1912 in radio
The year 1912 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
- 15 April - Sinking of the RMS Titanic: CQD and SOS radio distress signals are sent.
- 5 July - International Radiotelegraph Convention signed in London.
- 13 August - The United States Congress passes the Radio Act of 1912, "An Act to regulate radio communication", requiring that all radio stations be licensed.
- 9YV, an experimental station operated by Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, becomes the first radio station in the United States to offer a regularly scheduled daily broadcast of the weather forecast.
Births
- 12 February – Eric Barker, English comic actor and writer
- 16 February – Del Sharbutt, American radio and television announcer
- 8 April – Mary Dee, born Mary Goode, African American DJ
- 24 June – Brian Johnston, English cricket commentator and radio presenter
- 1 July – Wallace Greenslade, English radio announcer
- 5 October – Tony Marvin, American radio and television announcer
- 25 November – Francis Durbridge, English scriptwriter
- 26 November – Eric Sevareid, American radio news reporter
- Rita Zucca, Italian American Axis propaganda broadcaster