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.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[1]

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.
• 1 September – Ray D'Arcy, Irish radio and television host
• 14 October – Jim Rome, American radio and TV personality^[3]

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.^[4]
• 10 October – Eddie Cantor, 72, American comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter.^[5]
• 14 December – William Bendix, 58, Academy Award-nominated American film actor and radio personality.