1937 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1937.

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Events

• 12 May – Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey in London. The BBC makes its first outside broadcast covering the event.[1]
• 4 July – Following the alteration of frequencies at the BBC's Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.

Births

• 16 February – Peter Hobday, broadcast news presenter (died 2020)
• 13 May – Trevor Baylis, inventor of the windup radio (died 2018)
• 20 July – Michael Oliver, radio arts presenter (died 2002)
• 9 November – Roger McGough, poet and radio presenter
• 11 December – Stephen Moore, actor (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) (died 2019)

References

1. Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.