1964 in radio

The year 1964 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Events

 * 5 January – Invention for Radio #1: The Dreams is broadcast on BBC's Third Programme.
 * 24 January – WBZY 990 AM in Torrington, CT signs off for the last time.
 * 27 March – The BBC's Children's Hour (renamed For the Young since April 1961) is broadcast for the last time.
 * 28 March – Radio Caroline, a pirate radio station based on a ship anchored in international waters off the English coast, opens as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.
 * 29 June – Manx Radio, the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man, begins broadcasting.
 * 1 July
 * In Sweden Sveriges Radio launches its third national channel – P3 – as an alternative to commercial pirate radio.
 * In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission adopts the FM Non-Duplication Rule, prohibiting broadcasters in cities with more than 100,000 people from simulcasting the same programming on their AM and FM stations.
 * WPEA, the oldest high school radio station, belonging to Phillips Exeter Academy, begins broadcasting.
 * 16 November – Invention for Radio #2: Amor Dei is broadcast by the BBC.

Births

 * 6 January – Colin Cowherd, American sports radio and television personality.
 * 24 January – Rob Dibble, former Major League Baseball pitcher and sports radio host.
 * 10 February – Glenn Beck, American conservative talk radio and television host.
 * 29 February – Lyndon Byers, former NHL player from Canada, WAAF radio host.
 * 27 May – Adam Carolla, American comedian, comedy writer, radio and television personality and actor.
 * 6 June – Roe Conn, American radio talk show host on WLS in Chicago, Illinois.
 * 22 June – Dicky Barrett, American frontman of skacore band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, radio personality and announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
 * 23 June – Jane Garvey, English radio presenter.
 * 18 July – Wendy Williams, American radio personality.
 * 1 September – Ray D'Arcy, Irish radio and television host
 * 14 October – Jim Rome, American radio and TV personality

Deaths

 * 1 March – Kathryn Card, 71, American radio, television and film actress.
 * 27 August – Gracie Allen, 69, American comedy star of vaudeville, radio, television and film.
 * 10 October – Eddie Cantor, 72, American comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter.
 * 14 December – William Bendix, 58, Academy Award-nominated American film actor and radio personality.