• 14 January – In
Spain, radio station EAJ-24 Radio
Córdoba begins transmission, its first broadcast coming from the Conservatorio Superior de Música in the city. • 24 February – In
New Zealand, station
2YC Wellington is opened. • 12 March –
President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt begins a series of radio "
Fireside chats" with "On the Bank Crisis". • 7 May –
Fireside chat: "Outlining the New Deal Program". • 31 May – As the first step towards removing advertising from public radio, the
French government introduces a broadcast receiving licence fee payable by owners of radio sets (15 francs per crystal set, 50 francs per valve radio). • 1 July – In
Norway,
NRK becomes the national broadcaster. • 24 July –
Fireside chat: "On the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program". Roosevelt introduces the concept of the "
first 100 days". • 28 July –
Sheila Borrett becomes the first female BBC Radio broadcaster. • 18 August – In
Germany, the
Volksempfänger ("people's receiver"), a readily affordable radio set designed to be capable, as far as possible, of picking up only the transmissions of government-controlled stations, is presented at the 10th
International Radio Show, Berlin. • 22 October –
Fireside chat: "On the Currency Situation"'. ==Debuts==