1916 in radio
# 1916 in radio

The year 1916 in radio involved some significant events.

## Events

* 22 February – Ernst Alexanderson is issued a United States patent for a tuned radio frequency receiver.
* 7 November – Radio station 2XG, located in the Highbridge section of New York City, makes the first audio broadcast of United Station presidential election returns.
* 4 December – First regular broadcasts on 9XM – Wisconsin state weather, delivered in Morse code.

## Births

* 5 January – Alfred Ryder, American actor (died 1995)
* 6 March – Virginia Gregg, American broadcast actress (died 1986)
* 4 July – Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Japanese American broadcaster (died 2006)
