14 March – The Jack Benny - Fred Allen 12-year "feud" begins, when both comedians participate in "The Battle of the Century" at the Hotel Pierre.
6 May – The Hindenburg disaster takes place in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Herbert Morrison is assigned by NBC Red affiliate WLS (AM) in Chicago to cover the landing of the zeppelin; as he has no ability to broadcast the event live, he and his engineer decide to record it as an experiment. The ensuing transcription (including the now-famous "Oh, the humanity" idiom) airs from Chicago that evening and on the NBC Red Network the next day, a first for the network given that NBC's policy at the time forbade the use of prerecorded news actualities.
4 July – Following the alteration of frequencies at the BBC's Washford transmitter to enable it to radiate separate regional services for Wales and the West of England, a new Welsh Regional Programme begins, broadcast from Washford on 1050 kHz and Penmon on 804 kHz.
13 July – Schools in France are sent a list of state-approved radio receivers from which they can choose in order to obtain a government subsidy of 400 francs on the purchase.[4]