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The year 1946 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Events

  • 15 July - The Elizalde brothers together with Bertrand Silen, established Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation and at the same time, KZRH returns to the air, broadcasting from the Insular Building, Binondo, Manila, Philippines.
  • 1 September – Kringkastingsorkestret (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra) is founded.
  • 5 September – In Berlin RIAS (Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor – "Broadcasting in the American Sector") begins mediumwave transmissions. The station, established by the US occupation authorities, had begun its activities earlier in the year, on 7 February, as the wire-broadcasting service DIAS (Drahtfunk im amerikanischen Sektor).
  • 29 September – The BBC Third Programme is launched.
  • 3 November – In Italy, RAI reorganizes its stations into two new national networks, the Rete Rossa and the Rete Azzurra.

Debuts

Closings

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
  3. ^ "KERA Becomes WFAA-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 September 1947. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b Lewis, Steven. "Bing Crosby's Network Radio Days". Bing Crosby Internet Museum. Web. 9 Jan. 2015.
  5. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent. (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.