1969 in radio

Significant events in radio broadcasting in the year 1969 included the debuts of two documentaries on rock and roll.

Events

• 21–23 February: The History of Rock and Roll, a comprehensive 48-part documentary, debuts on KHJ in Los Angeles. Produced and hosted by Bill Drake, the series airs on the RKO General chain of stations that Drake programmed, and is nationally syndicated.
• 1 March: NHK begins FM broadcasting in Japan.
• 9 March: With the exception of Arthur Godfrey Time, WTOP in Washington, DC switches to an all-news format.
• 3 October: The Fernsehturm Berlin, a broadcasting tower, opens in East Berlin.
• November: The National Science Network, Inc. purchased KMPX (FM) in San Francisco, and KPPC (AM) and KPPC-FM in Pasadena from Crosby-Pacific Broadcasting Company for a combined $1,084,000.

Undated

• WSAU-FM in Wausau, Wisconsin changes to Top 40 as WIFC, and continues with those calls and format nearly 40 years later.

Debuts

• February 9, The Pop Chronicles on KRLA 1110.^[1]
• February 21, The History of Rock and Roll on KHJ.^[2]
• WCCO-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota signs on.

Closings

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Births

• 31 January: Craig Carton, American radio personality, co-host of Boomer Esiason's morning show on WFAN in New York City, which became the permanent replacement for Imus in the Morning on September 4, 2007.

Deaths

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References

1. ^ "Classic DJ and Radio Scrapbook: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. 2004-02-26. http://classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com/2009/04/krla-pop-chronicles-program-1969-1-of-2.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29. 
2. ^ Hopkins, Jerry (April 5, 1969). "'Rockumentary' Radio Milestone". Rolling Stone (30): p. 9 

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