Year 1937.

Number of radio receivers per thousand population 

  • Germany: 122 
  • France: 76 
  • Netherlands: 118 
  • Canada: 122 

5 January: A radio transmitter is inaugurated at the Albert I college, Kinshasa (Zaire) on the initiative of the Jesuits. It later becomes "Radio-Leo". 

Radio supports within Japan and externally Japan's military campaign against China. A ban is imposed on listening to foreign radio programmes.

The United Kingdom has 10 radio transmitters and over 8 million receivers. 

The United States adopts a "Radio Code": information is a social duty and should be in the public interest. 

Radio should provide entertainment, education and information that is not subject to censorship and serves objective truth. 

October: Roosevelt gives a radio talk against the rise of fascism, terror and international lawlessness. U.S. commercial radio advertising receipts total $70 million.





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