Overview of the events of 1960 in radio
The year 1960 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.
Events
- 25 January – The National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C. reacts to the payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accepted money for playing particular records.
- 8 February – Congressional investigations begin into payola in the radio and record industries.
- 29 February – The radio program At Your Service debuts on St. Louis radio station KMOX. The program is believed to be first locally produced radio talk show, that helps launch the talk radio format in the US.[1]
- (date unknown) – KFMA (1580 AM) of Davenport, Iowa switches its call letters to KWNT. By now, the format is full-time country music and the station is the only one in the Quad Cities market to devote itself exclusively to the genre.
Debuts
Endings
Births
- 3 January – Liz Kershaw, UK radio presenter
- 13 February – Delilah, nationally syndicated US love-song request-and-dedication host
- 10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist
- 1 August – Chuck D, American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer
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