Daventry transmitting station in England. 25 December – The first Royal Christmas Message is broadcast on the BBC Empire Service by King George V from Sandringham House; the text has been written by Rudyard Kipling. (undated) – the founder of WJBO AM, Valdmeer Jensen sells the station to the Manship family. Debuts 4 January – The Carnation Contented Hour debuts on the NBC Red Network in the United States. 4 January – WEEU, Reading, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 830 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only). 12 January – The Ed Sullivan Show debuts on CBS in the United States. 15 February – George Burns and Gracie Allen become regulars on The Guy Lombardo Show on CBS. 29 March – Jack Benny is heard on the radio for the first time on Ed Sullivan's show. 2 May – The Jack Benny Program debuts on the NBC Blue Network in the United States. 29 June – The comedy serial Vic and Sade debuts on NBC Blue Network. 12 September – Tarzan of the Apes debuts on WOR and in syndication. 5 October – The Adventures of Captain Diamond debuts on NBC Blue Network. 10 October – Chandu the Magician debuts on KHJ, Los Angeles. 10 October – Betty and Bob debuts on the NBC Blue Network. 23 October – Fred Allen's first radio program, the Linit Bath Club Revue, debuts on CBS. 30 October – Bring 'Em Back Alive debuts on NBC. 6 November – Manhattan Merry-Go-Round debuts on NBC. 7 November – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century debuts on CBS. 8 November – Presenting Al Jolson debuts on NBC. 28 November – Situation comedy Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel (originally Beagle, Shyster, and Beagle), starring Groucho and Chico Marx, debuts on the NBC Blue Network. 2 December – Charlie Chan debuts on the NBC Blue Network. Closings 30 April – Alice Joy, the Dream Singer ends its run on network radio (NBC). 25 May – Coca-Cola Topnotchers ends its run on network radio (NBC-Red). 28 May – The Camel Quarter-Hour ends its run on network radio (CBS). 18 August – The Ed Sullivan Show ends its run on CBS. (undated) – Harold Teen ends its run on WGN, Chicago, Illinois. Births 19 January – George MacBeth, Scottish-born poet and radio poetry producer (died 1992). 27 April – Casey Kasem, American radio personality, best known as host of the nationally syndicated