a 40 percent interest in WAGA, both in Atlanta, Georgia. 22 December – KORN begins broadcasting in Fremont, Nebraska, on 1370 kHz. 25 December In his Christmas broadcast on BBC radio, King George VI of the United Kingdom quotes Minnie Louise Haskins' poem "The Gate of the Year". Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is read for the first time on American radio (CBS). Debuts Programs 14 January – Honolulu Bound debuts on CBS. 16 January – I Love a Mystery debuts on west coast NBC stations. 21 January – Brenthouse debuts on the Blue Network. 23 January – Doc Barclay's Daughters debuts on CBS. 13 February – The Carters of Elm Street debuts on NBC. 19 February – Norman Corwin's radio series Words Without Music is premiered on the CBS Radio Network. 25 March – Arch Oboler's Plays debuts on NBC. 3 April – Mr. District Attorney (1939–1952) debuts on NBC. 7 April – Author, Author debuts on Mutual. 29 May – The Affairs of Anthony debuts on the Blue Network. 29 May – When a Girl Marries debuts on CBS. 5 June – Caroline's Golden Store debuts on NBC. 18 June – The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1939–1948) debuts on CBS. 2 July – The Aldrich Family debuts on NBC. 3 July – Blondie debuts on CBS. 4 July – Alec Templeton Time debuts on NBC. 12 July – It's That Man Again debuts on the BBC Home Service. 6 August – The Dinah Shore Show debuts on the Blue Network. 3 September – Let the People Sing by J. B. Priestley, written for radio and read by the author. 11 September – Brenda Curtis debuts on CBS. 25 September – Singing Together debuts on BBC Radio schools service (1939–2001). 7 October – Art for Your Sake debuts on NBC. 9 October – By Kathleen Norris debuts on CBS. 16 October – Against the Storm debuts on NBC. 17 October – Captain Midnight debuts on WGN. 19 October – Don Winslow of the Navy debuts on the Blue Network. 25 December – The Bartons debuts on the Blue Network. Stations 28 July – KVAK, Atchison, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 1420 kHz with 100 W power (daytime only). 25 December – The Bartons debuts on the Blue Network. December – WCAR, Pontiac, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 1100 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only). Endings 27 February – Alias Jimmy