio broadcasts to the public occurred in the mentioned countries and territories. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not referred to; neither are license dates or dates of the official opening.
Basis for each entry is the time of introduction. Listed are independent countries, dependent territories and territories within a country only if they became independent later or if it is a large country and there is a vast time difference with the introduction in different parts.
Each entry comprises: the flag linked to the country or territory, the name of the country or territory and, in parentheses, the designation of the radio station (either by call sign or by name, linked to a main article), its city and some additional information.
History
[edit]1910s and 1920s
[edit]1930s
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1940s
[edit]1950s
[edit]1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
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See also
[edit]- History of radio
- Table of years in radio
- List of oldest radio stations
- Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
References
[edit]- ^ Ferraretto, Luiz Artur. De 1919 a 1923, os primeiros momentos do rádio no Brasil (2014)
- ^ Marconi Books - 2MT Writtle
- ^ CW90A - 90th Anniversary of the Uruguayan Radio Broadcasting
- ^ Radio-Geschichte Schweiz
- ^ Roorda, Eric Paul. Historical Dictionary of the Dominican Republic, p. 187, at Google Books (2016)
- ^ Lin, Chua Ai. The Story of Singapore Radio (1924-41) (2016)
- ^ Eighty Years of Radio in Indonesia (Wavescan, 2003)
- ^ Abdel Rahman, Haidi M. K. Women, Regional Radio and Development p. 30 (2010)
- ^ "Радио в Узбекистане". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ Karachi in Pakistan (Wavescan update, 2010)
- ^ "Radio Nacional, 80 años registrando la historia de Colombia". Señal Memoria (in Spanish). Bogotá: RTVC. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Mediumwave broadcasting in Bermuda (Wavescan, 2009)
- ^ Port Moresby on Shortwave (Wavescan, 2009)
- ^ Тувинскому радио - 70 лет
- ^ Radio em Angola
- ^ History of Radio Jamaica Ltd.
- ^ 胡少红. 民国时期不同治疆思想下的新闻事业 (2014)
- ^ Adejunmobi, Jonathan Adegoke. The development of radio broadcasting in Nigeria, West Africa p. 45 (1974)
- ^ Richardson, Irene. History of Tibetan and exile radio (2009)
- ^ Sturmer, Martin. The media history of Tanzania (2008)
- ^ The Grenada Revolution Online: Radio
- ^ Montes Fernández, Francisco José. Breve historia de Radio Sahara (2013)
- ^ Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (1988). Handbook - Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.
Bibliography
[edit]- Blin, Bernard. Milestones in radio: the first half century (1895–1945). The UNESCO courier (February 1997), p. 16–21
- Radio Review/Radio Listeners Guide (1925–1929), Broadcasting Yearbook (1935–2010), World Radio TV Handbook (1947–)
- Berg, Jerome S. The early shortwave stations: a broadcasting history through 1945 (2013)
- radioheritage.net
- worldradiomap.com (Europe, Americas, Asia, Oceania)
- Europe: Broadcasting abroad (1934); The media in Europe at Google Books (2004)
- Africa: Head, Sydney W. Broadcasting in Africa: a continental survey of radio and television at Google Books (1974); Ziegler, Dhyana. Thunder and silence: the mass media in Africa, p. 160–182, at Google Books (1992)
- Arab world: Boyd, Douglas A. Broadcasting in the Arab world: a survey of radio and television in the Middle East at Google Books (1982)
- Asia: Sterling, Christopher H. Encyclopedia of radio. Asia (2004); Luthra, H. R. Indian broadcasting at Google Books (1986); McDaniel, Drew O. Broadcasting in the Malay world: radio, television, and video in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore at Google Books (1994)