1966 in radio

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Beginning of the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China.
January 25 - In Hamburg will be awarded for the first time the TV Award Golden Camera. Among the award-winning television professionals are among other Inge Meysel, Hans -Joachim Georg Stefan Troller and Kulenkampff.
March 4 - The John Lennon's assertion in an interview with the London Evening Standard, the Beatles were " more popular than Jesus " leads, especially in the United States to protest against the mushroom caps to boycotts and public record burnings.
July 8 - The Austrian National Council adopts the Broadcasting Act.

February 25 - The WDR in Cologne begins with the broadcast of the 6-part radio drama Paul Temple and the Geneva by Francis Durbridge with René Deltgen, Irmgard Först and Paul Klingerin the lead roles ( Director: Otto Duben ).

May 3 - The pirate radio station Swinging Radio England begins operation.
May 7 - Pureed - noted, the long-standing, prestigious magazine of the time on radio hr1, will be broadcast for the first time.

January 3 - ARD and ZDF start broadcasting their common morning program.
January 12 - U.S. premiere of the series Batman.
January 15 - Launch of new edition of the entertainment show Zum Blauen Bock with Heinz Schenk on German television.
February 7 - The Italian RAI sets up the Sender Bozen.
February 23 - With the start of ERT A. E. ( Elliniki Radiophonia Tileorassi ) Greece will receive its first regular TV program.
April 26 - The Brazilian television network Rede Globo is the first time on the air.
July 1 - The U.S. animated series The Flintstones ( engl. The Flintstones ) has its premiere on German television.
September 5 - The target goal of the ZDF broadcast the current sport studio is inaugurated.
September 8 - On NBC is to see the Starship Enterprise, the first barely noticed later edition of the highly successful science fiction series. That occur after the idea of Gene Roddenberry 79 -part production has to make do with a low budget and is therefore often rely on already used in other films scenes. Only by re- broadcast in the 1970s is a cult character.
September 17 - In the German television is the first episode of the science fiction series Space Patrol to see.

Mischa Zickler, Austrian Fernsehregiesseur and television producer is born.
February 9 - Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor (Bernd Stromberg in the ProSieben comedy series Stromberg ) was born in Wuppertal.
February 19 - Justine Bateman, American actress ( Mallory Keaton in Family Ties, 1982-1989 ) New York is born in the U.S. state.
March 18 - Anne Will, German television journalist was born in Cologne.
April 19 - Oliver Welke, German author, comedian (7 days, 7 heads, 2002-2005 ) and sports presenter ( ran, 1997-2003 & 2009), born in Bielefeld.
May 17 - Christoph Grissemann, Austrian radio (Salon Helga ) and television presenter ( Welcome Austria ) was born in Innsbruck.
May 23 - Claudia Christina, German pop singer and presenter of the NDR ( Rejoice in the North ) is born as Claudia Christina Früchtenicht in Elmshorn († 2005).
August 19 - Armin Wolf, Austrian television journalist, was born in Innsbruck.
August 25 - Sandra Maischberger, German journalist and television presenter born in Munich.
October 20 - Stefan Raab, German entertainer was born in Cologne.
December 21 - Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian actor born in London.

August 3 - Lenny Bruce, American comedian dies aged 40 in Los Angeles.
December 15 - Walt Disney, American media magnate dies aged 65 in Burbank, California.
December 16 - Herbert Zimmermann, German sports commentator ( Miracle of Bern ) 49 -year-old dies in Hamburg.
December 26 - Kim Peacock, British actor, radio speaker and writer, dies aged 65 in Emsworth, Hampshire (England). He said, among other things, in 10 radio drama mini-series about the detective Paul Temple at the BBC in the title role.

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