World Radio Day

 1 January : The British Broadcasting Company becomes the British Broadcasting Corporation , established by Royal Charter, and is granted the broadcasting monopoly by licence for an initial 10-year period. It becomes a public service funded by a licence fee and managed by an independent Board of Governors. 23 February : In the U.S.A. the Radio Act grants radio protection under the First Amendment to the Constitution (on free speech) and sets up the Federal RadioCommission (FRC) . From now on a licence is required in order to broadcast .  The Austrian, Czech, German and Polish radio networks use telephone circuits to exchange symphony concerts .  The Japanese colonial authorities set up a radio station in Seoul (Korea) .  The Indian BroadcastingCompany Ltd. opens in Bombay and Calcutta. Eindhoven (Netherlands) transmits the first radio broadcasts to the East and WestIndies . The BBC starts educational broadcasting .  11 November : The BBC starts broadcas...

  Preamble  0.1 These Regulations are founded on the following principles:  0.2 Members* shall endeavour to limit the number of frequencies and the spectrum used to the minimum essential to provide in a satisfactory manner the necessary services. To that end, they shall endeavour to apply the latest technical advances as soon as possible (No. 195 of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992)).  0.3 In using frequency bands for radio services, Members shall bear in mind that radio frequencies and any associated orbits, including the geostationary-satellite orbit are limited natural resources and that they must be used rationally, efficiently and economically, in conformity with the provisions of these Regulations, so that countries or groups of countries may have equitable access to those orbits and frequencies, taking into account the special needs of the developing countries and the geographical situation of particular countries (No...